Technical Specialist

Job description

Seeking an SAP ILM & Data Archiving Consultant with experience in designing and delivering Information Lifecycle Management (ILM), Data Archiving, Retention Management, and compliance-driven data governance solutions across SAP ECC and S/4HANA landscapes. The role requires exposure to multiple SAP functional domains (Finance, Procurement, Sales, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, HR, etc.) and a strong understanding of SAP's latest data management, privacy, and archiving capabilities. Key Responsibilities Design and implement SAP ILM, Retention Management, Retention Warehouse, and Data Archiving solutions across SAP business processes. Conduct workshops, gather requirements, and define data retention, archiving, and destruction strategies. Configure retention policies, residence rules, audit areas, legal holds, and ILM-enabled archiving objects. Support SAP archiving scenarios using SARA and ILM across ECC and S/4HANA environments. Coordinate integrations with OpenText, SAP Content Server, SAP ILM Retention Warehouse, and external repositories. Collaborate with functional, BASIS, compliance, audit, and infrastructure teams to deliver end-to-end solutions. Support data privacy, compliance, audit readiness, and information governance initiatives. Participate in project lifecycle activities including design, build, testing, cutover, deployment, and hypercare. Manage stakeholder communication, project risks, issues, and governance reporting. Required Skills SAP Information Lifecycle Management (SAP ILM) SAP Data Archiving and Archive Administration (SARA) SAP ILM Retention Management & Retention Warehouse SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA Archiving Concepts SAP SLT (Landscape Transformation Replication) Data Retention, Legal Hold, Data Blocking & Destruction OpenText Archive Server / Extended ECM / SAP Content Server Audit, Compliance & Information Governance Processes Understanding of end-to-end SAP process domains (Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Sales, HR) Strong stakeholder management and consulting skills Knowledge of Latest SAP Offerings SAP ILM for SAP S/4HANA SAP Data Volume Management (DVM) SAP Information Governance & Data Privacy Framework SAP ILM Data Blocking and Destruction SAP HANA Native Storage Extension (NSE) SAP Cloud ALM SAP BTP-based integration and content management services OpenText Extended ECM integrations with SAP solutions Preferred Certifications SAP Certified Associate / Professional Certification SAP ILM or Data Archiving Certification SAP S/4HANA Functional Certification (any process area) OpenText Content Management Certification (preferred) Preferred Tools SAP ILM, SARA, SAP SLT, SAP Retention Warehouse, SAP Content Server, OpenText Archive Server, OpenText Extended ECM, SAP Cloud ALM, SAP HANA, SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA, JIRA/Azure DevOps. Key Responsibilities Seeking an SAP ILM & Data Archiving Consultant with experience in designing and delivering Information Lifecycle Management (ILM), Data Archiving, Retention Management, and compliance-driven data governance solutions across SAP ECC and S/4HANA landscapes. The role requires exposure to multiple SAP functional domains (Finance, Procurement, Sales, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, HR, etc.) and a strong understanding of SAP's latest data management, privacy, and archiving capabilities. Key Responsibilities Design and implement SAP ILM, Retention Management, Retention Warehouse, and Data Archiving solutions across SAP business processes. Conduct workshops, gather requirements, and define data retention, archiving, and destruction strategies. Configure retention policies, residence rules, audit areas, legal holds, and ILM-enabled archiving objects. Support SAP archiving scenarios using SARA and ILM across ECC and S/4HANA environments. Coordinate integrations with OpenText, SAP Content Server, SAP ILM Retention Warehouse, and external repositories. Collaborate with functional, BASIS, compliance, audit, and infrastructure teams to deliver end-to-end solutions. Support data privacy, compliance, audit readiness, and information governance initiatives. Participate in project lifecycle activities including design, build, testing, cutover, deployment, and hypercare. Manage stakeholder communication, project risks, issues, and governance reporting. Required Skills SAP Information Lifecycle Management (SAP ILM) SAP Data Archiving and Archive Administration (SARA) SAP ILM Retention Management & Retention Warehouse SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA Archiving Concepts SAP SLT (Landscape Transformation Replication) Data Retention, Legal Hold, Data Blocking & Destruction OpenText Archive Server / Extended ECM / SAP Content Server Audit, Compliance & Information Governance Processes Understanding of end-to-end SAP process domains (Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Sales, HR) Strong stakeholder management and consulting skills Knowledge of Latest SAP Offerings SAP ILM for SAP S/4HANA SAP Data Volume Management (DVM) SAP Information Governance & Data Privacy Framework SAP ILM Data Blocking and Destruction SAP HANA Native Storage Extension (NSE) SAP Cloud ALM SAP BTP-based integration and content management services OpenText Extended ECM integrations with SAP solutions Preferred Certifications SAP Certified Associate / Professional Certification SAP ILM or Data Archiving Certification SAP S/4HANA Functional Certification (any process area) OpenText Content Management Certification (preferred) Preferred Tools SAP ILM, SARA, SAP SLT, SAP Retention Warehouse, SAP Content Server, OpenText Archive Server, OpenText Extended ECM, SAP Cloud ALM, SAP HANA, SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA, JIRA/Azure DevOps. Skill Requirements Seeking an SAP ILM & Data Archiving Consultant with experience in designing and delivering Information Lifecycle Management (ILM), Data Archiving, Retention Management, and compliance-driven data governance solutions across SAP ECC and S/4HANA landscapes. The role requires exposure to multiple SAP functional domains (Finance, Procurement, Sales, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, HR, etc.) and a strong understanding of SAP's latest data management, privacy, and archiving capabilities. Key Responsibilities Design and implement SAP ILM, Retention Management, Retention Warehouse, and Data Archiving solutions across SAP business processes. Conduct workshops, gather requirements, and define data retention, archiving, and destruction strategies. Configure retention policies, residence rules, audit areas, legal holds, and ILM-enabled archiving objects. Support SAP archiving scenarios using SARA and ILM across ECC and S/4HANA environments. Coordinate integrations with OpenText, SAP Content Server, SAP ILM Retention Warehouse, and external repositories. Collaborate with functional, BASIS, compliance, audit, and infrastructure teams to deliver end-to-end solutions. Support data privacy, compliance, audit readiness, and information governance initiatives. Participate in project lifecycle activities including design, build, testing, cutover, deployment, and hypercare. Manage stakeholder communication, project risks, issues, and governance reporting. Required Skills SAP Information Lifecycle Management (SAP ILM) SAP Data Archiving and Archive Administration (SARA) SAP ILM Retention Management & Retention Warehouse SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA Archiving Concepts SAP SLT (Landscape Transformation Replication) Data Retention, Legal Hold, Data Blocking & Destruction OpenText Archive Server / Extended ECM / SAP Content Server Audit, Compliance & Information Governance Processes Understanding of end-to-end SAP process domains (Finance, Procurement, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Sales, HR) Strong stakeholder management and consulting skills Knowledge of Latest SAP Offerings SAP ILM for SAP S/4HANA SAP Data Volume Management (DVM) SAP Information Governance & Data Privacy Framework SAP ILM Data Blocking and Destruction SAP HANA Native Storage Extension (NSE) SAP Cloud ALM SAP BTP-based integration and content mana