SAP TECHNICAL/DATA ARCHITECT

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.