SAP Technical Architecture/Lead

Responsibilities

• Architecture & Governance
• Serve as the principal technical authority across SAP S/4HANA, SAP CRM, BW, and integrated boundary systems.
• Design scalable, resilient, and secure end-to-end technical architectures that align with enterprise enterprise strategy and clean core principles.
• Set technical standards, coding guidelines, performance benchmarks, and architectural design patterns.
• Integrations & Middleware
• Architect robust integration strategies connecting SAP S/4HANA and SAP CRM with legacy, cloud, and 3rd-party platforms ( utilizing SAP BTP, CPI/Integration Suite, PO/PI, OData APIs, and REST/SOAP services).
• Oversee data flow design, real-time interface performance, and fault-tolerant message handling.
• Upgrades, Rollouts & Lifecycle Management
• Lead technical execution for global SAP rollouts, system upgrades, kernel updates, and landscape modernizations.
• Partner with SAP Basis and Infrastructure teams to design high availability (HA), disaster recovery (DR), sizing, and transport management strategies (STMS/ ChaRM ).
• Oversee legacy system cutovers, technical data migrations, and system downtime optimization strategy.
• Analytics & Data Management (BW)
• Align SAP CRM and S/4HANA transactional architecture with SAP BW / BW4HANA / Analytics Cloud solutions for seamless data extraction and analytics.
• Optimize data extraction models, CDS views, and SLT replication frameworks.
• Leadership & Stakeholder Management
• Mentor and lead technical leads, ABAP developers, integration specialists, and Basis teams.
• Collaborate closely with Enterprise Architects, Functional Leads, C-level executives, and external implementation partners.
• Education And Experience Required
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, Finance, or a related field; Master's degree an asset.
• Knowledge And Skills
• Experience
• 12–15 years of hands-on technical experience in SAP development, architecture, and landscape design.
• Proven track record as a Technical Architect on at least 2–3 full-lifecycle end-to-end SAP implementation/migration projects (including S/4HANA conversions or greenfield deployments).
• Technical Depth
• S/4HANA & Core Technicals: Deep knowledge of S/4HANA architecture, ABAP on HANA, CDS Views, AMDP, OData services, and Fiori UI5 extension techniques.
• SAP CRM: Strong expertise in SAP CRM technical frameworks (BOL/GENIL, Web UI enhancement framework, One Order framework, and Middleware synchronization with ECC/S4).
• SAP Integration: Proficiency with SAP BTP Integration Suite / CPI, Enterprise Messaging, API Management, and RFC/ALE/IDoc setups.
• SAP Basis Alignment: Strong understanding of Basis concepts—system sizing, client copy strategies, transport management, OSS note application, system refresh, and DB performance tuning.
• SAP BW & Analytics: Sound technical knowledge of SAP BW/BW4HANA architectures, CDS view-based extraction, and operational reporting setups.
• Soft Skills & Leadership
• Strong problem-solving ability with a structured approach to technical trade-off decisions.
• Excellent communication skills to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical business stakeholders.
• Experience managing multi-vendor execution teams in global, distributed delivery models.
• Accessibility
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