SAP BODS Consultant

SAP BODS Consultant

Location: Remote

Role Summary

The SAP BODS Data Lead will be responsible for leading end-to-end data integration, ETL, and migration initiatives using SAP BusinessObjects Data Services (BODS). The role involves technical leadership, stakeholder management, delivery governance, and mentoring teams to build scalable, high-quality data pipelines aligned with enterprise and business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Delivery

• Lead SAP BODS data integration and ETL workstreams across multiple projects.
• Act as the primary point of contact for business and technical stakeholders.
• Drive estimations, planning, execution, and delivery governance.
• Manage onsite–offshore teams and ensure adherence to timelines and quality standards.
• Review designs, code, and deployments to ensure best practices.

Technical Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimise complex ETL workflows using SAP BODS.
• Lead data extraction, transformation, and loading from SAP and non-SAP source systems.
• Implement data migration strategies for large-scale programmes.
• Perform performance tuning, job optimisation, and scalability improvements.
• Handle complex mappings, transformations, and data reconciliation.
• Work with SAP ECC / S4HANA, BW, HANA, and enterprise data warehouses.

Data Quality & Governance

• Define and enforce data governance and validation standards.
• Implement data profiling, data cleansing, and reconciliation frameworks.
• Ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency of enterprise data.
• Address data issues proactively and drive continuous improvement.

Stakeholder & Process Management

• Collaborate with business, functional, and technical teams to gather and translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Support SOW execution, estimations, and delivery commitments.
• Ensure compliance with security, audit, and SDLC standards.
• Contribute to process improvements, documentation, and best-practice frameworks.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Core Technical Skills

• Strong expertise in SAP BODS (BusinessObjects Data Services).
• ETL design, performance tuning, error handling, and optimisation.
• Strong SQL / PL-SQL skills for complex data transformations.
• Solid understanding of data warehousing concepts (facts, dimensions, SCDs).
• Unix/Linux knowledge and shell scripting exposure.
• Experience with SAP ECC/S4HANA, BW, HANA integration.

Leadership & Soft Skills

• Proven experience leading ETL or data integration teams.
• Strong stakeholder communication and technical articulation skills.
• Experience managing offshore and onsite teams.
• Ability to drive ownership, accountability, and delivery excellence.

Good to Have

• Exposure to CI/CD and version control (Git).
• Experience in cloud or hybrid data platforms.
• Prior experience in healthcare, life sciences, or large enterprise programmes.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum delivery models.