SAP Architect

The SAP Architect shapes, designs and guides the delivery of SAP and SAP connected solutions across Finance, Procurement, Human Capital Management, Supply Chain and Asset Management. The role covers the full SAP estate, including S/4HANA, BTP, Ariba, SuccessFactors and Business Data Cloud, and extends into the cloud, integration, data and application platforms SAP connects with. You’ll own solution architecture from concept through implementation and hypercare, identify where Agentic and Generative AI can deliver measurable value, and act as a trusted advisor to business and technology leaders up to VP and C suite level. Define and own the SAP solution roadmap and target state architecture across business domains, aligned with business strategy and the evolution of S/4HANA and RISE with SAP. Build short and long term domain roadmaps with clear transition architectures that modernise capabilities and simplify the legacy estate. Shape business cases, identify value drivers and assess the SAP licensing and consumption impact of each architecture option. Own end to end solution design covering business processes, integrations, extensions, data, security and non functional requirements. Act as the technical authority for delivery teams and system integrators through build, testing, data migration and cutover. Design integration between SAP and non SAP platforms using API led, event driven and middleware patterns. Define migration and data strategies with a focus on data quality and minimal business disruption. Set and enforce SAP and integration architecture principles, standards, guardrails and reference architectures. Ensure compliance with security, data privacy, responsible AI and the organisation’s Well Architected Framework. Present architecture options, trade offs, risks and investment recommendations to senior leadership. Identify and shape Agentic and Generative AI use cases such as intelligent document processing, copilots and predictive insights using SAP Business AI, Joule, SAP AI Core and Azure OpenAI. Lead proofs of concept and move successful AI pilots into production. Mentor solution designers and technical leads.