Job Description
SAP BW / BI Developer – SAP BW/4HANA
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Start Date: 25 August 2026
Duration: 6 months
Experience: 6–8 years
Language: English
Work Arrangement: Amsterdam
We are looking for an experienced SAP BW / BI Developer with strong expertise in SAP BW/4HANA, BW on HANA, ABAP, BusinessObjects WebI, and Analysis for Office. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing and developing end-to-end data flows, supporting production environments, monitoring BW processes, and translating business requirements into robust BW/BI solutions.
Must-Have Skills
6–8 years of relevant SAP BW/BI development experience.
Strong knowledge of SAP BW / BW Workbench
Strong understanding of LSA (Layered Scalable Architecture)
Hands-on experience with process chains and BW monitoring
Experience working with multiple SAP modules and data sources, with SAP Finance (FI/CO) mandatory
Strong ABAP knowledge, including:
Start routines
End routines
Field routines
InfoSources
Data flows
Enhancing SAP source-system data sources
Debugging in SAP source systems
Good understanding of Analysis Process Designer (APD) in BW.
Strong SAP BusinessObjects Web Intelligence (WebI) skills, including creating reports from scratch and using available reporting functions.
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Expert-level Analysis for Office (AfO) knowledge.
Ability to translate customer/business requirements into appropriate BW/BusinessObjects data flows while following established architecture and development standards.
Proven end-to-end project experience, from development through deployment, production monitoring, and support.
Strong understanding of SAP BW on HANA / SAP BW/4HANA
Nice-to-Have Skills
SAP BW authorisations knowledge.
Understanding of BusinessObjects CMC and its core building blocks.
Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
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Azure fundamentals knowledge; AZ-900 certification is advantageous/expected.
Knowledge of Azure Data Factory
Experience identifying and resolving BW process bottlenecks and performance issues
Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain SAP BW/4HANA and BW on HANA data flows.
Develop and enhance BW objects, transformations, routines, and data sources.
Work with SAP Finance and other SAP module data sources.
Develop and maintain BusinessObjects WebI reports.
Support Analysis for Office users and solutions.
Monitor and troubleshoot process chains and production BW processes.
Debug and resolve data flow and processing issues.
Analyse and resolve performance bottlenecks within BW processes.
Translate business/customer requirements into scalable BW/BI solutions.
Support the complete development lifecycle from requirements and development through deployment and production monitoring.
Collaborate with business stakeholders and technical teams in an Agile environment.