Job Summary:
The Business Intelligence (BI) position is one of the key positions in the SAP Business Intelligence Team (BI) within the Global Corporate Information Technology.
Responsibilities:
- Implements enterprise data warehousing, based upon an SAP BW architecture, the BI Architect is responsible for evolution and production support of the data warehouse architecture and BI environment.
- Collaborates with business community and ITS colleagues to establish a secure, effective, and efficient data warehouse architecture supporting multiple business subject areas.
- Collaborates with functional analysts and project teams as a lead or team member to develop new data warehouse functionality and architecture from business specifications by modeling, designing, developing, testing and implementing the appropriate back-end structures (including Infosources, ODSs, and Info Cubes).
- Provides investigation, review, assessment, design and implementation of methods to improve existing processes, performance, security and data access.
- Assesses existing and available data warehousing technologies and methods to ensure our BI architecture meets the needs of the business unit and enterprise and allows for business growth.
- Provides recommendations on evolution of the architecture.
- Prepares and reviews functional specifications and detailed technical designs for software solutions based on help desk tickets, user enhancement requests and functional requirements.
- Provides development support for existing environment including coding, documentation, and testing of modifications to existing BW production environment based upon prepared design.
- Experience in developing Infocubes and queries in at least one of the modules: HR, SD, MM, FI, PP and PU.
- Knowledge of BW and SAP Tools: ALE, IDOC, CTS, Authorizations and/or ABAP.
- Hands 6 - 12 months of working knowledge of ABAP
- Provides production support and administration of BW back-end operations to ensure data is successfully extracted from source systems, transformed, loaded into the warehouse and available for business use when needed, including off-hours and week-ends. Also includes resolution of daily issues/requests, performance management, Maintenance upgrades, and production migrations.
- Performs various data analyses and generate and maintain various reports based upon departmental and enterprise needs.
- Provides insight based on past experiences, offer suggestions and possible solutions to challenges and issues presented.
- Strong desire to grow in Architecture, Business Intelligence, growing Technical capacities in the SAP BI space
- Identifies creative ways to reduce cost by streamlining processes and systems (i.e. modification of responsibilities or consolidation of tasks, elimination of non-value added processes, or complete re-engineering of processes and systems).
- Drives continuous improvement through trend reporting analysis and metrics management.
- Offers new ideas and suggestions for improvement.
- Identifies and implements new practices and processes that are best in field.
- Demonstrate a commitment to customer service; anticipate, meets and exceeds expectations by solving problems quickly and effectively; making customer issues a priority.
- Exchanges knowledge and information with other iQor facilities to ensure best practices are shared throughout the iQor organization.
- Ensures 100% adherence to all company policies and procedures (i.e. Security, Health, Safety and Quality).
- Maintains discretion and confidentiality in all areas.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Skills Requirements:
- 1 or more years of relevant SAP BW experience.
- Must be familiar with SAP BW3.5 or BW 7.0. Must have participated in 3 full lifecycle implementations.
Education Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree, First degree or Trade/Vocational school certificate or equivalent in Computer Science, Information Systems or computer related discipline required.
Physical Requirements:
Occasionally exert up to 10 lbs. of force to push, pull, lift or otherwise move objects. Have visual acuity to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data; and/or viewing a computer terminal. Type and/or sit for extended periods of time. Consistent attendance is an essential function of the job.
