SAP HANA and Foundry Senior Architect

WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles

Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting diversity and gender balance

Job Title: SAP HANA and Foundry Senior Architect

Type of Contract: Regular Consultant (CST) Level II

Division: TECD, Information Technology Division

Duty Station: This position will be performed from remote

Duration: 11 months

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT:

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian agency, fighting hunger worldwide. WFP Technology Division (TEC, formerly known as IT) is the digital business engine of the World Food Programme, providing the business with multi-pronged and resilient technical capabilities able to respond with the agility required in humanitarian operations, be they manmade or in a natural disaster setting.

Under the direct supervision of the Head of WINGS Services – TECD, the Consultant will be a key team member in the design, implementation, operation and optimization of the IT services and WINGS solutions to support WFP HQ and field offices worldwide. The SAP HANA Senior Architect will work on WINGS related Projects, supervising the implementation of complex HANA data flows and managing external resources executing the technical design, the development and the test of the SAP functionality required to align the business improvement requirement not available through standard SAP functionality.

ACCOUNTABILITIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:

The incumbent will be responsible for the following specific tasks:

• Supervise and provide technical guidance to resources belonging to external vendors, both near-shore and off-shore, and control the quality of their deliverables;
• Act as a focal point in all projects and TEC activities that require data analytics coming from the main SAP ECC instance or the SAP HANA reporting engine;
• Provide support to project managers in writing Business Blueprint documents for reporting, in managing issues and risks, and support to the users in analysing the reporting business rules pre-IRM that belongs to different systems, and then re-engineer them to be IRM compliant;
• Model and design data warehouse solutions based on SAP HANA that allow near real-time and self-service reporting on financial (SAP FM, GM and PS) and operational data (COMET), and new corporate reports on Tableau and SAP Web Intelligence;
• Model hot and cold data temperature strategies, based on Business requirements;
• Analyse and optimise the impact of the reporting system performance;
• Coach junior resources involved in reporting and in technical analysis;
• Vendor management, including quality check on deliverables provided by external vendors;
• Present data model structure and processes in order to increase awareness and improve quality of reporting;
• Multi-stakeholders project management and practice: from business requirements analysis, ETL modelling and KPIs design, to end-to-end test and BI presentation layer implementation;
• Drive innovative technical solutions, overseeing the Business Analytics architectures, to model and understand WFP processes in the most effective way, including the exposure of SAP data to DOTS and API Gateway for greater data analysis capabilities and integration.

DELIVERABLES:

• Extended Team management and Project management;
• Data modelling technical specification released;
• Data modelling released, tested and documented.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Education:

• University Degree in computer engineering or computer science (required), plus an Advanced University Degree (desirable) in data science, data modelling or business intelligence.

Experience:

• Minimum 6 years of relevant work experience with SAP Business Intelligence suite and minimum 5 years with SAP HANA, both in Consultancy or fast-paced data-driven organizations.
• SAP Certification in BusinessObjects or Web Intelligence and minimum 2 years with Foundry Platform would be a plus.

Technical Skills & Knowledge:

• Knowledge of the following SAP Analytics tool: SAP HANA, BI, BO;
• Deep understanding of integration technologies, such as Smart Data Access SDI, SLT; virtual data modelling, HANA Studio, BO Data Services; Web Intelligence; Tableau visualization tool;
• Data modelling, machine learning, deep learning;
• Excellent knowledge of Python, including machine learning libraries like Keras and TensorFlow;
• Knowledge of Big Data technologies and how integrate them with SAP HANA, including extensive knowledge about DOTS and its related tools;
• Deep understanding of hot/cold data management;
• Demonstrated ability to analyse, troubleshoot and identify corrections for all technical objects;
• Ability to work under pressure and adhere to deadlines;
• Good written and verbal communication skills;
• Good interpersonal skills;
• Available to travel, both in Italy or abroad.

Language:

• Fluency (level C) in English Language. Intermediate knowledge (level B) of a second official UN language: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, and/or WFP’s working language, Portuguese is a desirable. Proficiency in Italian is also an asset.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS:

WFP offers a competitive compensation package, which will be determined by the contract type and selected candidate’s qualifications and experience.

Please visit the following websites for detailed information on working with WFP.

http://www.wfp.org Click on: "Our Work" and "Countries" to learn more about WFP's operations.

Deadline for applications: 20 September 2022 at 11:59pm Rome time (CET/CEST)

REF: 172890

Qualified female applicants and qualified applicants from developing countries are especially encouraged to apply.

WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate on the basis of HIV/AIDS status.

No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.

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