Position: SAP Data Architect - S/4HANA, SAC & Datasphere
Employment Type: Contract
Start: ASAP (February/March 2026)
Duration: 6 Months
Location: Dublin, Ireland (Hybrid)
Language(s): English
Focus on SAP is a specialist SAP and ERP Recruitment organisation offering both permanent and contract staffing solutions on a global scale.
Client – Partnered with a global leader in digital transformation and IT services, working with some of the world’s biggest brands. Their mission is not only to deliver cutting-edge technology but also to empower organisations to create meaningful impact for the people and communities they serve. For you, this means working on challenging projects that demand innovation, collaboration, and thought leadership.
Role – We are seeking an experienced SAP Data Architect to assess and design an enterprise data landscape to support integration with SAP S/4HANA, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) and potentially SAP Datasphere. This role sits at the intersection of data, finance, actuarial and investment operations; supporting planning, reporting and regulatory requirements through scalable data integration models.
Key Responsibilities
Key Skills
If you are interested or would like to know more, please email jonathan.la@focusonsap.org with your CV and availability to speak.
Applicants must be a UK&I based and holds a valid right to work status.
Employment Type: Contract
Start: ASAP (February/March 2026)
Duration: 6 Months
Location: Dublin, Ireland (Hybrid)
Language(s): English
Focus on SAP is a specialist SAP and ERP Recruitment organisation offering both permanent and contract staffing solutions on a global scale.
Client – Partnered with a global leader in digital transformation and IT services, working with some of the world’s biggest brands. Their mission is not only to deliver cutting-edge technology but also to empower organisations to create meaningful impact for the people and communities they serve. For you, this means working on challenging projects that demand innovation, collaboration, and thought leadership.
Role – We are seeking an experienced SAP Data Architect to assess and design an enterprise data landscape to support integration with SAP S/4HANA, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) and potentially SAP Datasphere. This role sits at the intersection of data, finance, actuarial and investment operations; supporting planning, reporting and regulatory requirements through scalable data integration models.
Key Responsibilities
- Data Landscape Assessment
- Analyse existing data sources and ingestion processes
- Map data lineage across actuarial, investment, policy and operational domains
- Identify gaps in standardisation, automation and data stewardship
- Data Readiness & Quality
- Evaluate completeness, accuracy, timeliness and consistency of data streams
- Develop a readiness scoring model for each source system/domain
- Integration Architecture
- Define source-to-target mappings for S/4HANA and SAC
- Establish transformation rules, validation logic and exception handling
- Recommend harmonisation approaches using ETL/MDH/data hub tooling
- SAP Datasphere Strategy
- Assess the feasibility and benefits of introducing Datasphere for unified data access, modelling and governance
- Define usage scenarios and value cases supporting advanced analytics & decisioning
- Governance, Compliance & Documentation
- Align data architecture to regulatory frameworks (e.g., Solvency II, ORSA, AML)
- Define data ownership, stewardship and operating models
- Produce functional specifications, architecture diagrams and integration roadmaps
Key Skills
- Strong expertise with:
✔ SAP S/4HANA
✔ SAP Analytics Cloud
✔ SAP Datasphere
✔ Data Lake / MDH platforms (e.g., Snowflake)
✔ ETL tools, APIs and integration frameworks - Proficiency in data modelling & data architecture principles
- Experience working across multi-vendor and cross-functional delivery environments
- Excellent documentation, communication and stakeholder engagement skills
If you are interested or would like to know more, please email jonathan.la@focusonsap.org with your CV and availability to speak.
Applicants must be a UK&I based and holds a valid right to work status.
