SAP LSMW and Data Migration Engineer

Sanctuary Group; Worcester; On-site; GBP 73,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading housing and care provider in the UK is seeking a skilled Data Migration Specialist to manage data migration strategies and optimize processes. The ideal candidate will have strong SAP Knowledge and experience with data management strategies. This role comes with a competitive salary of £73,166 - £77,017 and includes generous benefits such as 25 days annual leave. Sanctuary values diversity and encourages applications from all backgrounds.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Pension scheme with matching contributions

Life Assurance

Employee Volunteering scheme

Wellbeing support

Employee recognition scheme

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in designing data migration strategies.
• Hands-on experience in ETL processes using SAP tools.
• Ability to troubleshoot and optimize migration jobs.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute data migration strategies using LSMW and SDS.
• Develop and maintain data mapping and validation rules.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure data integrity and compliance.

Skills

Proficiency in LSMW techniques

Experience with SAP Data Services (BODS)

Knowledge of SAP ECC and S/4HANA data structures

Data cleansing and validation experience

Familiarity with SQL

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Job description

Responsibilities

• Designing and executing data migration strategies using LSMW and SDS tools
• Developing and maintaining data mapping, transformation, and validation rules
• Performing data extraction from legacy systems and load into SAP environments (ECC, S/4HANA)
• Collaborating with functional teams to ensure data integrity and compliance with business requirements
• Troubleshooting and optimizing migration jobs for performance and accuracy
• Preparing technical documentation and providing knowledge transfer to internal teams

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in LSMW techniques (batch input, direct input, BAPI, IDoc)
• Hands‑on experience with SAP Data Services (BODS) for ETL processes
• Knowledge of SAP ECC and S/4HANA data structures
• Experience in data cleansing, validation, and reconciliation
• Familiarity with SQL, ABAP basics, and integration with external systems
• Excellent problem‑solving and communication skills

Sanctuary is one of the UK's leading providers of housing, care and community services. With around 13,000 employees, we maintain a culture where diversity is valued and talent is nurtured and rewarded.

View more detail about what it’s like to work for our organisation, and what we offer on our Sanctuary careers pages at - www.sanctuary.co.uk/join-our-team

Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers' needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary's commitment to our Disability Confident employer status. Building Equality and Diversity Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers. We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent unlawful working. Sanctuary Group is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.

£73,166 - £77,017 per year plus Company car or car allowance. 35 hours per week - 9:00am to 5:00pm. This role sits in Data Management Team as part of Technology which is responsible for delivering Technology capability within Sanctuary Group to ensure employees have access to the systems they need to perform their duties. This role reports into the Head of Data Engineering.

We provide homes and care for more than 250,000 people in England and Scotland. Our customers are at the heart of all we do. With around 14,000 colleagues, we foster a diverse and inclusive culture, and nurture and reward talent.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays
• A pension scheme with matching employer contributions from Sanctuary up to set limits
• Life Assurance
• Employee Volunteering scheme
• Employee Advice Service including counselling
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Voluntary health plans
• Employee discounts
• Wellbeing support and tools
• Employee recognition scheme
• Employee platform to access your reward and wellbeing package online, find exclusive discounts, wellbeing resources and recognition tools
• Employee Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues

Role salary is £54,197 with an additional policy allowance of £18,969 per annum (rising to £57,050 with an additional policy allowance of £19,967 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance).