About the position
Job Purpose
Our Company is building a future-fit, centralized Data & Analytics division to support better decision-making, scale self-service analytics, and unlock commercial value from enterprise data.
The SAP BW4HANA Developer will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining SAP BW4HANA data models, data acquisition processes, and reporting solutions. The role focuses on transforming business requirements into scalable data assets that enable actionable insights across the organization. The successful candidate will work closely with business stakeholders, functional teams, architects, and analytics teams to deliver robust, high-performing data solutions.
Key Responsibilities
Data Modeling & Development
Design, build, and enhance SAP BW4HANA objects, including:
- Info Objects
- ADSOs (Advanced Data Store Objects)
- Composite Providers
- InfoProviders
- Info Sources
- Develop and maintain data models following SAP BW architectural standards and LSA++ methodologies.
- Create and optimize end-to-end data flows from source systems to target reporting layers.
- Develop transformations using:
- Standard mappings
- Formulas
- ABAP routines
- Expert routines
Ensure data models are reusable, scalable, and aligned with enterprise architecture standards.
Data Acquisition & Integration
Develop and support data extraction and loading processes from:
- ODP Sources
- SLT Replication
- Flat Files
- APIs
- Non-SAP systems through integration tools
Configure and maintain:
- Data Sources
- ODP contexts
- Delta mechanisms
- Initialization and re-initialization strategies
- Validate source-to-target mappings.
- Perform data reconciliations according to business and finance rules.
- Troubleshoot and resolve data loading issues.
Reporting & Analytics Enablement
- Design and maintain BW Queries using:
- BEx Query Designer
- Eclipse Query Modeling
- Restricted Key Figures
- Calculated Key Figures
- Variables
- Structures
- Support reporting and analytics platforms including:
- SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
- Analysis for Office (AFO)
- SAP BusinessObjects (Web Intelligence and Lumira)
- Snowflake Data Warehouse integrations
Performance Optimization
- Apply SAP HANA performance optimization best practices.
- Implement:
- Pushdown calculations
- Efficient transformation logic
- Optimized ADSO design
- Data volume reduction techniques
- Analyze and resolve:
- Slow-running queries
- Data load bottlenecks
- Process chain failures
- Aggregation and join performance issues
- Conduct performance testing and tuning activities.
Documentation & Governance
Create and maintain:
- Technical specifications
- Functional design documents
- Unit testing evidence
- Operational support documentation
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
Adhere to:
- Naming conventions
- Development standards
- Transport management procedures
- Peer-review practices
- Release management processes
- Participate in regression testing activities.
Support & Collaboration
- Collaborate with:
- BW Architects
- SAP Functional Consultants
- Business Analysts
- Business Stakeholders
- Data & Analytics Teams
- Provide Level 3 support for production incidents.
- Perform root-cause analysis on batch failures and recurring issues.
- Recommend and implement preventative improvements.
- Contribute to Agile delivery ceremonies and continuous improvement initiatives.
Technical Skills & Experience
Essential Skills
- SAP BW/4HANA development experience.
- Strong understanding of SAP BW architecture and LSA++ methodologies.
Expertise in:
- ADSOs
- Composite
- Providers
- InfoObjects
- DataSources
- ODP Framework
- Strong ABAP programming skills, including debugging and maintenance.
- Experience with AMDP development and troubleshooting.
- Strong SQL and data analysis skills.
- Experience with BW Query development and performance optimization.
- Knowledge of SAP HANA data modeling and push-down concepts.
- Experience with SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA data extraction.
Advantageous Skills
- SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC).
- SAP BusinessObjects (WebI and Lumira).
- Snowflake integrations.
- SAP SLT replication.
- Agile delivery methodologies (Scrum/Kanban).
- SAP Certification in BW/4HANA, HANA, or Analytics.
- Retail, FMCG, or large-scale transactional data environment experience.
Minimum Requirements
Qualifications
- Computer Science
- Information Systems
- Data Science
- Engineering
- Mathematics
- Statistics
- Or a related quantitative discipline
Experience
- Minimum 4 years' experience as an SAP BW Developer.
- Minimum 2 years' hands-on SAP BW4HANA experience.
- Experience working within enterprise data and analytics environments.
- Experience delivering end-to-end SAP BI/BW solutions.
Competencies
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Excellent attention to detail and data accuracy.
- Ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
- Strong planning, prioritization, and time-management skills.
- Commitment to quality and continuous improvement.
- Ability to perform effectively in a fast-paced Agile environment.
Desired Skills:
- SAP PI/PO and SAP Integration
- SAP Process Integration
- REST APIs.
