SAP BW/4HANA Lead (Data Integration & Modelling)

About the Role

Here at DXC we continue to grow our SAP practice. We are seeking an experienced SAP BW/4HANA Lead to own the design, delivery, and assurance of data warehousing and integration across large-scale S/4HANA transformation programmes. This role is critical to enabling enterprise wide data integrity, auditability, and performance for reporting, analytics, and compliance. The BW/4HANA Lead will be responsible for governing data modelling, extraction, transformation and harmonisation across SAP S/4HANA, legacy systems and external data sources. The ideal candidate will combine strong technical depth in SAP BW/4HANA with proven experience leading data design in secure or regulated environments (e.g. Defence, Public Sector or Aerospace). Because all of our clients require SC level Security clearance, only sole UK Nationals who have lived and worked in the UK for the past five years will be considered. We are unable to consider dual nationals at this time.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of SAP BW/4HANA data models, including ADSOs, Composite Providers, InfoObjects and Open ODS Views.
• Oversee data extraction and transformation from S/4HANA, legacy ERPs and external systems via ODP, CDS Views or BTP based connectors.
• Define and optimise data flows, ETL logic and transformation layers for performance and data quality.
• Ensure data governance and lineage traceability in line with audit and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate the integration of BW/4HANA with SAP Analytics Cloud, DataSphere and Embedded Analytics.
• Develop and enforce naming conventions, modelling standards and performance tuning guidelines.
• Manage offshore and nearshore delivery teams, ensuring adherence to design and performance standards.
• Support cut over, reconciliation and hyper care, ensuring accuracy of data loads and analytics outcomes.
• Provide thought leadership on data architecture evolution, such as readiness for BW Bridge to DataSphere migration.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience delivering SAP BW/4HANA in large scale S/4HANA transformation or regulated environments.
• Deep understanding of data modelling, ETL frameworks, data staging and harmonisation.
• Hands on experience with BW/4HANA Objects, HANA modelling and native SQL scripting.
• Familiarity with BTP data integration services (CPI DS, SDI, SDA) and hybrid data architecture.
• Integration experience with SAP SAC, DataSphere and S/4HANA Embedded Analytics.
• Strong understanding of data governance, master data alignment and audit traceability.
• Exposure to data migration and reconciliation strategies for Finance, HR and Logistics datasets.
• Excellent analytical skills and proven ability to troubleshoot performance issues in data loads.

Tools & Methodologies

• SAP BW/4HANA, S/4HANA CDS Views, HANA Studio, Eclipse IDE, BTP CPI DS.
• SAP Analytics Cloud and DataSphere integration.
• Solution Manager, JIRA, Confluence, Signavio for governance and collaboration.
• SAP Activate and Agile delivery methodologies.

Education & Certifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering or IT.
• SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP BW/4HANA or Data Warehousing preferred.
• Data management or cloud integration certifications (e.g. SAP BTP, Azure Data Factory) advantageous.

Stakeholder & Soft Skills

• Strong client facing communication and data storytelling capability.
• Ability to lead workshops with business stakeholders, architects and analytics teams.
• Detail oriented, quality driven and comfortable working in secure, multi environment programmes.
• Collaborative leader with experience managing multi location teams and mentoring data engineers.

Benefits

At DXC you will benefit from a Flexible Benefits Package, including private medical insurance, dental, travel cover and more. You will also have access to exclusive discounts on restaurants and everyday purchases. DXC values innovation, collaboration and impact - you'll grow your SAP expertise, share your ideas and be part of a culture that celebrates continuous learning and inclusive growth.