Level 2/3 SAP BW Support Analyst
Location: India based, remote work.
Time: 10:30 AM – 7:30 PM IST (Indian Standard Time)
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Position Summary:
We are looking for an experienced and technically proficient Level 2/3 SAP BW Support Analyst to provide advanced support, maintenance, and development services within the SAP BW environment. In addition to supporting existing SAP BW operations, this role will play a key part in the transition of data models and logic from SAP BW to Snowflake, working closely with data architecture and engineering teams to ensure a smooth migration. The ideal candidate brings deep BW expertise with a strong understanding of modern data platforms and a desire to help evolve the organization’s data landscape.
Responsibilities:
Process Chain Monitoring & Support
- Monitor and support daily, weekly, and monthly process chains in the SAP BW environment
- Analyze and troubleshoot process chain failures, ensuring timely resolution and minimal business disruption
- Collaborate with the LP DE/BI Team and BASIS teams to escalate and resolve performance or system-related issues
- Document root causes, resolutions, and process improvement opportunities
Reverse Engineering of BW Objects
- Analyze existing BW objects such as InfoProviders, DTPs, Transformations, and Queries to identify data lineage and dependencies
- Reverse engineer legacy solutions to extract embedded business logic in preparation for system optimization or migration (e.g., to Snowflake)
- Translate reverse-engineered logic into technical specifications to support the cloud data platform transition
Data Flow Design & Development
- Design and implement scalable and efficient data flows from source systems (SAP and non-SAP) to BW targets such as ADSOs, InfoCubes, and CompositeProviders
- Develop and enhance BW components including InfoObjects, ADSOs, Transformations, DTPs, and CompositeProviders
- Ensure alignment of data models and flows with business requirements and best practices
- Participate in performance tuning, transport management, and deployment cycles
Support SAP BW to Snowflake Transition
- Collaborate with data engineers, architects, and business analysts to migrate existing BW data models and logic to Snowflake
- Provide detailed documentation of existing BW logic to support the re-platforming effort
- Participate in validation and parallel run activities to ensure accuracy and integrity of migrated data and transformations
- Act as a BW subject matter expert in workshops and technical discussions related to the migration effort
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with SAP BW, including BW 7.x and/or BW/4HANA
- Strong expertise in process chain monitoring and debugging
- Proficient in BW object modeling, including InfoObjects, DTPs, Transformations, ADSOs, CompositeProviders
- Solid understanding of data warehousing principles, ETL processes, and SAP data sources (including ECC and S/4HANA)
- Experience with data platform modernization or cloud migrations (Snowflake preferred)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Effective communicator with experience working across technical and functional teams
- Excellent communication skills in English (written and verbal)
- Ability to work independently and handle incident resolution with limited documentation
Preferred Skills:
- Experience with SAP BW/4HANA migrations or upgrade projects
- Hands-on experience or exposure to Snowflake or other modern cloud data platforms
- Familiarity with SQL-based ELT tools and cloud data integration approaches
- Knowledge of integration with BI tools like Power BI or Tableau is desirable
Work Conditions:
- May require occasional weekend support for critical releases or patch activities
- On-call availability for urgent issue resolution based on business priority
