SAP Data Architect -Austin, TX (Onsite from Day 1)

Job Title: SAP Data Architect
Location: Austin, TX (Onsite from Day 1)
Work Model: Hybrid Schedule: 3 Onsite Days (Tue, Wed, Thur) & 2 Remote Days (Mon, Fri)
Duration: Long Term Contract

Expectations / Deliverables for the Role
Builds the SAP data foundation by defining how SAP systems store, share, and manage trusted enterprise data
Produces reference data architectures by leveraging expert input from application, analytics, integration, platform, and security teams
These architectures form the basis for new solutions and enterprise data initiatives
Enables analytics and AI use cases by ensuring data is consistent, governed, and discoverable
Leverages SAP Business Data Cloud, Datasphere, MDG and related capabilities to unify data and eliminate duplicate data copies
Defines and maintains common data model catalogs to create a shared understanding of core business data
Evolves data governance, ownership, metadata, and lineage standards across the enterprise
Protects core transactional systems by preventing excessive replication and extraction loads
Technical Proficiency
Strong knowledge of SAP master and transactional data domains
Hands-on experience with SAP MDG, Business Data Cloud, BW, Datasphere, or similar platforms
Expertise in data modeling, metadata management, data quality, and data governance practices
Understanding of data architectures that support analytics, AI, and regulatory requirements
Experience integrating SAP data with non-SAP analytics and reporting platforms
Soft Skills
Ability to align data, analytics, and engineering teams around a shared data vision and drive consensus on data standards and decisions
Strong facilitation skills to resolve data ownership and definition conflicts
Clear communicator who can explain architecture choices, trade-offs, and cost impacts to stakeholders
Pragmatic mindset focused on value, reuse, and simplification
Comfortable challenging designs constructively in ARB reviews