[Hiring] SAP BusinessObjects Migration Consultant @Nexiva

Role Description

We are looking for an experienced SAP BusinessObjects Consultant to support the upgrade and migration of NC DEQ's enterprise reporting environment. The current environment includes SAP BusinessObjects 4.2 and SAP Crystal Reports 2016, along with multiple web-based and legacy applications, databases, integrations, and reporting dependencies. The consultant will be responsible for:

• Assessing the current environment
• Developing the migration strategy
• Performing phased upgrades
• Migrating Crystal Reports
• Moving the platform to Windows Server 2022
• Supporting testing, production cutover, stabilization, and documentation

Qualifications

• 3+ years of SAP BusinessObjects platform upgrade experience, specifically involving BusinessObjects 4.2 to 4.3
• 3+ years of Windows Server experience, preferably including Windows Server 2022 migrations
• 5+ years of experience modernizing legacy reporting environments, applications, integrations, and technical dependencies
• 3+ years of Crystal Reports migration experience, specifically Crystal Reports 2016 to 2020
• 2+ years of experience with SAP BusinessObjects 4.3 to SAP BusinessObjects 2025 upgrades
• Strong experience with BusinessObjects architecture, repositories, universes, CMS, FRS, scheduling, publications, and security
• Experience with enterprise reporting integrations and legacy applications
• Strong troubleshooting and migration planning skills
• Experience with production cutover, rollback, testing, and post-production stabilization

Requirements

• Assess and document the existing SAP BusinessObjects 4.2 and Crystal Reports 2016 environment
• Inventory servers, repositories, reports, universes, schedules, publications, users, security groups, databases, integrations, and application dependencies
• Identify legacy applications, custom code, APIs, runtimes, drivers, and integrations that require remediation
• Develop a detailed, phased migration and upgrade strategy
• Plan and execute the migration from SAP BusinessObjects 4.2 to 4.3
• Support the subsequent upgrade from SAP BusinessObjects 4.3 to SAP BusinessObjects 2025
• Migrate Crystal Reports 2016 to Crystal Reports 2020 and remediate compatibility issues
• Design and implement migration of the BusinessObjects environment to Windows Server 2022
• Configure and maintain BusinessObjects components including:
• Central Management Server (CMS)
• File Repository Servers (FRS)
• Processing Servers
• Web/Application components
• Auditing and monitoring
• BusinessObjects repositories and universes
• Configure and validate Active Directory/authentication, database connections, email, scheduling, file destinations, and enterprise integrations
• Migrate and validate reports, universes, security settings, schedules, publications, and application integrations
• Identify and resolve report formatting, calculation, database connectivity, printing, exporting, scheduling, and performance issues
• Update legacy applications that depend on Crystal Reports runtimes, viewers, libraries, or interfaces
• Perform compatibility assessments across BusinessObjects, Crystal Reports, Windows Server, databases, browsers, authentication systems, and third-party components
• Develop test plans and acceptance criteria for each migration phase
• Perform functional, integration, performance, security, UAT, backup/recovery, and rollback testing
• Support production cutovers, including implementation outside normal business hours when required
• Provide post-migration stabilization and troubleshooting
• Assist with retirement/decommissioning of legacy environments after successful migration
• Prepare architecture, configuration, migration, testing, troubleshooting, and operational documentation
• Conduct knowledge-transfer sessions with technical and support teams

Benefits

• $60/hr on C2C Max
• Remote/Hybrid work options
• Contract duration