Cpi Consultant

Purpose of this role:

SAP PO/CPI Consultant

Key Accountabilities:

1. Work closely with SAP functional consultants, business analysts, and stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable integration solutions.
2. Should have minimum of 5 to 12 years of experience in SAP PO and CPI.
3. Design, build, and test SAP Cloud Integration (CPI) flows independently, ensuring performance and reliability.
4. Knowledge and Hands-on experience on EDI based B2B integrations (ANSI X12, EDIFACT etc.,) using SAP PI/PO or CPI is preferred
5. Utilize a wide range of CPI palette options including content modifier, message transformer, script steps, router, splitter, aggregator, and exception subprocesses to implement flexible and robust integration scenarios.
6. Effectively use connectivity adapters from the CPI palette such as HTTP, IDoc, SOAP, OData, SFTP, JMS, and AS2 etc., to enable secure and seamless communication between systems.
7. Develop and manage APIs using SAP API Management, including REST, SOAP, and OData services.
8. Implement authentication mechanisms such as OAuth2, client certificates, and basic authentication.
9. Leverage Groovy scripting for custom mappings, error handling, and automation within CPI.
10. Integrate with SAP S/4HANA and other SAP/non-SAP systems, both cloud and on-premise.
11. Ensure compliance with organizational policies, security standards, and integration best practices.
12. Conduct unit, integration, and performance testing to validate interface functionality.
13. Troubleshoot and resolve integration issues; optimize iFlows for reliability and performance.
14. Participate in code reviews to maintain code quality and reusability.
15. Prepare and maintain clear technical documentation and integration process flows.
16. Stay updated with SAP BTP Integration Suite road map and adopt new features quickly.
17. Hands-on experience with SAP BTP Integration Suite capabilities including:
1. Cloud Integration (CPI)
2. API Management (APIM)
3. Trading Partner Management (TPM)
4. Event Mesh (preferred)
5. Open Connectors (preferred)

Qualification & Experience:

1. Minimum of a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) and minimum of 4 years of experience. However, a combination of experience and/or education will be taken into consideration
2. Experience with SAP PO/CPI and EDI .
3. Knowledge of SAP CPI palette options.

4. Experience in

   SAP API Management, including REST, SOAP, and OData services.
5. Understanding of SAP S/4HANA architecture and integrating with it using CPI.

6. Familiarity with

   Trading Partner Management (TPM)
7. Experience with OAuth2, client certificates, and basic authentication
8. Experience with Event Mesh and Open Connectors is preferred