Description:
The S4/HANA Data Architect will play a pivotal role, in collaboration with the Functional & Technical Architects, to provide overall data governance within the context of S4/HANA project scoping and implementation. Key responsibilities will include:
- Provide guidance and support related to data governance, development of data definition, and conversion, in coordination with business stakeholders and consulting partner data team according to project timeline
- Identify technical data gaps and provide approach for the solutions to address them
- Provide direction to develop data management framework for key activities such as extraction, cleansing, migration, data quality and data validation
- Contribute in efforts estimation of data management activities and identification of project skill and resource requirements in collaboration with project control team
- Provide technical recommendations related to data governance
- Promote best practice for data standards and data management
- Advise improvement of current data management model and design
- Ensure measures in place for data accuracy, integrity, and accessibility
- Collaborate with functional stream on data definition and integration requirements
- Review and endorse proposed data design and conversion approach and specification document
- Collaborate with design and implementation partners related to data management issue and resolution
- Provide data related support for all functional workstream as part of S4/HANA project including integration to other 3rd party applications
- Coordinate with project team members (Functional & Technical) and other IS entities as required to ensure data related developments are functionally sound and delivered to meet business requirements
- Participate and support in data related discussions to ensure optimized solution is assured.
- Prepare data related information reports and analysis as required by the S4/HANA Project Management
- Perform data gap analysis according to business requirements and provide recommendation of suitable system solutions
- Support Proof of Concepts (POC) for functional solution providing expertise with respect to data related architecture and management
- Orient business stakeholders on changes related to procedures and best practices.
- Ensure completeness and quality of data documentations meeting high standard
- Participate & contribute in identifying requirements & new opportunities related to SAP data and take it forward with justification for implementation and cost estimates for adoption.
- Maintain a repository of all data architecture procedures and artifacts.
- Take Health, Safety Environment (HSE) lead in ensuring “safe system of work” and “safe conditions” is in place within area of responsibility.
- Demonstrate visible commitment to HSE by periodically leading / taking part in risk assessments, audits, HSE meetings, Emergency drills, etc.
Your Profile
- Bachelor's Degree preferably in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or related IT discipline; or equivalent experience.
- Experience in oil & gas sector is a preference.
- SAP Cloud solutions, as well as ERP / Agile implementation methodology.
- Working knowledge of SAP data dictionary, data mapping, and ETL
- Competency on various SAP modules and related data objects
- Strong data analytic skills and knowledge of data management methodologies.
- Expert in database handling languages (SQL and variants) and data manipulation tools
- Experience and knowledge about SAP S4/HANA.
- Communication and leadership skills to manage, coordinate people, and conduct meetings.
- Fluent English both spoken and written
- Ability to communicate across all levels of the organization and work with diverse project teams
- Ability to solve complex problems with systematic and structured approach
- Demonstrated teamwork, self-management and multi-tasking abilities.