SAP Business Data Cloud -BDC-Senior Manager

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Consulting- SAP Business Data Cloud Architect – Senior Manager

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About Global Delivery Services

Global Delivery Services refers to EY's worldwide network of service delivery centers. The GDS team plays an important role in EY’s strategy by ensuring effective support to EY’s growth agenda.

Our journey started in 2002 with approximately 200 people. Today we stand at 80,000+ professionals in ten locations around the world. We operate in Argentina, China, Hungary, India, Philippines, Poland, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Spain and the United Kingdom.

Client service is focused on providing Consulting, Assurance, Tax, Strategy & Transactions, and Knowledge support to our clients around the world. The teams enable account teams worldwide to provide seamless, high-quality, value-added support, helping deliver exceptional client service.

Enablement Services provides cost-effective, high-skilled, and innovative services to support EY’s global and local enablement teams. Markets, BMC, AWS, Finance and Accounting, Risk Management, Procurement, People Shared Services, IT Service Delivery and IT Global Infrastructure services, are among the services offered by Enablement Services.

Our innovation specialists serve the GDS Client Service and Enablement Services teams, along with Service Lines, Core Business Services and Sectors. The team brings the desired environment, technologies and skilled teams together for facilitation, rapid prototyping and innovative thinking. The competencies offered include analytics, digital, user experience, mobile technology, infrastructure, Microsoft technologies and open innovation.

The Opportunity

You will be responsible for executing tasks with increasing autonomy, applying sound judgment within defined parameters, and contributing to team outcomes. You are expected to demonstrate initiative, resolve routine issues independently, and support junior colleagues.

You will anticipate and identify risks within engagements and share any issues with senior members of the team.

In line with EY commitment to quality, you’ll confirm that work is of high quality and is reviewed by the next-level reviewer.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-scale SAP Business Data Cloud, Datasphere, and analytics transformation programs, defining architecture, governance, integration, and modern data engineering practices across SAP and non-SAP landscapes.
• Lead BDC and Datasphere architecture strategy for global S/4HANA transformation programs.
• Design enterprise data products, semantic models, data fabric, and analytical architectures.
• Define integration patterns between SAP S/4HANA, Datasphere, SAP Analytics Cloud, BW/4HANA, and non-SAP platforms.
• Lead workshops, requirement gathering, fit-gap analysis, and solution roadmaps.
• Drive data governance, security, cataloging, lineage, and data quality initiatives.
• Provide architecture governance and oversee delivery teams during implementation.
• Guide migration from SAP BW/BW4HANA to SAP Business Data Cloud and Datasphere.
• Support testing, cutover, deployment planning, hypercare, and operational readiness.
• Mentor architects and consultants and support business development activities.

SAP Business Data Cloud & Git-Based DevOps Expertise

• Strong expertise in S/4HANA to SAP Business Data Cloud integration using GitHub/GitLab driven approaches.
• Automated extraction: SAP Datasphere artifacts exported as machine-readable definitions using SAP Datasphere CLI and automation scripts.
• Version control: Artifact definitions and deployment scripts maintained in central GitLab repositories for traceability and controlled change management.
• CI/CD deployment: GitLab pipelines export artifacts from source environments and deploy approved versions into target SAP Datasphere spaces/tenants through SAP Datasphere CLI.
• Define DevOps operating models, release governance, branching strategies, and automated deployment frameworks.

Skills and Attributes for Success

• SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC)
• SAP Datasphere
• SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
• SAP BW/4HANA
• SAP S/4HANA Embedded Analytics
• Data Modeling and Data Products
• SAP Integration Suite
• Data Governance and Metadata Management
• GitHub/GitLab DevOps and CI/CD
• SQL, Data Engineering and Data Virtualization

Ideally, You'll Also Have

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related discipline.
• SAP Business Data Could, SAP Datasphere, SAC, BW/4HANA, or related SAP certifications.
• Experience in RISE with SAP and cloud modernization programs.

What We Look For

• 12+ years of SAP experience with 5+ years in SAP Datasphere/Business Data Cloud architecture roles.
• At least 3 end-to-end SAP transformation or analytics modernization programs.
• Experience leading global architecture teams and stakeholder discussions at executive level.
• Strong consulting, solutioning, pre-sales, and delivery leadership capabilities.
• Experience working with multinational clients and distributed delivery teams.

What we offer you

At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more.

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

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