SAP Data Integration Specialist

Job Title:

• Seeking an experienced SAP Business Objects Data Services professional with a strong background in ETL project analysis, design, and development.
• Hands-on experience as an SAP Business Objects Data Services, Informatica consultant is required.
• Able to document business requirements, functional specifications, and technical test cases effectively.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills for interacting with end-users, managers, and technical personnel are essential.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement data integration solutions using SAP Business Objects Data Services/Data Integrator 4.0 or above.
• Integrate BODS with SAP modules (SAP ECC, BW, and HANA) and non-SAP data sources.
• Work on large-scale data migration roll-outs with strong SDLC knowledge including entire life cycle of analysis, design, build, test, and deployment.
• Manage sizable teams onsite and offshore, accountable for deliverables in agile mode.
• Define systems strategy, develop systems requirements, design, prototype, test, train, define support procedures, and implement.
• Extensively use Data Services Management Console to schedule and execute jobs, manage repositories, and perform metadata reporting.
• Well-versed in using Data Services Designer to ETL from multiple sources including flat files, Excel workbooks, XML; SAP ECC, and third-party tools through DataStore setup and custom transfer program.
• Experience in debugging execution errors using Data Integrator logs (trace, monitor, and error) and by examining the target data.

Requirements:

• At least 7 years of experience in analysis, design, and development in ETL projects.
• Strong hands-on experience as SAP Business Objects Data Services, Informatica consultant.
• Proficient in documenting business requirements, functional specifications, and technical test cases.
• Able to work as a team member or individually with minimal supervision.
• Flexible to adapt to new environments with a strong desire to keep pace with latest technologies.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to interact with end-users, managers, and technical personnel.

Technical Requirements:

• Strong analytics/data warehouse experience using SAP Business Objects Data Services/Data Integrator 4.0 or above for data migration & data quality.
• Experienced in integrating BODS with SAP modules (SAP ECC, BW, and HANA) and non-SAP data sources.
• Working knowledge of SAP BW on HANA, Native HANA, SAP ECC Functional (FI, OTC) is a must.
• Experience in at least 2-3 large projects of SAP/non-SAP data migration roll-outs with strong SDLC knowledge including entire life cycle of analysis, design, build, test, and deployment.
• Manage a sizable team of onsite and offshore and accountable for deliverables.
• Work in an aggressive delivery model in agile mode.
• Experience in creating complex jobs, work flows, data flows, and scripts using various transforms (Integrator, Quality, and Platform) to successfully load data from multiple sources into a desired target.
• Strong experience in cleansing the data using Data Quality transforms with hands-on coding contribution to deliverables using SAP DS, strong in SQL, script development, and all Data Integration and Platform transformations.
• Define systems strategy, develop systems requirements, design, prototype, test, train, define support procedures, and implement.
• Extensively used Data Services Management Console to schedule and execute jobs, manage repositories, and perform metadata reporting.
• Well-versed in using Data Services Designer to ETL from multiple sources including flat files, Excel workbooks, XML; SAP ECC, and third-party tools through DataStore setup and custom transfer program.
• Experience in using performance tuning techniques, system optimization, and business process improvement.
• Experience in debugging execution errors using Data Integrator logs (trace, monitor, and error) and by examining the target data.

Education & Certifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Relevant certifications like SAP Certified Application Associate - Data Integration and PDI Developer are a plus.