SAP Business Objects Specialist at Vito Solutions

JOB OVERVIEW:

The SAP Business Objects Specialist will consult and provide technical solutions to meet the Company requirements, improve system performance and address chronic issues.

DESCRIPTION OF POSITION:

• Provide technical leadership for the SAP Analytics (BO) platform team
• Establish a Business Objects centre of excellence
• Put in place practices and processes to ensure platform stability and performance
• Work with the SAP Basis team on monitoring and other requirements
• Work with the architects (i.e., application, infrastructure, security, and other architects) to ensure a sustainable platform that meets the business needs of the future
• Ensure security is implemented according to the Company's security standards through regular reviews
• Make business aware of what is available in the SAP Market place
• Evaluate Business Objects releases and new product features
• Interact with development teams and provide guidance and best practices to enable good report and dashboard development
• Interpret business requirements for technical design
• Capture business requirements into technical spec design
• Manage Business Objects Tenants(clients)
• Maintain Business Objects 4.x platform in a Linux environment
• Execute collateral tasks (data preparation / universe design, SQL programming, deployment, etc.)
• Support authentication requirements and monitoring reports and users
• Set up connections / integrating Business Objects with other Company environments, e.g. SAP HANA, SAP Financials, DB2, SQL Server etc.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:

• Strong Knowledge of Clustering on a Linux environment failover & Maintenance
• Understanding of Standards, Best Practices, procedures & Key Metrics to enhance operational & Platform Stability
• Understanding of Multitenancy
• Proficient in SQL & MDX (Critical)
• Exposure to SAP HANA
• Must be able to work with Architects, BI developers and end users
• Self-driven and delivery focused

Competencies:

• Cultivates innovation
• Customer focus
• Drives results
• Collaborates
• Being resilient

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

• Grade 12
• Information Technology Qualification
• SAP Business Objects Admin Certification (recommended)

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• At least 3-5 years Business Objects Administration experience
• Hands-on experience of the entire Business Objects suite of products (especially Webi, Lumira, Analysis for Office, Analysis for OLAP including installation, troubleshooting, upgrade, configuration, and maintenance of SAP Business Objects environments and all relevant components
• Performance Tuning Experience
• General familiarity with Financial institutions (recommended)