Sr. Data Engineer, Analyst BWHana (Engineering Ops)
Job Summary
ABOUT THE POSITION
Althoughwerean apparel andfootwear-focusedcompany technology is central to everything we do.Columbia SportswearsDigital Technology (CDT)groupenablesan IT infrastructure across four global brands a global supply chain and 500 geographically dispersed stores.These teams support in-store mobile and data platforms to enhance customer interface and service in an ever-evolving industry.
The Business Systems Analyst SAP & Cloud Analytics is a critical member of Columbia Sportswears Data & Analytics organization supporting enterprise analytics across SAP and modern cloud platforms. This role works in close partnership with the Senior Data Engineer BW and collaborates routinely with theCommercialSupply Chain Databricks engineering team to deliver scalable highimpact analytics solutions.
The BSA playsa central rolein continuous improvement production support and requirements analysis for widely used SAPbased analytics assets while also contributing to the evolution of analytics on Azure Databricks and Power BI. Acting as a bridge between business stakeholders and multiple engineering teams this role ensures that work is wellunderstood prioritized and delivers incremental business value.
This position is wellsuited for a technically inclined analyst or former developer who enjoys working across platforms coordinating delivery and growing into modern cloudbased analytics whileleveragingstrong SAP ecosystem knowledge.
HOW YOULL MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Continuous Improvement & Production Support
Partner closely with the Sr. Data Engineer BW to deliver incremental enhancements to highly utilized SAP BW reporting and analytics assets
Triage analyze and manage incoming support tickets and enhancement requests focusing on root cause understanding and business impact
Help ensure stability usability and performance of enterprise analytics used by Finance Commercial and Supply Chain teams
Identifyimprovement opportunities that incrementally increase value without disrupting core reporting
SAP Analytics & Domain Expertise
Serve asaSAP analytics knowledge resource for the broader data engineering organization including engineers primarily working in Databricks
Explain SAP ECC / BW data structures hierarchies metrics and business logic to support downstream data modeling and analytics
Provide functional anddata levelcontext to help teams correctly interpret and useSAP sourceddata in cloud platforms
Contribute to documentation and shared understanding of critical SAP datasets and analytics behavior
Cloud & Modern Analytics Collaboration
Work directly with theCommercialSupply Chain Databricks engineering team to clarify requirementsvalidatedata and alignSAP sourcedanalytics with cloud delivery patterns
Support analytics initiatives that span SAP BW Databricks and Power BI ensuring consistency and clarity across platforms
Partner with engineers and analysts to enable trusted Power BI semantic models and datasets sourced from both SAP and cloud environments
Growhands-onfamiliarity with Databricks Azure Data Lake and Power BI contributing to analysis validation and backlog readiness
Requirements & Stakeholder Coordination
Engage with business stakeholders to gather refine and document analytics requirements including metrics logic filters and data validation needs
Translate business requests into clear actionable requirements suitable for BW Databricks or Power BI delivery
Coordinate work across SAP BW engineers cloud data engineers and analytics teams to ensure expectations and delivery timelines are aligned
Communicate status risks and outcomes clearly to both technical andnontechnicalaudiences
YOU ARE
Comfortable operating across SAP and modern cloud analytics platforms
Organized and proactive at managing work intake and prioritization
Confidentcommunicationwith engineers analysts and business stakeholders
Motivated to grow into modern analytics delivery whileleveragingdeep SAP knowledge
YOU HAVE
Bachelors degree in Information Systems Computer Science Business or a related field or equivalent practical experience
Experience working in or supporting SAP analytics environments (SAP BW BW on HANA or SAP ECC reporting)
Strong understanding of enterprise reporting concepts metrics and data quality considerations
Experience triaging issues analyzing production data problems and supporting widely used analytics assets
Proven ability to gather document and communicate business and technical requirements
Experience collaborating with data engineers or BI teams in an Agile or iterative delivery environment
Strong written and verbal communication skills
PREFERRED / NICE TO HAVE
Prior experience as a developer data engineer or BI engineer
Familiarity withCommercialSupply Chain analytics domains
Exposure to Databricks cloud data platforms or Azure analytics services
Experience supporting or working with Power BI datasets or semantic models
Experience working in a Global Capability Center (GCC) or distributed team model
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This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities but constitutes a general definition of the positions scope and function in the company.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
Founded in 1938, Columbia brand apparel, footwear, accessories, equipment, and employees have earned a global reputation for innovation, quality and performance, keeping activity enthusiasts and explorers in more than 100 countries, warm, dry, cool and protected year-round. Columbia S ... View more