SAP Data Architect

Job Type: Contract Job Category: IT Job Title: SAP Data Architect Location: Austin, TX (5 days/week onsite) Duration: Long term Contract Role Overview The SAP Data Architect will be responsible for defining and governing the enterprise SAP data foundation. This role focuses on creating scalable, trusted, and governed data architectures that support analytics, AI, and enterprise reporting while protecting core transactional SAP systems. The architect will work closely with application, analytics, integration, platform, and security teams to establish shared data standards and reference architectures. Technical Skills & Experience Strong expertise in SAP master data and transactional data domains. Hands-on experience with: SAP Master Data Governance (MDG), SAP Business Data Cloud, SAP Datasphere, SAP BW / BW on HANA Deep understanding of data modeling, data quality management, metadata management, and data governance frameworks. Experience designing data architectures that support analytics, AI, and regulatory or compliance requirements. Proven experience integrating SAP data with non-SAP analytics, reporting, and data platforms. Key Responsibilities & Deliverables Design and define the SAP enterprise data foundation, including how SAP systems store, share, and manage trusted data. Develop reference data architectures in collaboration with application, analytics, integration, platform, and security teams to support enterprise initiatives. Enable analytics and AI use cases by ensuring SAP data is consistent, governed, discoverable, and reusable. Leverage SAP Business Data Cloud, SAP Datasphere, SAP MDG, BW, and related technologies to unify enterprise data and reduce duplicate data copies. Define, maintain, and govern common data models and data catalogs to create a shared understanding of core business data. Establish and evolve enterprise standards for data governance, data ownership, metadata management, and data lineage. Protect core SAP transactional systems by minimizing unnecessary data replication and extraction workloads. Participate in Architecture Review Board (ARB) discussions, constructively challenging designs to ensure scalability, cost efficiency, and alignment with enterprise standards. Required Skills PERFORMANCE ARCHITECT