We are seeking an experienced SAP Archiving Lead to provide strategic and technical leadership for an enterprise SAP data archiving initiative as part of an SAP S/4HANA transformation.

The successful candidate will work closely with business and technical stakeholders to define the client's archiving strategy, governance framework, and target architecture while ensuring compliance, security, and long-term scalability.

Duration - Sept 1, to Dec 31, Work Mode - Hybrid Location - Close to Toronto Airport Key Responsibilities Provide advisory support in developing the client's overall enterprise archiving strategy and roadmap.

Define the scope of the archiving program, including business, technical, and regulatory requirements.

Establish an archiving governance framework, including policies, standards, roles, and responsibilities.

Ensure alignment with compliance, legal, regulatory, and data retention requirements.

Define the enterprise data ownership model, including business ownership, stewardship, and sign-off processes.

Design the end-to-end Open

Text archiving architecture for SAP environments.

Define and implement Open

Text integration patterns with SAP S/4HANA and related enterprise applications.

Design authentication and authorization models to ensure secure access to archived information.

Develop high availability, backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity strategies for the archiving platform.

Validate and confirm Open





Text solution compatibility with SAP S/4HANA and future roadmap requirements.

Collaborate with SAP functional, Basis, infrastructure, security, and enterprise architecture teams throughout the project lifecycle.

Provide architecture guidance, design reviews, risk assessments, and implementation recommendations.

Support testing, deployment planning, knowledge transfer, and operational readiness activities.

Required Qualifications 8+ years of experience delivering SAP data archiving and information lifecycle management solutions.

Strong expertise with Open

Text Archive Server, Extended ECM, or Open

Text archiving solutions for SAP.

Experience developing enterprise archiving strategies, governance models, and operating frameworks.

Proven experience designing Open

Text architectures integrated with SAP S/4HANA landscapes.

Robust understanding of SAP data retention, compliance, records management, and information governance.

Experience designing authentication, authorization, and secure access models.

Knowledge of high availability, disaster recovery, backup, and business continuity best practices.

Experience working with enterprise architecture, infrastructure, security, and SAP Basis teams.

Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and advisory consulting skills.

Experience supporting SAP transformation or S/4HANA implementation programs.

📌 SAP Archiving Lead to provide strategic and technical leadership for an enterprise SAP data archiving initiative as part of an SAP S/4HANA transformation. (Toronto)
🏢 S.i. Systems
📍 Toronto