SAP Big Data and Cloud Analytics (Bucharest), Near Shore Center team

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

As market leader in enterprise application software, SAP helps companies of all sizes and industries innovate through simplification. From the back office to the boardroom, warehouse to storefront, on premise to cloud, desktop to mobile device – SAP empowers people and organizations to work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively to stay ahead of the competition. SAP applications and services enable customers to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and grow sustainably.

Purpose and Objectives
SAP Nearshore Centre Romania is a group that provides SAP consulting service to SAP customers.

This group serves customers worldwide via tight cooperation with other local SAP consulting teams.

This means worldwide delivery commitment in areas including SAP Business Applications (SAP ERP, SAP SCM, SAP CRM, SAP SRM and more than 24 Industry Solutions), Development and Technology Consulting Services.

Expectations and tasks

The Analytics Consultants work with project managers, businesses owners, analyst teams and clients, building ETL processes, data warehouses, database prototypes, reports and implement predictive algorithms to deliver the customer requirements. They also document code, provide progress reports, and perform code review and peer feedback.

The Analytics Consultants job duties include developing reports, analytic applications, SQL databases and integrating various business applications

• Perform the role of a Consultant on projects (SAP BW/BI/HANA Implementations/Upgrades, modelling)
• Maintain high degree of knowledge / understanding of a variety of SAP Technologies and applications
• Follow Manager’s guidance and perform required actions in the areas of self-development and utilization
• Perform tasks as required by the Project Manager on the assigned projects
• Formulate and track work plans and delivery milestones in line with client expectations. Continually report progress as required
• Act as a trusted advisor/technical architect to the customer
• Deliver project trainings, conduct customer workshops and support presales / bid management
• Ready to travel for assignments within EMEA-DACH (short term and long term) (up to 50% of working time)
• Willingness and availability to learn new solutions and technologies

Education and qualifications

• Studies in one of the following disciplines: Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology System, Computer applications
• Curriculum for SAP BW or SAP HANA consultants or equivalent
• Experience / Knowledge in software projects
• Knowledge of programming and/or database administration
• Operating systems and Network Administration is desirable

Fit in at least one of the following profiles:

Programming

• Programming languages: C++, C#, Java, other OOP languages
• Databases: Oracle (PL/SQL), SQL Server (T-SQL)
• Web programming: JSP, EJB, HTML/CSS, PHP, XML, ASP.NET
• SAP ABAP knowledge is considered a plus

Database

• Familiar with one of the following SAP HANA, Oracle, Sybase, MS-SQL, DB2, MySQL
• Relational Databases knowledge
• Database normalization and troubleshooting

Work experience – the ideal candidate should have:

• At least 3 years of experience (with at least 5 years of total IT experience) in Data warehouse (DW) solutions
• SAP BW relevant experience
• Experience in performing a role as a SAP BW Consultant at least one end-to-end project (Upgrade, Implementation etc.,)
• Knowledge of data warehousing, tables, and structures (star schema, dimensions, master data)
• SAP BW development, improvement and BW production support (SAP BW 3.x and/or BI 7.0)
• Familiar with SAP BW user exit variables, start/end routines, custom datasource development
• Ideally experienced in managing a team of DW consultants working in multiple geographic locations (off shore-onsite / Global Delivery model), planning /delegation of tasks

Nice to have

• SAP BW Process Chains, Performance, Tuning and development
• Experience with SAP BW-IP is a plus
• Experience with SAP BI WebIntelligence, SAP Data Services
• Experience in ABAP Development workbench, ABAP Query, Data Dictionary, Functional Enhancements (User-Exits).
• Knowledge of SAP MDM/MDG
• BW on HANA experience
• SAP HANA modelling/application development
• Industry solution experience

• R language and/or mathematical algorithms
• Artificial intelligence/machine learning
• Internet of Things

Personal Skills

• Display high energy and interest in working with advanced solutions
• Passionate about technology
• Commitment to deliver
• Strong morals and integrity
• Good communication, project management skills and exposure to quality process frameworks
• Experience in communication with customers and managing expectations
• Problem solving and presentation skills
• Learning capacity and the will to acquire new skills
• Proactive in learning and highly self-motivated
• Good team player and ability to lead a team (distributed) on projects
• Knowledge of enterprise-level applications and understanding of Global Delivery model
• Flexibility to travel is a must

Foreign languages

• Fluent Romanian
• Proficiency in written and spoken English
• German is an advantage