SAP BW-BI Developer

Client’s SAP BW / BI team needs a BW / BI technical Consultant for a contract role in Lawrenceville, GA with 7 years of experience for a short-term contract as we are in the process of completing multiple projects in our ECC / SRM / CRM / BW / BOBJ environment. In addition to project, we will also strive to fulfill the enhancements requested by our customers to improve the system. Other additional BW / BI related assistance during this period may be requested. Minimum Qualifications :

• Must have led 3 or more full SAP System Development Lifecycle Implementations
• A minimum of 7 years of experience in : SAP BW / BI, BOBJ Report Development.
• Experience in design, development, testing of custom solutions to support particular business process requirements in P2P process is necessary.
• 3 years of hands-on experience with BI Tools such as Crystal, Webi, dashboards development, Universe, BO Analysis, Power BI, Crystal Reports
• A minimum of 5 years of ECC & SRM extractors knowledge : HR, SD, FI, COPA PP, SRM, WM and ISU
• 3 year experience as a technical / functional lead including project management and configuration skills leading at least one project to successful and on time completion
• Self-starter who enjoys working with data-centric technologies, keeping up with the latest trends and always looking for innovative solutions to solve business requirements
• Provide end user support and troubleshooting assistance through hands-on resolution. Ensure all issues are logged within agreed timeframe. Responsibilities :
• The selected candidate will design, develop, configure, test and maintain SAP BW / BOBJ software solutions based on customer requirements, using development standards and software development lifecycle process. Daily tasks may include requirements analysis, design, planning, programming, testing, documentation, error / exception handling, performance improvements and 24 / 7 Support. This role will involve data management and integration, report development and analytics in both relational (OLTP) and analytical (OLAP) environments
• Interact with business to gather requirements, prioritize work, develop enhancements to the existing system, coordinate testing, and perform change management / training for BW / BI reporting and applications. Design comprehensive BI solutions, translating complex requirements into an optimal BI design. Design processes to minimize data quality risks and proactively identify potential data issues
• Build and Enhance BI / BW objects such as InfoObjects, Transformations, DTPs, InfoProviders (DSOs, InfoCubes, and Multiproviders) and Process Chains. Monitor BI loads, communicate and troubleshoot issues with data integrity / data design plus troubleshoot functional and technical software issues. Perform routine program modifications, performance tuning, problem solving, debugging, and unit testing.
• Create BEx queries, workbooks, key figures and variables. Develop ABAP code including user exits, function modules and start / end / expert routines
• Build Business Objects reports (4.1 / 4.2) using Analysis Edition for MS (Analysis / MS), Analysis Edition for OLAP (Analysis / OLAP), Crystal 2013, Crystal for Enterprise, Web Intelligence (Webi) and Design Studio with BW data and non-SAP data.
• Create Business Objects Universe as the data source with SAP and non-SAP data using Information design tool and develop reports based on Universe Data source.
• Support the training of BI Power Users. This includes BEx queries, Webi, Analysis / OLAP, Analysis / MS and dashboards developed with Design Studio
• Build our current BW landscape to include non-SAP data sources.
• Prepare project related documentation (functional design, technical design, test scripts) during the different stages of a project
• This position requires a strong customer service attitude, attention to detail and quality, the ability to multi-task, a team focus, strong interpersonal skills and adherence to firm IT standards and change management procedures.
• The BI team works across departments to build common strategic frameworks that supports the overall business analysis capability of the firm.
• Keeps the project manager, supervisor and manager informed about customer pain points, project status, system improvements, and ways to be innovative and provide better solutions to customers.
• Clearly communicate any system issues to management and / or customers that can be understood
• Maintain ticketing system with up-to-date solutions and clear record of activities
• Must be able to lead projects and suggest new functionality for our growing customers
• Additional responsibilities specified by Management