Role : SAP BW Architect
Location :Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Long Term Contract
Job Description:
Technical Experience
- Minimum 10 years of SAP BW experience, with at least 3 full end-to-end BW/4HANA conversion or greenfield implementation projects.
- Demonstrated hands-on delivery of the SAP Remote Conversion (Brown Field) approach, including SUM execution, Starter Add-on installation, RFC remote transfer, and BW/4HANA-native simplification.
- Deep expertise in BW/4HANA-native structures: ADSO (standard, write-optimised, direct-update), CompositeProvider, Open ODS View, HANA Calculation Views, and LSA++ architecture.
- Proficiency in HANA pushdown optimisation: AMDPs, SQLScript, HANA database procedures, partition strategies and columnar storage tuning.
- Strong ABAP development background: code inspector, ATC, SPAU/SPDD execution, HANA-compatibility remediation, user exits, BAdIs, transformation routines.
- Experience with the SAP BW/4HANA Readiness Assessment toolset (pre-check programs, SWPM, code analysis reports) and interpretation of the output for planning purposes.
- Proven experience managing large BW landscapes: comfortable designing and executing migrations with 5,000+ objects and 400+ GB data volumes.
- Integration competency: SAP ODP framework, SAP CPI, SOAP/REST web services, SuccessFactors, ServiceNow, Fieldglass extractors, Open Hub, Finance BW outbound feeds.
- Reporting-layer expertise: BEx Query Designer, Analysis for Office, SAP Analysis for Office, Power BI connectivity to BW/4HANA, BusinessObjects universe administration.
- SAP security and authorisation framework in BW/4HANA: analysis authorisations, GRC-integrated role design, SSO configuration.
Domain Knowledge
- Prior experience in the HR / HCM reporting domain strongly preferred: familiarity with SAP HCM, SuccessFactors and payroll data structures.
- Experience in the Energy & Utilities industry or other regulated environments is an advantage.
Programme & Client Management
- Track record of leading technical delivery on fixed-price SAP programmes with formal milestone governance.
- Comfortable presenting technical risks, architectural decisions and cutover plans to client CTO / IT Director level.
- Experience working in a hybrid onshore / offshore delivery model; ability to direct and review offshore team output effectively.
- Strong written communication: ability to produce Architecture Design Documents, Conversion Runbooks, Test Strategy documents and Technical Specifications to a client-publishable standard.
