Kinaxis Business Architect

Ztek Consulting, Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Ztek Consulting, Inc. is seeking a data migration specialist to analyze source systems and map data for Kinaxis migrations.

You will define data requirements, collaborate with Kinaxis consultants and data engineering to translate needs into technical specs, and perform profiling, reconciliation, and validation to ensure data quality. Key duties include documenting mappings, business rules, and transformation requirements, supporting SIT/UAT, and ensuring governance and security standards

Qualifications

• Experience with Kinaxis Rapid Response or similar planning platforms.
• Strong knowledge of supply chain planning processes and master data management.
• Experience defining source-to-target data mappings, business rules, and transformations.

Responsibilities

• Analyse source systems and identify data required for migration into Kinaxis.
• Define and document data mappings, rules, and transformations.
• Collaborate with Kinaxis consultants and data engineering teams to translate migration needs into specs.
• Perform data profiling, gap analysis, and data quality assessments.
• Validate migrated data through reconciliation, testing, and defect resolution.

Skills

SQL

Data analysis tools

ETL concepts

APIs

System integrations

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Kinaxis Rapid Response/Maestro

Supply chain planning

Master data management

Tools

Kinaxis Rapid Response/Maestro

SAP

Oracle

Job description

Must Have Technical / Functional Skills:

• Analyse source systems and identify data required for migration into Kinaxis.
• Understand supply chain business processes, data flows, and Kinaxis data model requirements.
• Define and document source-to-target data mappings, business rules, and transformation requirements.
• Partner with business stakeholders, Kinaxis consultants, and Data Engineering teams to translate migration needs into technical specifications.
• Perform data profiling, gap analysis, and data quality assessments.
• Validate migrated data through reconciliation, testing, and defect resolution.
• Support SIT, UAT, mock migrations, cutover, and go-live activities.
• Identify data dependencies, ownership, hierarchies, and governance requirements.
• Troubleshoot data issues and perform root cause analysis during migration cycles.
• Ensure compliance with data security, privacy, and governance standards.
• Create and maintain migration documentation, data dictionaries, and mapping specifications.
• Strong knowledge of supply chain planning processes, master data management, and enterprise data structures.
• Working knowledge of SQL, data analysis tools, ETL concepts, APIs, and system integrations.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Experience with Kinaxis Rapid Response /Maestro, SAP, Oracle, or other supply chain planning platforms preferred.