Description
SAP Integration Design & Ownership
- Own end-to-end design and implementation of integrations across SAP and non-SAP systems using:
- SAP BTP Integration Suite (CPI, API Management)
- SAP Process Orchestration (PO/PI)
- SAP SLT (real-time replication)
- SAP Data Intelligence (data pipelines and orchestration)
- Design and maintain interfaces involving IDocs, Apis, BAPIs SFTP/FTP, Kafka/MSK, and HTTP-based integrations
- Ensure integration solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with enterprise integration patterns
- Support hybrid integration scenarios across on-prem (ECC/S4) and cloud platforms Integration Architecture, Standards & Compliance
- Ensure adherence to enterprise integration architecture principles and SAP best practices
- Drive standardization of integration patterns across PO and BTP IS
- Govern usage of custom mappings, scripts, and adapters to minimize complexity
- Ensure compliance with: Security standards (authentication, encryption, certificates)
- Data governance and audit requirements
- Align integration roadmap with SAP BTP strategy and PO decommissioning goals
Data Replication & Pipeline Management (SLT & DI)
- Design and manage real-time data replication using SAP SLT for key business objects
- Build and optimize data pipelines using SAP Data Intelligence: o Data ingestion from SAP and external sources o Transformation and orchestration workflows
- Ensure data consistency, latency optimization, and high availability of pipelines
- Troubleshoot replication issues, performance bottlenecks, and data mismatches.
Optimization & Technical Debt Management
- Drive migration from SAP PO to BTP Integration Suite with optimized design patterns
- Promote reuse of standard iFlows, APIs, and integration components
- Reduce reliance on custom developments and legacy patterns
- Identify technical debt in existing integrations and lead remediation efforts.
- Improve performance through:
- Parallelization strategies
- Payload optimization (compression, chunking)
- Efficient error handling mechanisms Operational Support & Incident Management
- work on critical integration failures in production
- support root cause analysis for: o Failed messages (IDoc, CPI, PO)
- SLT replication issues
- DI pipeline failures
- Ensure quick recovery and minimal business disruption
- Implement proactive monitoring and alerting mechanisms Documentation & Governance
- Maintain comprehensive integration documentation: o Interface design documents o Mapping specifications o Data flow diagrams
- Ensure adherence to: Transport management processes
- Change control and release governance
- Validate testing coverage including SIT, regression, and performance testing Collaboration & Ways of Working
- Work closely with cross-functional teams (SAP functional, data, middleware, external vendors)
- Enable agile delivery model across integration design, build, and run phases
- Support DevOps practices: o CI/CD for integration artifacts o Automated deployments and monitoring
- Provide technical mentoring and guidance to junior integration team members Role Context
- Focused on enterprise integration landscape covering SAP ECC/S4, BTP, and external ecosystems
- Key contributor in PO to BTP IS migration program and data platform evolution
- Works across real-time, batch, and event-driven integration patterns
- Critical role in ensuring business continuity, scalability, and future-ready integration architecture
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