Senior SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) Consultant
C5MI Insight · United States
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Position Summary:
The Senior SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) Consultant is responsible for the design, configuration, and support of SAP Master Data Governance (MDG) solutions within an SAP S/4HANA environment, establishing systemic governance over financial, material, and business partner master data — and over custom-modeled domains such as asset objects delivered through the MDG flex option — so that a single validated record serves the entire enterprise, in support of a large-scale, greenfield SAP S/4HANA financial management modernization program for a Department of War (DoW) organization. As the senior MDG authority on the program, the consultant owns the governance solution design across governed domains, including the data model, process model, rule framework, and replication architecture, and represents the discipline in formal design reviews. This position operates at the Senior level of the C5MI job architecture and contributes to delivery across a five-gate milestone structure spanning pre-design approval, preliminary design review, critical design review, production readiness review, and closeout.
Note: This position is contingent upon contract award.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Owns the SAP MDG solution design across governed master data domains, including the entity data model, governance process model, user interface design, and rule framework architecture.
- Designs the governance process architecture, including change request types, workflow patterns, approval hierarchies, and the control points that make master data changes auditable.
- Designs the replication architecture across a multi-system landscape, including the Data Replication Framework, distribution models, key and value mapping, and error handling and reprocessing strategy.
- Designs the data quality management approach within MDG, including validation and derivation rule strategy, consolidation and mass processing, and duplicate detection.
- Establishes MDG configuration standards, naming conventions, and extension guidance, and reviews team configuration for compliance.
- Partners with the master data management function to ensure stewardship policy is systemically enforced, and with the security function to design role-based governance authorizations.
- Adjudicates gaps between stated governance requirements and delivered MDG functionality, documenting options and recommendations for architecture review board decision.
- Solves complex problems spanning multiple variables, modules, and interfacing systems; owns a workstream or key solution component within the assigned process area.
- Leads design for the assigned functional area, including options analysis, effort and risk assessment, and presentation of recommendations to the solution architecture function.
- Serves as the recognized subject matter expert for the discipline, supporting milestone gate reviews, government working groups, and formal design review response.
- Mentors and develops consultants at the III level, raising functional depth and design maturity across the team.
- Supports authority to operate, cybersecurity, audit, and compliance activities associated with the program, including production of control evidence for assigned configuration.
- Supports cutover, go-live, and post-deployment hypercare activities for assigned scope, and contributes to transition of the delivered capability into the sustainment organization.
- Travels to client sites up to 50% to support workshops, design sessions, testing events, cutover, and go-live activities, varying based on client program schedules.
- Adheres to all certified processes as part of our commitment to maintaining the highest standards of quality and information security, which includes actively participating in quality assurance activities and ensuring the protection of sensitive information in accordance with our security policies.
- Performs other related tasks as assigned by direct supervisor.
C5MI Expectations of all Employees:
- Adheres to all C5MI Policies and Procedures.
- Always conducts self in a manner consistent with C5MIs’ Core Values.
- Maintains a positive and respectful attitude with all contacts.
- Consistently reports to work on time and prepared to perform the duties of the position.
- Meets productivity standards and performs duties as workload necessitates.
- Maintains the privacy of all company proprietary information.
- Treats vendors, customers, and team members with respect and dignity.
- Able to safely perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience (Master’s degree or advanced certification a plus); 5-7 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, or 7-10 years of relevant experience without a Bachelor’s degree.
- 5+ years of relevant SAP Master Data Governance experience, including design ownership on at least one full lifecycle implementation.
- Deep expertise configuring SAP MDG across data modeling, user interface (FPM) modeling, process modeling, BRF+ rule design, and the Data Replication Framework.
- Demonstrated experience designing governance process architecture, including change request types, workflow patterns, and approval hierarchies with enforced segregation of duties.
- Experience designing master data replication and key mapping across a multi-system SAP landscape.
- Demonstrated experience leading governance design workshops and facilitating decisions with data owners and stewards.
- Demonstrated ability to own workstreams and key solution components and to solve complex problems with minimal oversight.
- Experience supporting multi-system SAP landscapes and enterprise-scale implementations.
- Secret security clearance required: must hold an active Secret clearance or be able to obtain and maintain one prior to assignment (requires U.S. citizenship).
Nice to Have:
- Active Secret security clearance at time of hire.
- Experience supporting federal ERP modernization programs, Department of War (DoW) SAP environments, or other defense business systems acquired under DoDI 5000.75.
- Experience with SAP MDG consolidation and mass processing, data quality management, and duplicate detection.
- Familiarity with SAP Financial Accounting (FI), Controlling (CO), Materials Management (MM), procurement, and cross-functional integration.
- Experience governing organizational master data aligned to a force structure hierarchy.
- Familiarity with federal financial audit drivers, including the Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) methodology, DoD 7000.14-R (Financial Management Regulation), and FFMIA.
- Industry or vendor certification relevant to the discipline; relevant certifications include SAP Certified Application Associate – SAP Master Data Governance, SAP S/4HANA Finance, or SAP FI/CO certification.
- Design experience across more than one delivered MDG domain solution (MDG-F, MDG-M, MDG-BP) and with custom objects modeled through the MDG flex opti