Senior SAP Technical Solution Lead / Architect

Job Title: Senior SAP Technical Solution Lead / Architect Employment Type - Contractor 1+y and extendable Base Location: Dubai & Deployment Location (Ras Al Khaimah, UAE) Experience - 9-12y NP: Immediate to 15 days Job Purpose: We are seeking a Lead technical architecture, design governance and delivery across SAP ECC and S/4HANA and steer developers, vendors and partners toward secure, scalable, maintainable solutions. The reporting would be to Head of IT Change Delivery / SAP Manager Key Responsibilities: - End-to-end SAP technical solution design across ECC and S/4HANA - SDDs, TDDs and specifications - Technical leadership for ABAP/OO, BADIs, OData, CDS, RAP, Fiori/UI5 and Adobe/Smart Forms - SAP Workflow and integration architecture - CPI iFlows, APIs, RFC/BAPI, BTP and Event Mesh - Coding standards, code reviews and a technical debt register with remediation roadmap - Technical oversight from SIT and UAT through cutover, go-live and stabilization - Direct vendors and partners, drive knowledge transfer and contribute to the RISE initiative Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or related field - 9-12+ years SAP technical experience with significant architecture leadership - At least 3 full-cycle SAP implementation, upgrade or migration projects - Proven record leading SAP development teams, vendors and outsourced partners - Government, large-enterprise or regulated environment background is an advantage - SAP technical certification(s) a plus Must-have skills: - ABAP / ABAP OO - Expert - SAP Workflow - Expert - S/4HANA & ECC - SAP CPI / Integration Suite - OData / APIs - CDS Views - Fiori / UI5 - BAPI / BDC / RFC - User Exits / BADIs - Solution Architecture - Code Review & Governance - Performance Tuning - Secure Development Good to have: - RAP - SAP BTP - Agile / DevOps / CI-CD