SAP Data Analytics Application Architect

Gulf Business Machines PND; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent consulting firm in Abu Dhabi is looking for an experienced professional to lead SAP Reporting & Analytics engagements. The candidate should possess 10 to 15 years of experience in delivering end-to-end SAP solutions, including multiple full life-cycle implementations. Key skills include expertise in SAP BW/4HANA and SAP Analytics Cloud, solid client-facing capabilities, and a Bachelor's degree. This role offers a dynamic environment with opportunities for collaboration with global clients.

Qualifications

• 10 to 15 years of experience delivering end-to-end SAP Reporting and Analytics solutions.
• 6 full life-cycle implementations in BW/4HANA or SAP Analytics Cloud.
• Strong understanding of Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, Sales & Distribution, and HR.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support business development activities.
• Lead project delivery teams throughout clients' transformation journey.
• Architect and implement Data & Analytics solutions leveraging SAP best practices.

Skills

SAP Reporting tools: SAP Analytics Cloud

Data Warehousing solutions: BW/4HANA

Client facing skills

SAP CDS and SQL Development

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

SAP Analytics Cloud

SQL

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Introduction

A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe. You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio

Your role and responsibilities

• Lead and support business development activities, including pre-sales activities (i.e. proposals).
• Lead project delivery teams throughout the client's transformation journey. It includes:
  • Lead SAP Reporting & Analytics engagements across the full project lifecycle from discovery and design to build, test, deployment, and adoption.
  • Architect and implement modern, scalable Data & Analytics solutions leveraging SAP best practices across BW/4HANA, Datasphere, SAP Business Data Cloud, and SAP Analytics Cloud.
  • Adopt and incorporate IBM's leading market tools and methodologies in the engagements.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• SAP Reporting tools: SAP Analytics Cloud, Embedded Analytics, SAP Analytics for Office
• Data Warehousing solutions: BW/4HANA, SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC), Datasphere and Native HANA.
• Candidate must have a minimum of 10 to 15 years of delivering end-to-end SAP Reporting and Analytics solutions.
• A minimum of 6 full life-cycle implementations is sought covering requirements analysis and definition, solution and technical design, build, test and deployment using either BW/4HANA or SAP Analytics Cloud in combination with Datasphere.
• The candidate must demonstrate a sound functional knowledge in core process areas, including but not limited to Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, Sales & Distribution, and Human Resources
• The candidate must demonstrate solid client facing skills, including managing of stakeholders and technical teams and coordination across engagement streams.
• The candidate must demonstrate solid written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• The candidate must demonstrate solid client facing skills, including managing of stakeholders and technical teams and coordination across engagement streams.
• Programming skills: SAP CDS and SQL Development
• Strong data modelling and SAP BW/4HANA back-end technical design, build and test experience.
• Configuration of the SAP BW/4HANA application including data models, ETL and reporting tools SAP Query, Analytics Office, SAP Analytics Cloud
• Understanding about other cloud Datawarehouse solutions: Snowflake, Databricks, Data Fabric, Hyperscalers
• Non-SAP Reporting and Analytics tools. Power BI, Tableau etc.
• Experience or exposure to Generative AI/Machine Learning use cases
• Certifications in this space - must have current SAP HANA certification, SAC certification, BDC certification, certification in Datasphere is viewed favorably.