Lead Data Engineer – SAP Integration & Databricks; Lead II - Data Engineering

Location:

Leeds
- Hybrid working model

Contract Type:
Fixed term employment /Contract inside IR35

Duration:
Initial 8 weeks with possible extensions

We are undertaking a pilot to migrate three analytics data integrations from SAP Data Intelligence (SAP DI) to SAP Business Data Cloud (SAP BDC) in a production environment.

Key Responsibilities Lead the technical delivery of a pilot migration from SAP Data Intelligence (SAP DI) to SAP Business Data Cloud (SAP BDC). Assess existing SAP DI data pipelines, integrations, and dependencies to define migration approaches. Design, build, test, and deploy three production analytics integrations within SAP BDC. Collaborate with data engineers, architects, analytics teams, and business stakeholders to ensure successful delivery.

Establish best practices, reusable patterns, and technical standards for future SAP BDC implementations. Ensure data quality, performance, security, and operational requirements are maintained throughout the migration. Conduct technical impact assessments and identify risks, issues, and mitigation plans. Support integration with SAP and non-SAP source systems where required. Produce technical documentation, architecture artefacts, and implementation recommendations following completion of the pilot.

Essential Skills & Experience Strong experience delivering data engineering and integration solutions within SAP environments. Experience working with SAP Business Data Cloud (SAP BDC), SAP Datasphere, or closely related SAP data platforms. Proven experience delivering data migration, platform modernisation, or cloud transformation projects. Strong knowledge of data integration, ETL/ELT, data modelling, and analytics data pipelines. Experience working with SAP source systems, including a good understanding of SAP ERP and SAP data structures.

Ability to lead technical design workshops and engage effectively with senior stakeholders. Strong problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills. Databricks experience essential

Desirable Experience delivering proof-of-concepts, pilots, or technology evaluations.

Experience with cloud-native data platforms and modern analytics ecosystems. Understanding of governance, security, and operational considerations within enterprise data platforms.

If interested, please apply for an immediate discussion with Talent Acquisition team#UST