SAP Business Intelligence Architect

247Hire; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

247Hire is seeking a highly experienced SAP Business Intelligence Architect to define and govern the enterprise analytics landscape, leveraging SAP BW/4HANA, Datasphere, Analytics Cloud, and HANA alongside cloud technologies to enable enterprise-wide decision-making.

You will design scalable BI and data warehousing ecosystems, establish data models and governance, and provide technical leadership across large SAP programs. Strong collaboration with stakeholders is essential.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in SAP BW/4HANA architecture.
• Strong experience with SAP Datasphere, SAP Analytics Cloud, and SAP HANA.
• Expertise in enterprise data warehousing and Lakehouse architecture.
• Experience with SAP BTP and cloud-native analytics solutions.
• Strong understanding of data integration, ETL/ELT, and real-time analytics.
• Knowledge of Embedded Analytics, CDS Views, and Calculation Views.
• Experience designing analytics solutions for large global enterprises.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, governance, and architecture leadership capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise SAP BI and analytics architecture strategy.
• Design scalable data warehouse and analytics solutions using SAP BW/4HANA and SAP Datasphere.
• Architect end-to-end reporting ecosystems integrating SAP and non-SAP platforms.
• Establish enterprise data models, governance frameworks, and reporting standards.
• Design data acquisition, transformation, and storage strategies.
• Lead architecture reviews and provide technical governance across BI projects.
• Define integration approaches with SAP S/4HANA, ECC, SuccessFactors, Ariba, Concur, and third-party systems.
• Develop cloud analytics strategies leveraging SAP BTP and hyperscale platforms.
• Establish security, authorization, compliance, and data privacy frameworks.
• Drive adoption of self-service analytics and modern BI capabilities.
• Evaluate emerging SAP analytics technologies and recommend future-state architectures.
• Provide architectural leadership for large-scale transformation programs.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Architecture leadership

Governance

Data modeling

ETL/ELT

Real-time analytics

Cloud analytics

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree

Tools

SAP BW/4HANA

SAP Datasphere

SAP Analytics Cloud

SAP HANA

SAP BTP

CDS Views

Calculation Views

Job description

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced SAP Business Intelligence Architect to define and govern the enterprise analytics architecture landscape. The role will be responsible for designing scalable BI, data warehousing, and analytics ecosystems leveraging SAP BW/4HANA, SAP Datasphere, SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP HANA, and modern cloud technologies to enable enterprise-wide decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Define enterprise SAP BI and analytics architecture strategy.
• Design scalable data warehouse and analytics solutions using SAP BW/4HANA and SAP Datasphere.
• Architect end-to-end reporting ecosystems integrating SAP and non-SAP platforms.
• Establish enterprise data models, governance frameworks, and reporting standards.
• Design data acquisition, transformation, and storage strategies.
• Lead architecture reviews and provide technical governance across BI projects.
• Define integration approaches with SAP S/4HANA, ECC, SuccessFactors, Ariba, Concur, and third-party systems.
• Develop cloud analytics strategies leveraging SAP BTP and hyperscale platforms.
• Establish security, authorization, compliance, and data privacy frameworks.
• Drive adoption of self-service analytics and modern BI capabilities.
• Evaluate emerging SAP analytics technologies and recommend future-state architectures.
• Provide architectural leadership for large-scale transformation programs.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related fields.
• Deep expertise in SAP BW/4HANA architecture.
• Strong experience with SAP Datasphere, SAP Analytics Cloud, and SAP HANA.
• Expertise in enterprise data warehousing and Lakehouse architecture.
• Experience with SAP BTP and cloud-native analytics solutions.
• Strong understanding of data integration, ETL/ELT, and real-time analytics.
• Knowledge of Embedded Analytics, CDS Views, and Calculation Views.
• Experience designing analytics solutions for large global enterprises.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, governance, and architecture leadership capabilities.