SAP Platform Architect; BW​/HANA migration remote

SAP Platform Architect.Mandatory Experience (Must Have)

• BW Migration Track Record - Proven hands-on experience leading at least one full BW on-prem to BW/4
  
  HANA migration, not just advisory, actual delivery on customer side.
• Experience with SAP's BW/4
  
  HANA migration tooling:
  Shell Conversion, Remote Conversion, or In-Place Migration and knows when to use which - not necessary hands on but understand well the concept.
• Worked directly with SAP or a certified SAP partner on BW migration programs.
• Understanding of RISE with SAP commercial and technical model, knows the difference between RISE, BTP, and managed cloud.
• Good understanding of BW/4
  
  HANA Cockpit and the Migration Workbench.
• Understanding of network topology, latency considerations, and data residency in cloud BW deployments.

• Deep knowledge of BW/4
  
  HANA data modelling: aDSO, Composite Provider, Open ODS Views and how they replace classic BW objects.
• Ability to assess which legacy objects (Info Cubes, Multi Providers, DSOs) can be migrated vs need to be rebuilt.
• SAP HANA optimization knowledge such as partitioning, indexing, memory management in BW context.
• BEx vs SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) reporting transition.

• Solid understanding of SAP Datasphere architecture:
  Spaces, Data Flows, Transformation Flows, Business Builder.
• Knowledge of Data Products concept and how they enable data mesh patterns.
• Understanding of federation vs replication strategies in Datasphere.
• Familiarity with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) integration with Datasphere as the consumption layer.
• Experience defining data architecture standards: naming conventions, layering (acquisition, transformation, consumption), data ownership.
• Knowledge of data lineage, data cataloguing especially relevant as you move towards Datasphere's data product model.
• Experience managing SAP as a vendor, knows how to engage SAP support, SAP CoE, and escalation paths.