SAP Archive Specialist

Tata Consultancy Services; Leeds; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension plan

Health care benefits

Access to extensive training resources

Wellness initiatives

Job summary

A leading global consulting firm is seeking an SAP Archive Specialist to design and implement data archiving solutions across various SAP landscapes. This role involves integrating SAP with OpenText, managing document archiving processes, and ensuring compliance with retention policies. Candidates must have strong knowledge of SAP ADK and OpenText ArchiveLink, along with experience in data modeling and troubleshooting. The position offers competitive salary packages and opportunities for career growth within the company.

Qualifications

• Experience with SAP ECC, S/4HANA, and BW/4HANA landscapes.
• Knowledge of legal compliance for archiving (GDPR, SOX, HIPAA).
• Hands-on experience requesting and delivering SAP CQC services.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of SAP Data & Document Archiving.
• Integrate SAP with OpenText and document management systems.
• Monitor archiving jobs and optimize performance to minimize impact.

Skills

Strong knowledge of SAP ADK

Experience with OpenText ArchiveLink

Proficiency in Data Modeling and Architecture

Automation scripting in Perl/Shell

Strong troubleshooting skills in ArchiveLink

Education

Experience with SAP S/4HANA

Tools

OpenText Archive Center

HANA Database

Job description

Careers at TCS: It means more

TCS is a purpose‑led transformation company, built on belief. We do not just help businesses to transform through technology. We support them in making a meaningful difference to the people and communities they serve – our clients include some of the biggest brands in the UK and worldwide. For you, it means more to make an impact that matters, through challenging projects which demand ambitious innovation and thought leadership.

• Be part of an exciting team where you will be challenged every day.
• Work with customers and identify opportunities to support their strategy and improve their processes across functions.
• Grow your career, while being exposed to new technologies.

The Role

As part of a greenfield implementation/rollout/enhancement and steady state on SAP with RISE, new applications are being provisioned and configured to support new SAP standard retail functionality. The technical setup and configuration of these newly provisioned systems need to be completed in order to enable the functional build to be deployed to support SIT, UAT, Performance testing prior/post to go‑live.

Your responsibilities

• The SAP Archive Specialist owns the design, implementation, and run of SAP Data & Document Archiving and Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) across ECC, S/4HANA, and BW/4HANA landscapes.
• The role integrates SAP with OpenText (Archive Server/Center, Document Access) and/or SAP Content Server via ArchiveLink, ensuring performant systems, compliant retention, and cost‑optimized storage.
• You will partner with BASIS, Security, and Business Process teams to reduce data growth, enforce defensible retention policies (e.g., GDPR/SOX/HIPAA), and enable frictionless retrieval of business documents from SAP.

Your Profile

Essential skills/knowledge/experience:

• Strong knowledge of SAP ADK (Archive Development Kit), SARA, SARI, and OpenText ArchiveLink.
• Deep knowledge of OpenText Archive Center, Document Access, and Extended ECM
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA or SAP Business Suite, HANA Database, and Archive Server administration.
• Good understanding of ArchiveLink architecture, Storage Categories, and basic ABAP for analyzing archiving objects.
• Data Modeling and Architecture: Proficiency in creating conceptual, logical, and physical data models, and designing the overall data infrastructure.
• Run production archiving/ILM jobs, monitor throughput, and resolve ArchiveLink RFC/HTTP content server issues; perform health checks and tuning to minimize business impact.
• Work closely with BASIS, Security, Business Process teams, vendors, and external partners for aligned archiving strategies
• Ensure solutions comply with GDPR, SOX, HIPAA; maintain audit trails, legal holds, defensible deletion processes, and policy documentation.
• SAP SARA/configuration, ArchiveLink repositories/storage categories, customizing for early/late archiving.
• Strong troubleshooting across RFC/HTTP Content Server, ArchiveLink queues, and high‑volume runs.
• Familiarity with BW/4HANA NLS/NSE and S/4HANA archiving nuances
• Advanced ILM: residence, retention management with legal holds; decommissioning strategies for legacy systems.
• OpenText Depth: Document Access, Enterprise Scan, Document Pipeline performance tuning; high‑availability and DR for Archive Center.
• Automation & Extensions: scripting in Perl/Shell, and ABAP exits/BADIs for monitoring and automation.
• DVM Tooling: exposure to third‑party accelerators (e.g., PBS/TJC) for analytics and purge/hybrid solutions.
• S/4HANA Programs: hands‑on role in S/4 conversions with archiving cutover plans and test cycles.
• Proven experience requesting and delivering SAP CQC services, especially CQC for DVM, and closing actions via a structured remediation program

TCS is consistently voted a Top Employer in the UK and globally. Our competitive salary packages feature pension, health care, life assurance, laptop, phone, access to extensive training resources and discounts within the larger Tata network.

We offer health & wellness initiatives and sports events; we are the proud sponsor of the London Marathon.

Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing

Tata Consultancy Services UK&I is committed to meeting the accessibility needs of all individuals in accordance with the UK Equality Act 2010 and the UK Human Rights Act 1998.

We welcome and embrace diversity in race, nationality, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, age, physical ability, gender reassignment, sexual orientation. We are a disability inclusive employer and encourage disabled people to apply for this role.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer an interview to applicants with disabilities or long‑term conditions who meet the minimum criteria for the role. Please email us at [e-mail] if you would like to opt in.

If you are an applicant who needs any adjustments to the application process or interview, please contact us at [e-mail] with the subject line: “Adjustment Request” or call TCS London Office 02031552100 / [phone] to request an adjustment. We welcome requests prior to you completing the application and at any stage of the recruitment process.

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