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SAP Datasphere Consultant
SAP Datasphere Consultants help employers connect, model and manage SAP and non-SAP data for analytics, reporting and planning. They bring practical knowledge across data integration, semantic modelling, data warehousing, virtual access and business data governance.
What does a SAP Datasphere Consultant do?
An SAP Datasphere Consultant works with data, analytics, finance, supply chain and business teams to design, build and improve SAP Datasphere solutions.
The role is commonly used across SAP Datasphere, SAP S/4HANA, BW/4HANA, SAP Analytics Cloud and wider data transformation environments where employers need better data integration, shared business semantics, governed models and trusted reporting.
When businesses hire SAP Datasphere Consultants
- Implementing SAP Datasphere for data integration, modelling, warehousing or analytics
- Connecting SAP and non-SAP data sources for reporting, planning and decision support
- Improving semantic models, data products, catalogues, virtual access and data governance
- Supporting migration or modernisation from SAP BW, legacy reporting or fragmented data platforms
- Adding specialist SAP Datasphere knowledge to testing, reconciliation, training, hypercare or BAU support
Typical responsibilities
- Gather data, reporting and analytics requirements from business and technical stakeholders
- Design SAP Datasphere spaces, connections, data models, semantic layers and data flows in line with approved architecture
- Support areas such as data integration, virtualisation, replication, cataloguing, modelling, governance and reporting enablement
- Run fit-gap workshops, design reviews, data validation sessions and analytics testing activity
- Work with SAP S/4HANA, BW/4HANA, Analytics Cloud, HANA, BTP, data and integration teams
- Resolve defects, support reconciliation, performance checks, deployment and hypercare activity
- Help transition SAP Datasphere solutions into BAU with clear documentation, user guidance and support handover
Key skills to look for
- SAP Datasphere consulting experience
- Strong understanding of data integration, semantic modelling, data warehousing and virtualisation
- Knowledge of SAP S/4HANA, BW/4HANA, SAP Analytics Cloud, HANA or BTP data landscapes
- Fit-gap, data modelling, testing, reconciliation and support experience
- Ability to work with business users, data teams, analytics teams and implementation partners
- Clear judgement on data quality, governance, usability, performance and long-term supportability