Sap Specialist Cape Town

Our client is looking for a SAP Business Objects Specialist who will consult and provide technical solutions to meet client requirements, improve system performance and address chronic issues.   *Output/Core Tasks:* * Interpret business requirements for technical design * Interact with development teams and provide guidance and best practices to enable good report and dashboard development * Capture business requirements into technical spec design * Manage Business Objects Tenants(clients) * Maintain Business Objects 4.x platform in a Linux environment * Execute collateral tasks (data preparation / universe design, SQL programming, deployment, etc.) * Provide technical leadership for the SAP Analytics (BO) platform team * Establish a Business Objects centre of excellence * Put in place practices and processes to ensure platform stability and performance * Work with the SAP Basis team on monitoring and other requirements * Work with the architects (i.e., application, infrastructure, security, and other architects) to ensure a sustainable platform that meets future business needs * Ensure security is implemented according to our Clients security standards through regular reviews * Make business aware of what is available in the SAP Market place * Evaluate Business Objects releases and new product features * Support authentication requirements and monitoring reports and users * Set up connections / integrating Business Objects with other departments, e.g. SAP HANA, SAP Financials, DB2, SQL Server etc.     *Qualifications:* * Grade 12 * Information Technology Qualification * SAP Business Objects Admin Certification (recommended)   *Knowledge and Experience: * * At least 3-5 years Business Objects Administration experience * Hands-on experience of the entire Business Objects suite of products (especially Webi, Lumira, Analysis for Office, Analysis for OLAP including installation, troubleshooting, upgrade, configuration, and maintenance of SAP Business Objects environments and all relevant components * Strong Knowledge of Clustering on a Linux environment failover & Maintenance * Understanding of Standards, Best Practices, procedures and Key Metrics to enhance operational as well as Platform Stability * Performance Tuning Experience * Understanding of Multitenancy * Proficient in SQL & MDX (Critical) * Exposure to SAP HANA * Must be able to work with Architects, BI developers and end users * General familiarity with Financial institutions (recommended) * Exposure to SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) will be an advantage * Knowledge of other consumption tools (i.e., Qlikview, QlikSense & Power BI) will be an advantage * Self-driven and delivery focused *Qualifications:* * Grade 12 * Information Technology Qualification * SAP Business Objects Admin Certification (recommended)   *Knowledge and Experience: * * At least 3-5 years Business Objects Administr