Senior SAP ILM Consultant - Implementation & Support

Title Overview : Sr. ILM Consultant

Location : Bengaluru

Work mode : Onsite (Work from office)

Education qualification : BCA, MCA, BE (Computer Science)

Experience : 6+ yrs.

Responsibilities include :

- Lead a minimum of 5+ end-to-end SAP data and document archiving projects, covering all phases from planning and requirement gathering to execution, go-live, and postimplementation support.

- Ensure archiving solutions comply with legal and regulatory requirements such as GDPR, SOX, and other industry-specific data retention and deletion mandates.

- Design and implement data and document archiving strategies that align with business objectives, improve system performance, and optimize database management by reducing online data volume.

- hands-on experience with SAP Archive Development Kit (ADK), SAP standard and custom archive objects, Archive object configuration and retrieval processes, Archive job scheduling and performance tuning

- Good understanding of SAP Basis administration, SAP HANA, and the overall system architecture required to implement efficient and secure archiving solutions.

- Knowledge of specific SAP modules (e.g., SAP FI, CO, MM, SD) and their data archiving processes.

- Identify and resolve technical and functional issues related to archiving jobs, data access, and document retrieval, ensuring minimal disruption to operations.

- Manage project timelines, milestones, and deliverables, while coordinating with crossfunctional teams including business users, IT teams, and third-party vendors.

- Deliver end-user training, prepare detailed technical and functional documentation and post-implementation support.

- Collaborate with key stakeholders to define and implement data archiving policies, retention rules, and lifecycle governance aligned with business and compliance needs.

- Strong command of SAP ILM components, including ILM Rules Framework, Data Archiving and Retention Warehouse, ILM in SAP HANA and S/4HANA, Audit and compliance reporting, Regulatory policy enforcement

- Familiarity with OpenText On-premises Archive Center/Core Archive Installation, Configuration & Administration on both Windows and Linux platforms

Skills required :

- 6 to 8 years of hands-on experience in SAP Data and Document Archiving.

- Strong expertise in OpenText Archive Center and OpenText Core Archive implementations.

- Proven experience in end-to-end project management for archiving solutions.

- Deep understanding of SAP archive objects and data lifecycle management.

- Working knowledge of SAP ILM (Information Lifecycle Management).

- Familiarity with SAP BASIS administration and ABAP debugging is a plus.

- Good understanding of compliance requirements like GDPR and data protection laws.

- Strong analytical, communication, and documentation skills.

- Comfortable working in a fast paced and dynamic work environment.

- High on energy and focus to achieve outcomes.