SAP BW Solution Architect
Location: US, OK, Tulsa
Employment type: Contract
Required experience: Mid-Senior level
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Information Technology and Services
Function: Consulting
Company profile: Visual BI is one of the leading and fastest growing firms focusing exclusively on BI & Analytics. Our offerings cover end-to-end BI services, industry and domain-specific solutions, custom visualization controls (SAP Dashboards and SAP Design Studio) and cloud-based analytics.Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Visual BI has won recognition from customers for driving high-touch engagements driven by our team of platinum-level experts, an agile delivery model and innovative solutions.Highlights:* Ranked by CIOReview as one of the Top 100 Big Data Companies in the US* Dedicated Visual BI Labs facility in San Antonio, TX, to support R&D and innovations* Partnerships with established vendors such as SAP, TIBCO Spotfire, Tableau and MongoDB* A culture that encourages to look forward and think aheadMission: Our Goal is to become one of the leading firms worldwide in terms of brand recall & excellence in the field of Business Intelligence & Analytics by driving BI adoption with our innovative analytical solutions and applications.
Description: Execute BI Strategy by leveraging SAP BW and BusinessObjects capabilitiesProvide solutions architecture oversight for new development projects in support of company’s BI programAgree upon timelines and budget and ensure adoption of best-in-class practices and standards for development, support, quality control and documentationWork with stakeholders to analyze business requirements, and define target SAP BI/BW solution architecture and associated technical specifications & implementation planLead large cross functional teams including client staff and implementation team to accomplish successful completion of one or more solution requirements, architecture, or implementation deliverablesIdentify data in source environments, and map data to target BW environmentIdentify data quality gaps and develop a plan to close these gapsDevelop required extraction and interface programsDevelop, implement and monitor production support plan(s)Ensure timely proactive issue identification, escalation & resolutionWork independently with minimal supervisionWill be required to commit to 75% travel or relocate to client locations (OK) 
Requirements: 8+ years of hands-on experience in multiple SAP BW developmentsEnd to end experience in BW – data extraction, modeling, BEX reportingExperience in building cubes, reports on ERP modules like FI, CO, PS, IS-OIL, PRA, JVA, PM, PUR, MM, SD, CRM, HR. Experience with Non SAP Data Extraction from sources like (ARIES, PROCOUNT, Quorum, WellViewMicrosoft BI Integration to SAP BW Upstream Oil and Gas Industry Experience 75% Travel or Relocation to Oklahoma Experience in building InfoCubes, ODS Objects, Multi-Cubes, InfoSources, PSAs, Multi-Providers, Info Packages, Update Rules, Transfer Rules, Start Routines and Process ChainsAbility to perform transformations (BI7), DTP, Aggregates, Open Hub Service (Info Spokes), and Business Content activation.Execute data loads including Info Package scheduling, Process Chain of events such as OLTP extractions, delta/full updates, ODS data activation, data load in cubes, aggregate roll-ups and index maintenance.Activate, Configure & Customize (extending) Generic and Business Content Extractors by functional areaDrive Performance Tuning of Queries through Aggregates, Indexes, InfoCube Compression, InfoCube Partitioning, Statistics, and BW Accelerator as well as data loads using BW tools.Exposure to ABAP coding, debugging and performance tuning
Benefits: Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, Dependent Life, Short Term and Long Term Disability Benefits401(k) plan administered through employee fiduciaryGenerous communication allowance (mobile / internet / data charges)
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