SAP Unicode Architect

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and technical guidance for SAP Unicode conversion activities
• Review and validate project plans, timelines, and conversion approach
• Assess technical risks and recommend mitigation strategies
• Advise on database size reduction, archiving, and data volume management strategies
• Guide pre-conversion activities and readiness assessments
• Assist with downtime planning and cutover strategy
• Review sandbox conversion results and provide recommendations for optimization
• Advise on performance tuning and conversion acceleration techniques for large SAP environments
• Partner with SAP Basis, database, infrastructure, and architecture teams
• Provide guidance on testing methodology, mock conversions, and production readiness
• Share industry best practices and lessons learned from prior Unicode conversion initiatives
• Serve as a trusted advisor throughout planning and execution phases

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of SAP technical architecture, SAP Basis, or SAP infrastructure experience
• Demonstrated experience leading or architecting SAP Unicode conversion projects
• Experience with large-scale SAP ECC environments
• Strong understanding of SAP Basis administration and technical architecture
• Experience with SAP upgrades, migrations, and system transformations
• Experience developing risk assessments, implementation roadmaps, and technical strategies
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical teams, architects, and leadership stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• Multiple SAP Unicode conversion projects completed
• Experience with SAP ECC 6.0 environments
• Experience supporting environments larger than 10 TB
• SAP Data Archiving, Data Volume Management (DVM), or Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) experience
• Oracle and/or Oracle Exadata experience
• Manufacturing industry experience
• SAP S/4HANA migration or transformation experience
• Experience reducing database size prior to major SAP technical initiatives

Top Skills

1. SAP Unicode Conversion Expertise
2. SAP Technical Architecture / SAP Basis Leadership
3. SAP Data Volume Reduction, Archiving, and Database Optimization