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 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 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.
• 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.

Find out more about our benefits and perks

Who are we?

We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people and the planet to thrive. It’s a big job and we’ve got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference and getting us to where we want to be in the years and decades to come.

Learn more about our purpose and values

Working at Thames Water

Thames Water is a unique, rewarding and diverse place to work, where every day you can make a difference, yet no day is the same. As part of our family, you’ll enjoy fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and excellent benefits.
Whether you’re interested in a role in one of our call centres or science labs, we’re looking for people like you with real passion and a burning desire to make things better.

So, if you’re looking for a sustainable and successful career where you can make a daily difference to millions of people’s lives while helping to protect the world of water for future generations, we’ll be here to support you every step of the way. Together, we can build a better future for our customers, our region and our planet.

The real purpose, real support, real opportunities. Come and join the Thames Water family. Why choose us? Learn more.

Our overarching aim is to ensure that Thames Water is a great, diverse and inclusive place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process. We aim to remove any real or perceived barriers to success, so if you need assistance, we’re here to help and support.

When a crisis happens, we all rally around to support our customers. As part of Team Thames, you’ll have the opportunity to sign up to support our customers on the frontline as an ambassador. Full training will be given for what is undoubtedly an incredibly rewarding experience. It’s also a great opportunity to learn more about our business, meet colleagues and earn some extra money along the way.

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.