SAP BDC / SAP Datasphere Solution Architect

Role: SAP BDC / SAP Datasphere Solution Architect Duration: 12 months Role Summar yWe are seeking a highly experienced SAP BDC (Business Data Cloud) / SAP Datasphere Solution Architec t to lead the modernization and migration of the existing SAP HANA Sidecar platform to SAP BDC/Datasphere. The architect will serve as the primary onsite technical and business liaison, working closely with Grocery Outlet business teams, SAP stakeholders, application owners, integration teams, and project leadership. The role will be responsible for defining the target architecture, governing migration activities, ensuring performance and scalability requirements are met, and enabling seamless integration with Talend and downstream applications while minimizing business disruption. The solution must support operational reporting, API-based consumption, high concurrency workloads, data governance, security, and future analytical capabilities. Key Responsibiliti ipOwn end-to-end architecture for SAP HANA Sidecar migration to SAP BDC/Dataspher g:SAP S/4HA

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ARSAP Datasphere / SAP B DCTalend integration lay erDownstream portals and applicatio nsEstablish data ingestion, harmonization, transformation, and consumption layer s.Define architecture standards, naming conventions, and design principle s.Conduct architecture reviews and solution governance session s.Lead technical workshops with business and IT stakeholder s. Datasphere / SAP BDC Des ignDesign replication architecture using Datasphere Replication Flo ws.Lead development strategy f or:SQL Vi ewsAnalytical Mod elsTransformation Fl owsSQL Script Vi ewsTask Cha insEstablish semantic and consumption mode ls.Define reusable frameworks and accelerators for migrati shipLead migration of:Calculation V iewsSQL V iewsMaterialized V iewsStored Proced uresTable Funct ionsDefine migration waves and cutover strateg ies.Ensure business-rule parity between source and target platfo rms.Govern release and deployment activities across Dev, QA, and Production environme nts. Integration Archite ctureArchitect integration patterns u sing:JDBC

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ODat aringOversee Talend integration redesign and optimiza tion.Ensure minimal impact on consuming applicat ions.Define API and service-layer best pract ices. Performance & Scala bilityDefine performance benchmarking fram ework.Address critical pain p oints:Sub-second API response expect ationsHigh concurrency access pa tternsResource utilization optimi zationData freshness requir ementsDrive performance tuning, workload management, and capacity pla nning.Establish SAP BDC Capacity Unit (CU) sizing strategy and optimization recommenda tions. Data Governance & S vering:Data uditingData maskingAccess c ontrolsSecurity st andardsEnsure compliance with enterprise security po licies.Recommend archival, retention, and hot/cold storage stra tegies. Stakeholder Ma nagementAct as primary onsite solution au thority.Present architecture and status updates to executive lea dership.Facilitate business requirement wo rkshops.Coordinate across SAP, Talend, application, infrastructure, and busines s teams.Support proposal reviews, governance reviews, and steering committee m eetings. Required Quali ficationsE xperience12+ years of SAP architecture and data platform ex perience.5+ years in SAP Datasphere/SAP Data Warehouse Cloud arch itecture.Multiple SAP HANA to Datasphere migration programs c ompleted.Strong experience in retail, grocery, supply chain, or distribution envi ronments.Proven leadership of large-scale enterprise data transformation ini tiatives.Technical ExpertiseSAP Business Data Cl atasphereSAP HANA Native ModelingSA

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SQLScriptData Modeling and Semantic Lay er DesignTalend Integration PlatformAPI-led Integration Arc ServicesJDBC/ODBC Con nectivityDatabricks In tegrationPerformance Tuning and Capacity PlanningLeadersh ip SkillsExecutive communicatio n skills.Strong consulting and stakeholder management ex perience.Solution governance and architecture review board parti cipation.Team leadership across onshore and offshore delive ry teams. Preferred Cert ificationsSAP Certified Application Associate – SAP D atasphere.SAP HANA Cert ification.SAP BTP Certi fications.TOGAF Cert ification.SAP Business Data Cloud related certi #J-18808-Ljbffr Tekskills Inc.