SAP BW/4HANA & HANA Solution Architect

Title: SAP BW/4HANA & HANA Solution Architect

Location: Chicago Ridge, IL

Position: Contract

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Roles & Responsibilities:

The SAP HANA and BW/4HANA consultant is responsible for designing, developing, and implementing enterprise data warehousing and reporting solutions using SAP HANA Modeling, SAP BW/4HANA, Smart Data Integration (SDI)/ETL, ABAP and SQL. This role focuses on building scalable data models, integrating data from multiple source systems, and enabling high-performance analytics and reporting for business users.

Key Responsibilities / Steps:

Requirement Gathering: Work with business stakeholders to understand reporting, analytics, and data integration requirements.

Solution Design: Architect end-to-end SAP BW/4HANA and SAP HANA solutions aligned with business and technical needs.

Data Modeling: Develop and optimize SAP HANA calculation views, CDS views, and SAP BW/4HANA data models such as ADSOs, Composite Providers, and Open ODS Views.

Data Integration: Design and implement SDI/ETL processes for extracting, transforming, and loading data from SAP and non-SAP systems.

SQL Development: Write and tune complex SQL queries, procedures, and scripts for data processing and performance optimization.

Performance Optimization: Monitor and improve query performance, data load efficiency, and system scalability.

Reporting Support: Enable reporting tools and dashboards by providing clean, reliable, and well-structured data models.

Testing & Validation: Perform unit testing, integration testing, and data validation to ensure data accuracy and consistency.

Documentation: Prepare technical design documents, data flow diagrams, and support documentation.

Experience in BW 7.5 on HANA to BW/4HANA migration

Required Skills:

Strong experience in SAP HANA Modeling

Expertise in SAP BW/4HANA modeling

Hands-on experience with Smart Data Integration (SDI) and ETL processes

Experience on ABAP

Advanced knowledge of SQL

Knowledge on BODS

Understanding of data warehousing concepts, performance tuning, and reporting architectures

Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and business stakeholders

Minimum Qualifications:

10-12+ years of experience BW4HANA, SAP HANA and SAC

Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively across the different levels in the organization.

Pharma or Manufacturing experience is highly desired.

Skills: Digital : SAP BW/4HANA

Experience Required: 10 & Above