Uniper
Business and Data Analysis / Data Science / Data Warehousing - Technical Lead
Task description
The scope of services includes the following tasks, which are performed independently:
- Consultation with regard to Technical Solutions most suitable for Uniper's SAP BW system based on business requirements which are requested via ServiceNow (SNOW) or SAP Solution Manager from the business. Clarification of the requirements can be conducted with the business using O365 tools. All solutions will be signed off by Uniper business
- Implementing the solution from SAP and non SAP source systems into BW and providing new as well as enhancing current business reporting using SAP Technologies based on business requirements which are requested via ServiceNow (SNOW) or SAP Solution Manager. Clarification of the requirements can be conducted with the business using O365 tools. All solutions will be signed off by Uniper business; frequency: irregular, depending on business demand
- Provision of Technical Solutions for the migration of Uniper's SAP BW system to BW4HANA using SAP's recommended methods and best practices. Input will be provided via the Project Manager for this topic via MS DevOps. All solutions will be signed off by the Project Manager and Uniper business
- Undertaking quality control for developments implemented by offshore teams into the BW system. These developments would be BW specific n nature with a strong ABAP flavour. The standards required are available in Uniper Development Guidelines and SAP industry standard. Conduct this control using O365 tools. Provide all comments (positive or negative) to the Uniper Application Manager who will take the recommendations back to the offshore team to implement before Application Manager and Uniper business sign off.
- Provision of professional advice and guidance to offshore teams to supplement and enhance business functional requirements using SAP BW technologies based on previous experience in SAP industry standard best practices and the offshore team's inefficiencies. Provision of advice to Uniper IT Application Management for consideration via O365 tools and ever ongoing process.
- Service Management - using ServiceNow (SNOW) application to initiate SAP BW system changes for BASIS team implementation. These changes will be the recommendation given from SAP's Early Watch reports, SAP OSS Note ticketing system only. Managing the change in the SNOW system: administering: creating & closing the tickets, also agreeing time windows for implementing this change in agreement with Uniper business and DXC technology. All changes are implemented and tested by DXC Technology.
- BW System Small Enhancements - managing the small business enhancements using Microsoft Azure DevOps. These enhancements will be provided from business via O365 tools, all solutions provided will be tested by the business before they sign off
- Cloud Management - using Microsoft Azure Portal - monitor Uniper's SAP BW system is running optimally by viewing statistics provided by MS Azure about how the system is performing. Present any recommendations or areas of concern to Uniper Application Management who will consult with HACT (Uniper Hosting and Cloud Technology) team for implementation
- Maintenance / Upgrades - reviewing SAP Early Watch Reports (EWAs) of the BW system and providing recommendations based on these reports to keep the system running optimally and not running out of maintenance for its software / infrastructure. Talking to SAP regarding implementation of patches/upgrades / security notes using SAP's OSS ticketing system. Provide all recommendations to Uniper Application Manager who's responsibility is to consult with DXC Technology for implementation
- Data Sources & Targets - managing the Data sources (SAP and non SAP) being extracted to the BW system and Data Targets (Data Lake, Qliksense, Tagetik, SAP BO, SAP SAC, POWER BI, Tableau) which retrieve data from the BW system. This includes checking that the BW system is extracting data optimally from source systems and there is no conflicts with other BI systems extracting the same data. For data targets managing the data being extracted out of the BW system, if it is being extracted optimally and informing the system owners of these target systems in case of any areas of concern - provide all of these using O365 tools.
Uniper provides all necessary information, access to the systems and requirements in advance