SAP BW/4HANA Consultant

Role : SAP BW/4HANA Consultant

Location : Juno Beach, FL (Onsite)
Duration : 12+ Months

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Design

• Own and sign off the target BW/4HANA data architecture, including ADSO and CompositeProvider design, LSA++ layer strategy, HANA pushdown approach, and data tiering (hot / warm / cold).
• Define the conversion approach (Remote Conversion Brown Field) and govern its execution across Sandbox, Development, QA and Production environments.
• Lead the object-classification exercise for all 9,162 BW objects, confirming each as convertible, adjustment-required or nonconvertible, and define the remediation path.
• Govern scope rationalisation: drive the reduction of ~1,512 BEx queries to the agreed ~338 350 target, retiring ADHOC (Y*) content and year-based structures with business justification.
• Approve architecture design documents, data model blueprints, integration architecture and security framework before development begins.
• Conversion & Remediation
• Direct the multi-step Sandbox Development QA Production remote conversion sequence, including SUM execution, BW/4HANA Starter Add-on and RFC connectivity setup.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership for remediation of the 3,113 nonconvertible + 1,112 adjustment-required objects, including unsupported transformations, InfoPackages, APD-based processes and custom ABAP.
• Review and approve all AMDP / SQLScript rewrites and HANA pushdown implementations by the offshore team.
• Ensure reporting-layer readiness: BEx query conversion and rework, AFO workbook re-pointing, Power BI and BusinessObjects re-connection, and security role migration (~30 35 roles).
• Oversee compatibility of all inbound integrations (SAP S/4HANA, SuccessFactors, ServiceNow, Fieldglass, flat files) and outbound feeds (Finance BW, Open Hub destinations) in the parallel BW/4HANA environment before cutover.

Custom Objects & Integrations

• Lead the technical approach for custom Z/Y tables, custom ABAP programs, SAP CPI iFlows and web services classifying each as retain / re-point / redesign / retire.
• Ensure code-inspector and ATC scans are executed and all HANA-incompatible statements remediated before system conversion.
• Sign off on SPAU/SPDD completion in Development, and validate that break-fix transport retrofits into BW/4HANA DEV remain aligned with the parallel legacy landscape.

Testing, Cutover & Go-Live

• Drive the overall testing strategy: Unit Testing, SIT, Performance Benchmarking, Full Mock Migration, Dress Rehearsal and UAT.
• Oversee multi-level automated data reconciliation (record count, aggregates, key figures) at every mock cycle and at production cutover, using the Report Validator accelerator.
• Define and execute the Soft Freeze and Hard Freeze governance framework in the lead-up to production cutover.
• Lead the production cutover and manage the ~30-hour cutover window across Basis, BW, Infrastructure and Business teams; serve as the on-site decision-maker for go / no-go and rollback.
• Provide Hypercare support during the mandatory 4-week post-go-live period, monitoring process chains, integrations and data loads.
• Client Engagement & Governance
• Act as the primary Infosys technical interface with BW Lead, Basis Team Lead, Security and Infrastructure teams on a daily basis.
• Represent Infosys in Weekly Project Status Reviews and contribute architectural input to monthly Steering Committee and Executive Governance Reviews.
• Maintain the RAID log for all technical risks, assumptions, issues and dependencies; escalate architectural blockers within 24 hours per the programme's escalation SLAs.
• Manage the Change Request process for technical scope changes, completing impact assessment across schedule, cost and risk before approval.
• Conduct knowledge transfer sessions and produce technical specification documentation for newly developed models, ensuring support team can sustain the BW/4HANA landscape post-programme.

Required Qualifications & Experience

Education

• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or a related technical field.

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.

Preferred / Differentiating Skills

• SAP Certified Technology Associate SAP BW/4HANA or equivalent BW certification.
• Knowledge of SAP BASIS activities relevant to BW/4HANA: SWPM, transport management, system refresh, OS/DB migration.

Familiarity with Power BI semantic model design and DirectQuery / Import mode connectivity to BW/4HANA