SAP BO Senior Consultant

1 Month ago • 6-8 Years

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior SAP BusinessObjects (BO) Consultant, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and deploying Business Intelligence (BI) solutions using SAP BO tools. You will collaborate with business stakeholders, provide technical expertise, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, scalable solutions. Responsibilities include designing and developing BI solutions using SAP BO tools, creating and managing universes, optimizing report performance, and ensuring data accuracy. You will also gather requirements from business users, translate needs into technical specifications, and provide expert recommendations.

Must have:

Bachelor’s Degree in IT or equivalent with 6-8 years experience.
At least two full life cycle SAP BW implementations.
Strong expertise in report development and universe creation.
Proficiency in SAP BO server administration and platform management.

Good to have:

Knowledge of advanced data visualization tools.
Understanding of SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) or future BO migration strategies.
Familiarity with scripting languages for custom solutions.
Certification in SAP HANA or SAP BW would be an advantage.

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Job Details

About Invenio

Invenio is the largest independent global SAP solutions provider serving the public sector, as well as offering specialist skills in media and entertainment. We bring deep expertise combined with advanced technologies to enable organisations to modernise so they can operate at the speed of today’s business. We understand the complexities of international businesses and public sector organisations, working with stakeholders to drive change and create agile organisations of tomorrow using the technologies of today. Learn more at www.invenio-solutions.com.

Role - SAP BO Senior Consultant

Summary

As a Senior SAP BusinessObjects (BO) Consultant, you will play a key role in designing, developing, and deploying Business Intelligence (BI) solutions using SAP BO tools. You will collaborate with business stakeholders to understand their requirements, provide technical expertise, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, scalable solutions.

Responsibilities

Design and develop Business Intelligence solutions using SAP BO tools (e.g., Web Intelligence, Crystal Reports, Dashboards, Lumira, Analysis for Office).
Create and manage universes using the Information Design Tool (IDT) or Universe Design Tool (UDT).
Optimize report performance and ensure data accuracy and consistency.
Work closely with business users to gather and analyze reporting and dashboard requirements.
Translate business needs into technical specifications and propose effective BI solutions.
Provide expert recommendations on data visualization and analytics best practices.
Install, configure, and maintain the SAP BO platform (SAP BI 4.x).
Ensure seamless integration of SAP BO with underlying databases (e.g., SAP HANA, BW, SQL Server, Oracle).
Conduct testing (unit, integration, and user acceptance) to validate solutions.
Perform platform monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance tuning.
Manage upgrades, patches, and migrations of the SAP BO environment.
Provide L2/L3 support and resolve technical issues related to SAP BO.
Prepare comprehensive technical documentation, including design specifications, user guides, and best practices.

Skills & Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree IT or equivalent 6 to 8 years of experience in SAP BusinessObjects tool.
At least two full life cycle SAP BW implementation and at least one with BI 7.x experience (from Blueprint/Explore through Go-Live).
Ability to use Service Marketplace to create tickets, research notes, review release notes and solution roadmaps as well as provide guidance to customers on release strategy.
Strong expertise in report development (WebI, Crystal Reports) and universe creation.
Proficiency in SAP BO server administration and platform management.
Experience with database technologies (e.g., SQL, SAP HANA, BW).
Familiarity with integrating SAP BO with other SAP or non-SAP systems.
SAP Certified Application Associate – Business Intelligence.
Knowledge of advanced data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) is a bonus.
Understanding of SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) or future BO migration strategies is a plus.
Familiarity with scripting languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript) for custom solutions is preferred.
Certification in SAP HANA or SAP BW would be an advantage.

Business Skills

Excellent oral and written communication skills, the ability to communicate with others clearly and concisely.
Understands business processes for focus areas or modules.
Ability to do research and perform detailed tasks.
Strong analytical skills.
Understands business functionality related to SAP module/application as well as can identify and understand touch points between modules.
Understands how to solve detailed SAP problems.
Understands and can explain best business practices, especially those that SAP enables.

Consulting Skills

Aptitude for working in a team environment; problem-solving skills, creative thinking, communicating clearly and empathetically, strong time management, and ability to collaborate with all levels of staff.
Learn/understand consulting “soft” skills necessary on engagements, as well as with team collaborative initiatives.
Ability to interpret requirements and apply SAP best practices.
Strong presentation skills.

General Skills/Tasks

Understands client’s business and technical environment.
Assists the project team efforts in documenting the developing solutions for client situations.
Assists team effort in preparing and developing solution documentation for projects.
Learn to understand and adhere to project and organization guidelines with all administrative responsibilities in a timely and effective manner.
Keeps manager apprised of workload direction and concerns.
Learn to analyse and develop reliable solutions that produce efficient and effective outcomes.
Develop a deeper understanding of SAP methodologies, tools, standards, and techniques.
Assists with project documentation, and demonstrates effective organizational skills, with minimal supervision.
Provides project team and leaders with updates on the progress and difficulties encountered, and provides value-added insight and understanding, for future program development.
Demonstrate the ability to accomplish project assignments resulting in quality service.

Invenio is an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate based on race, colour, creed, religion, nationality, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy and related conditions), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, military service, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. Invenio’s management team is committed to this policy in all areas of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, training, compensation, benefits, and workplace environment.