SAP Analytics Cloud Developer

In Team Digital, we’re planning for a future where the technology solutions we co-create and design enable us to achieve our goal of protecting our greatest natural resource and allow our customers, communities and the environment to thrive.

As a team, our vision is to create an everyday digital experience for the people we serve - our customers - by putting them at the heart of everything we do. As part of our award-winning team, you’ll help the business become an intelligent, connected organisation to deliver our digital transformation and turnaround.

Are you passionate about SAP and eager to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment? We are looking for an experienced SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) developer with experience in writing BW queries to join our Data Team within the BI division. Your work will be central to creating and improving SAC reporting templates and dashboards, helping drive strategic decision-making across the organisation.

What you’ll be doing as a SAP Analytics Cloud Developer:

• Collaborate and Create: Work closely with business stakeholders to design engaging SAC stories that bring the product owner’s vision to life.
• Maintain Excellence: Oversee and maintain a portfolio of SAC artefacts (models and stories), ensuring they remain accurate and relevant.
• Resolve and Support: Swiftly address incidents and support users experiencing issues with production stories.
• Meet and Exceed: Ensure that all requirements are clearly understood and met according to the product backlog.
• Communicate Effectively: Clearly articulate delivery expectations and maintain open lines of communication with all stakeholders.
• Advocate for SAC: Promote the benefits of SAC within the organisation, driving maximum value from the team's efforts. Showcasing the capabilities of SAC by leading demos and showing the art of the possible to all levels of the business, up to and including C-suite.

Base Location: Clearwater Court, Reading – Hybrid (1-2 days a week in the office)
Working Pattern: Full Time/36 Hours per week

What you should bring to the role

• We want to bring together a team of brilliant tech minds with game-changing ideas. We’re looking for people who will help us re-imagine the way we work and the way we get things done.
• A truly digital mindset. Open to collaboration. Open to risk. Open to new ways of doing things.
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• Obsessed with data. Obsessed with excellence.
• People who think and behave differently to the way we do. People who don’t want to just be another cog in the machine.
• SAC Expertise: Extensive hands-on experience with SAC, including modelling, data blending, complex calculations, predictive analytics, and planning.
• Data Integration Skills: Proficiency in working with both live and acquired data sources.
• BW/4HANA Proficiency: Experience with writing queries on BW/4 HANA.
• Modelling Tools: Experience with both Eclipse and traditional SAP GUI modelling tools.
• ETL & Data Warehousing: A background in ETL processes and data warehouse management is desirable but not essential.
• SAP Datasphere: Demonstrable experience with SAP Datasphere would be a plus.
• Continuous Delivery: Experience working in continuous delivery environments and cross-functional teams using Agile methodology.

What’s in it for you?

• This role offers a unique opportunity to challenge and grow your SAP skills while developing your consulting and leadership abilities. You’ll be part of a dynamic, fast-paced utility environment where your contributions will have a real impact. If you’re passionate about leveraging SAC to drive strategic decision-making, we would love to hear from you.
• Join us and be a key player in our digital transformation journey.
• Competitive salary of up to £60,000 per annum depending on experience.
• Annual Leave - 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service. (Plus bank holidays)
• Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution.
• Personal Medical Assessments – Open to all once a year.
• Wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing.

Who are we?

At Thames Water, our purpose is crystal clear - to deliver life’s essential service so our customers, communities and planet can thrive. Water is life’s great leveller. Every living thing needs it, every single day. From people to plants, birds to bees, farms to factories, we all need it to thrive, and we’re committed to taking care of it for us all. But keeping water flowing is becoming harder. From scorching summers to wetter winters, extreme weather affects everything from our pipes to our local rivers. We need to keep millions more kettles boiling, public services operating, washing machines spinning, showers running and more, so every drop is more precious than ever. Are you ready to play your part?

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.