Senior Specialist SAP Archiving

Purpose of the position:

• Responsible for SAP Archiving (classical & ILM) across all Linde SAPs Systems
• Responsible for the operational implementation and execution of data archiving (classical & ILM)

Principal responsibilities:

• The principal responsibilities of this role include developing and supporting Archiving Standards and to make sure data footprint of all SAP Systems is stable by setting up and executing archiving jobs for business and technical data across all SAP Systems (ECC & S/4)

Required critical behaviours :

• Quick to gain knowledge through on-the-job training and continuous learning.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to effectively plan, prioritize, and multi-task across multiple assignments.
• Self-motivated, meticulous, and capable of working in an organized manner.
• Effective communicator with the ability to interact with team members, stakeholders, and peers across different time zones, both technically and non-technically.
• Ability to coordinate with multiple teams and integrate across IS functions, working with global clients.
• Demonstrates strong analytical skills, with the ability to think creatively and solve problems based on previous experience and data analysis.
• Delivers high-quality solutions within the area of expertise, impacting business success.
• Should be able to take on supervisory responsibilities, including training and mentoring new recruits.

Required key skills (functional/technical):

Classical Archiving skill sets

• Expertise in archiving objects in various industrial solutions.
• Expertise in various modules like FI, MM & SD for the retails scope of Industry & PP, CO in case of manufacturing industry.
• Performing the necessary functional configuration of the Archiving object belong to various modules.
• Knowledge in the creation of the custom archiving objects for the custom tables.
• Providing new logic for the sequence of operations for the System specific archiving & business flow.
• Knowledge in various retrieval tools like AIS & PBS.
• Knowledge in document archiving & Document Management system.

ILM Skill sets

• Should have experience of leading multiple SAP ILM implementations across landscape and expert Techno-functional resources
• Experience in the ILM implementation in S/4 HANA systems.
• Knowledge in the ILM scenario like GDPR implementation, Retention Management & Retention Warehouse.
• Knowledge in the Audit area for the custom specific requirement.
• Knowledge in the Handling of Policies in ILM for the object specific requirement like Company Code, Sales Organization & Plant level.
• Knowledge in handling the management of policies for the non-SAP documents
• Knowledge in the Blocking and the retrieval of the archived data through PBS & AIS.
• Knowledge in the movement of the legacy system data to the central warehouse storage system.
• Knowledge in the various reporting tools such as local, BW & accelerated.
• Experience in the ILM Blocking functionality for Customer & Vendor master.
• Integration of ILM systems for Central Blocking.
• Creation of Rules & Policies through ILM.
• Experience in O2C cycle archiving of the transaction data and all other modules. Understanding the business flow of the same.
• Experience in the reporting tool for the effective retrieval of archived data.
• Masking of the sensitive fields once the data is blocked.
• Integration between SAP & storage system.
• Expert in handling unstructured data solutions.

Qualifications

• A degree or equivalent from a reputed institute
• Formal training and/or Certification in related technology or process areas would be desired

Experience

• Should have overall 6+ years of relevant Archiving (classical & ILM) experience working with reputed companies
• Deep technical expertise in a specific area or broad experience of multiple areas related to the Service being delivered
• Experience of having technically led a small / medium sized team independently is desirable. Acted as a point of contact for customers and responsible for technical issues in previous engagement preferred.
• Excellent communication skills in English (speaking and writing) and coordination skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams and across different time zones and competence to communicate with management and colleagues outside the organization
• Strong customer focus and Intercultural experience
• Familiarity with IT strategy, team integration, and the latest trends in information technology.
• Proficient in applying templates, standards, and methodologies.