Role Title: SAP Technical/Data Architect
Location: Primarily Remote (occasional on-site; laptop provided)
Contract Length: 6 months
Start Date: ASAP
Overview:
We are looking for a hands-on SAP Technical/Data Architect to support the data workstream of a major SAP ECC to S/4HANA migration programme. This role will focus on analysing the current ECC data landscape, identifying legacy data, and defining strategies for data cleansing, archiving, and lifecycle management.
This is a highly technical role requiring deep SAP ECC expertise, practical experience with data migration and archiving, and the ability to make actionable recommendations to support the transition to S/4HANA.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct a detailed analysis of the current SAP ECC data environment, with a focus on Finance and HR data.
- Identify legacy data, unused custom code, and data that cannot be migrated in its current state.
- Define and recommend data cleansing, archiving, and lifecycle management strategies.
- Provide hands-on support in identifying data that is no longer used or improperly closed.
- Collaborate with the internal SAP team and Business Architect to align data strategy with overall migration goals.
- Deliver practical, technically sound recommendations for managing and migrating data to S/4HANA.
Key Deliverables:
- Identification of redundant or problematic data structures.
- Recommendations for data archiving and deletion (where appropriate).
- Lifecycle rules and standards for data management in the new S/4HANA environment.
- Strategic input into the data migration roadmap.
Essential Skills & Experience:
- Strong hands-on experience with SAP ECC data structures and technical architecture.
- Proven track record in data cleansing, archiving, and lifecycle management within SAP environments.
- Ability to analyse custom back-end code and determine usage/redundancy.
- Experience working with personal and sensitive data (e.g. HR/Finance).
- Strong technical problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Comfortable working independently and remotely, with minimal supervision.
Desirable:
- Experience with SAP S/4HANA data migration projects.
- Familiarity with Higher Education data environments (not essential).
- Knowledge of SAP Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) tools.
