Data Architect SAP S/4 & BW (REMOTE)

Arinc International Of Canada Ulc

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote

10,001+ employees

About the position

The Data Architect - SAP S/4 & BW position at RTX Corporation focuses on managing and optimizing SAP S/4 data structures to support analytics, reporting, and business operations. This role involves guiding business teams in utilizing data from SAP S/4 and ensuring compliance with data security and residency regulations while maintaining a scalable architecture to meet business demands.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the main point of expertise for understanding and navigating SAP S/4 HANA data structures, covering areas such as Finance, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Sales.
• Maintain detailed knowledge of SAP S/4 tables, fields, and relationships to support both current and future data needs for reporting and analytics.
• Continuously update data architecture documentation to ensure all teams can access and understand how data is stored and managed.
• Ensure that data architecture and workflows comply with data security standards and regulations, including GDPR, CCPA, or other relevant global and local data privacy laws.
• Address data residency requirements by ensuring that sensitive data is stored and processed in compliance with regional and global regulations.
• Collaborate with the IT security team to implement safeguards for data access, encryption, and user permissions within SAP S/4 and BW systems.
• Collaborate with business users to understand new data requirements and provide guidance on where and how data can be retrieved from SAP S/4 to support emerging use cases.
• Assist in translating business needs into technical data requirements, ensuring the right data is made available for reports, dashboards, and advanced analytics.
• Proactively identify opportunities to optimize data retrieval processes, ensuring that teams can quickly access the data they need.
• Ensure SAP S/4 and BW data structures are optimized for performance, minimizing latency and maximizing the efficiency of reporting and analytics.
• Design and maintain a semantic layer within SAP BW to support business users in generating meaningful insights from both SAP and non-SAP data sources.
• Work closely with technical teams to optimize ETL processes for better performance and data accessibility.
• Partner with SAP functional teams, DT Applications, BU DT, Functional and governance teams to align data architecture with business objectives and ensure best practices are followed.
• Act as a liaison between business users and technical teams, ensuring that data structures and accessibility meet business needs while complying with security and governance policies.
• Lead training and knowledge-sharing sessions to help stakeholders understand data structure, security, and how to leverage data effectively.
• Collaborate with the data governance team to establish and enforce policies around data security, data residency, and usage compliance.
• Maintain up-to-date documentation of the SAP S/4 and BW data architecture, ensuring clarity and accessibility for all stakeholders.
• Ensure that data quality is maintained by implementing governance practices that prevent data duplication, inconsistencies, or inaccuracies.

Requirements

• Typically 12+ years' of experience in data architecture or related area and a bachelor's in Data Science, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field or equivalent combination of related work and schooling in lieu of degree; Advanced degree and 10+ years' related work.
• 10+ years' expertise in SAP, S/4 and SAP BW.
• 10+ years' deep understanding of data security, data residency, and regulatory compliance requirements (GDPR, CCPA, etc.).

Nice-to-haves

• Proven track record of managing complex data architectures and supporting business use cases in large ERP environments.
• Strong knowledge of SAP S/4 HANA data structures, including tables, fields, and relationships across functional areas including familiarity with advanced analytics tools and how they interact with SAP data structures.
• Proficiency in data security principles, encryption, and compliance with data residency regulations.
• Hands-on experience with ETL processes and optimizing SAP BW for reporting and analytics.
• SAP certifications, particularly in SAP S/4 HANA data architecture or security-related fields.
• Experience in managing large-scale SAP implementations, including BW integration.

Benefits

• Parental leave
• Flexible work schedules
• Achievement awards
• Educational assistance
• Child/adult backup care
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability
• 401(k) match
• Flexible spending accounts
• Employee assistance program
• Employee Scholar Program
• Paid time off
• Holidays