SAP BW HANA - Architect

EPAM Systems; Coimbatore District; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems is looking for an experienced SAP BW Technical Architect in Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu to oversee the transition from the incumbent vendor and manage end-to-end SAP BW delivery. The ideal candidate should have over 15 years of hands-on experience in SAP BW, strong transition management skills, and deep knowledge of BW on HANA/BW4HANA. Responsibilities include optimizing data platforms, ensuring data quality, and mentoring team members. This is a vital role to stabilize and prepare for a future-ready architecture.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in SAP BW with strong hands-on expertise.
• Proven experience in transition from incumbent vendors.
• Deep knowledge of BW on HANA / BW4HANA, data modeling and performance optimization.

Responsibilities

• Lead transition and knowledge transfer from incumbent team, ensuring minimal business disruption.
• Own SAP BW landscape including design, development and support.
• Assess current architecture and define optimization/modernization roadmap.

Skills

SAP BW

BW on HANA/BW4HANA

Data modeling

Performance optimization

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Tools

SAP HANA

SAP BO

SAC

Job description

We are seeking an experienced SAP BW Technical Architect to drive the transition from an incumbent vendor and lead end-to-end SAP BW delivery. The role requires strong technical expertise, transition management capabilities, and the ability to stabilize and optimize existing data platforms while enabling future‑ready architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead transition and knowledge transfer from incumbent team, ensuring minimal business disruption


• Own SAP BW landscape (BW on HANA/BW4HANA) including design, development and support


• Assess current architecture and define optimization / modernization roadmap


• Ensure data quality, performance tuning and system stability


• Collaborate with business, functional and cross-technology teams (ETL, reporting, analytics)


• Establish best practices, coding standards and governance


• Drive incident resolution, root cause analysis and continuous improvement


• Mentor team members and build a high‑performing delivery team

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in SAP BW with strong hands‑on expertise


• Proven experience in transition / KT from incumbent vendors


• Deep knowledge of BW on HANA / BW4HANA, data modeling and performance optimization


• Familiarity with SAP ecosystem (e.g., SAP HANA, SAP BO or SAC)


• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills


• Capability to operate in a fast‑paced, client‑facing environment