SAP Master Data Governance IT Business Analyst

Trident Seafoods Corporation•Seattle, WA

1d•$140,000 - $155,000

About The Position

Trident Seafoods is hiring a hands-on, technically strong SAP Master Data Governance Business Analyst to support and continuously improve SAP MDG capabilities within its SAP S/4HANA environment. The role partners with the Business Master Data team, SAP functional and technical teams, integrated business process owners, and offshore support resources to turn governance needs into practical configuration, workflow, screen, and process enhancements. The successful candidate will combine working knowledge of SAP MDG and SAP S/4HANA master data processes with experience supporting business-rule changes, validation logic, user-interface updates, change-request workflows, data-quality resolution, and production support across key master data domains. The position reports to the VP of Applications and works under the Master Data Leader’s process direction, while partnering with IT Applications, the SAP COE, business stakeholders, and offshore delivery teams. Up to 10% travel may be required. Approximately 10% on-call availability may also be required, particularly during seasonal operations; support may involve nights, extended shifts, remote locations, vessel assignments, or office-based work. A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent professional experience is required, along with at least five years of relevant experience. The position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship, including F-1 STEM-OPT authorization.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Supply Chain, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
At least 5 years of experience in SAP master data, SAP MDG, ERP data management, or enterprise application support in complex business environments.
Hands-on SAP MDG experience and working knowledge of MDG-F, MDG-S, MDG-C, and MDG-M.
Experience analyzing business and data requirements and translating them into functional SAP solutions.
Experience troubleshooting SAP MDG production issues involving workflows, data quality, security, replication, and integrations.
Experience supporting SAP testing and release activities, including UAT, regression testing, defect triage, deployment readiness, and post-production stabilization.
Strong understanding of master data dependencies across Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance, Sales, Operations, reporting, compliance, and downstream systems.
Working knowledge of BRF+, Fiori/UI5, SAP MDG workflows and configuration, DRF, SAP S/4HANA integrations and middleware, data replication and migration, and mass-load tools and processes.
Working knowledge of SAP S/4HANA master data processes and governance for Business Partner, Customer, Vendor/Supplier, Material, Finance, and related enterprise master data objects.
Strong knowledge of SAP MDG configuration, workflows, rules, field controls, data models, and integrations.
Ability to translate master data needs into technical requirements, testing, support procedures, and sustainable processes.
Ability to collaborate across Business Master Data, SAP COE, IT, functional and technical teams, plants, vendors, and offshore teams.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including ownership of troubleshooting, coordination, follow-through, and issue resolution.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to bridge business and technical teams.
Strong documentation skills for functional specifications, process flows, test scripts, issue logs, handoffs, and knowledge transfer.
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills for data analysis, validation, cleansing, reconciliation, reporting, and issue investigation.
Customer-service focus on improving data quality and operational efficiency.
Ability to meet travel requirements of up to 10% based on business needs and approximately 10% on-call availability as described in the posting.
Maintaining valid immigration status and work authorization throughout employment.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in an onshore/offshore support model with formal handoffs, ticket triage, enhancement backlogs, release planning, and knowledge transfer.
Business training, change management, and stakeholder enablement experience for SAP master data processes and governance workflows.
SAP Master Data Governance Certification (C_MDG).

Responsibilities

Support day-to-day SAP MDG operations, enhancement requests, production issues, and continuous improvement in the SAP S/4HANA environment.
Configure and support MDG change-request workflows, derivations, validations, duplicate checks, field properties, role-based approvals, data models, business rules, and Data Replication Framework (DRF) functionality.
Translate business and data-governance requirements into functional specifications, process flows, configuration guidance, and actionable work items for SAP technical and offshore delivery teams.
Troubleshoot master data defects, workflow and approval-routing failures, replication errors, data-quality exceptions, security and role impacts, and system integration issues.
Coordinate root-cause analysis and issue resolution with business users, SAP functional and technical teams, Basis, security, integration, and offshore support resources.
Partner with SAP technical teams and offshore resources to define, prioritize, test, and deliver screen updates, workflow enhancements, BRF+ rule changes, and integration-related solutions.
Execute and support unit, regression, and user acceptance testing, defect resolution, deployment validation, post-go-live support, and hypercare for MDG enhancements and fixes.
Support master data creation, maintenance, validation, cleansing, mass updates, and governance workflows across Business Partner, Customer, Vendor/Supplier, Material, Finance, and other enterprise data domains.
Collaborate with Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance, Sales, Operations, IT, and Data Governance stakeholders to align master data changes with business requirements and downstream systems.
Develop and maintain process maps, functional and support documentation, support playbooks, issue logs, test documentation, and knowledge-transfer materials.
Perform other duties as assigned to meet business requirements.