SAP Data Archiving Consultant

Avance Consulting; Conshohocken (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Avance Consulting is seeking a SAP data archiving specialist to help move inactive data from live SAP databases to secondary storage. You will work with business and IT teams to set retention rules and implement archiving using SAP tools such as the Content Server and SARA.

You will configure the landscape, monitor system performance, and ensure compliance with GDPR and SOX. Strong collaboration and understanding of data governance are essential for success in this role at Avance Consulting

Qualifications

• Experience with SAP data archiving processes and governance.
• Familiarity with SAP Data Services and retention rules.
• Ability to collaborate across business and technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Configure the technical archiving landscape and storage paths.
• Schedule and monitor write, delete, and read jobs in SARA.
• Define retention rules with business process owners.
• Ensure compliant data destruction and archiving workflows.

Skills

SAP Datasphere

SAP Data Volume Management

Tools

SARA

SAP Content Server

Job description

SAP data archiving roles and responsibilities are divided among business, functional, and technical teams to ensure safe data removal and compliance.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

System / Basis Administrator - Configures the technical archiving landscape, file paths, and storage systems (such as the SAP Content Server). Schedules and executes write, delete, and read background jobs via transaction SARA. Monitors database growth and system performance metrics

Data Owner / Business Process Expert - Defines the functional retention and residence times based on business and legal requirements. Approves or rejects the archiving of specific business objects (like sales or purchasing documents) in workflows with decentralized governance. Ensures that critical active data is not prematurely marked for archiving

Content / Data Administrator - Identifies and marks data relevant for archiving based on completion status. Manages approval routing and coordinates workflow communication between technical and business teams

Compliance / Data Privacy Officer (DPO) - Sets data protection policies aligned with regulations like GDPR or SOX. Defines rules for data destruction, retention management, and handling personal data privacy blocks

Role Descriptions: SAP data archiving requires a collaborative effort across different team roles to move inactive data safely from live databases to secondary storage using toolsKey Roles and ResponsibilitiesSystem / Basis Administrator - Configures the technical archiving landscape| file paths| and storage systems (such as the SAP Content Server).Schedules and executes write| delete| and read background jobs via transaction SARA. Monitors database growth and system performance metricsData Owner / Business Process Expert - Defines the functional retention and residence times based on business and legal requirements. Approves or rejects the archiving of specific business objects (like sales or purchasing documents) in workflows with decentralized governance. Ensures that critical active data is not prematurely marked for archivingContent / Data Administrator - Identifies and marks data relevant for archiving based on completion status. Manages approval routing and coordinates workflow communication between technical and business teamsCompliance / Data Privacy Officer (DPO) - Sets data protection policies aligned with regulations like GDPR or SOX. Defines rules for data destruction| retention management| and handling personal data privacy blocks

Essential Skills:

SAP data archiving requires a collaborative effort across different team roles to move inactive data safely from live databases to secondary storage using toolsKey Roles and ResponsibilitiesSystem / Basis Administrator - Configures the technical archiving landscape| file paths| and storage systems (such as the SAP Content Server).Schedules and executes write| delete| and read background jobs via transaction SARA. Monitors database growth and system performance metricsData Owner / Business Process Expert - Defines the functional retention and residence times based on business and legal requirements. Approves or rejects the archiving of specific business objects (like sales or purchasing documents) in workflows with decentralized governance. Ensures that critical active data is not prematurely marked for archivingContent / Data Administrator - Identifies and marks data relevant for archiving based on completion status. Manages approval routing and coordinates workflow communication between technical and business teamsCompliance / Data Privacy Officer (DPO) - Sets data protection policies aligned with regulations like GDPR or SOX. Defines rules for data destruction| retention management| and handling personal data privacy blocks

Keyword:

Skills: SAP Datasphere~SAP Data Volume Management