SAP BODS Upgrade Specialist

We are seeking an experienced SAP BODS Upgrade Specialist to lead and support platform upgrades repository migrations environment transitions and troubleshooting activities. The resource will be responsible for executing the BI Data Services upgrade from version 4.3 to the 2025 release across multiple towers. Deep SAP BI experience is required for this position.

Key Responsibilities

SAP BODS Upgrade & Migration

• Plan coordinate and execute SAP BODS version upgrades across Development QA and Production environments.
  
• Perform repository migration activities (Local Central Profiler).
  
• Migrate jobs dataflows workflows custom scripts and configurations.
  
• Validate ETL job compatibility with upgraded versions.
  
• Execute postupgrade testing production cutover and rollback plans.
  

Troubleshooting & Support

• Resolve issues during upgrades migrations and repository conversions.
  
• Troubleshoot Job Server Access Server Management Console and Designer issues.
  
• Investigate job failures performance bottlenecks and connectivity problems.
  
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement preventive measures.
  

Administration & Maintenance

• Install configure and maintain SAP BODS environments.
  
• Manage repositories security settings users and access controls.
  
• Configure Job Servers Repository Managers and Data Services Management Console.
  
• Monitor system health performance and ETL execution.
  

Performance Optimization

• Tune ETL jobs and data flows for efficiency.
  
• Optimize database interactions (Oracle SQL Server SAP HANA Sybase).
  
• Resolve resource utilization issues impacting job execution.
  

Documentation & Compliance

• Create upgrade runbooks migration plans and technical documentation.
  
• Maintain upgrade/migration reports.
  
• Ensure adherence to organizational governance and change management standards.
  

Required Skills

• 78 years of handson experience in SAP BODS upgrades and support.
  
• Strong expertise in SAP BODS administration repository migrations and ETL design.
  
• Knowledge of Central/Local Repository Job Server Access Server Management Console Data Services Designer.
  
• Strong SQL/database skills (Oracle SQL Server SAP HANA Sybase).
  
• Experience with Linux and Windows server environments.
  
• Deep understanding of ETL/ELT concepts and data integration architectures.
  

Troubleshooting Skills

• Repository upgrade issue resolution.
  
• Job execution failure analysis.
  
• Metadata migration troubleshooting.
  
• Database connectivity issue resolution.
  
• Performance tuning and log analysis.
  

Preferred Skills

• Experience with SAP BW ECC S/4HANA integrations.
  
• Knowledge of SAP Information Steward.
  
• SAP Basis and server administration exposure.
  
• Familiarity with automation/scripting (Shell PowerShell Python).
  

Key Competencies

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
  
• Excellent problemsolving abilities.
  
• Ability to work independently and lead upgrade initiatives.
  
• Effective communication and stakeholder management.
  
• Attention to detail and documentation excellence.
  

Required Skills:

SAP BODS upgrades & repository migrations ETL/data integration strong SQL/database skills (Oracle SQL Server SAP HANA Sybase) Linux/Windows server administration troubleshooting & performance optimization documentation & compliance. BusinessObjects Data Services

Required Education:

Bachelors Degree is required

Employment Type : Full Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1