SAP Enterprise Architect

7 سبتمبر، 2022

0 4 2 دقائق

Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Leads the establishment, development, update and maintenance of EA artifices.
For new and existing applications. This role serves as Lead Solution Architect to develop solution blueprint and detailed target state architecture descriptions, work closely with other domain architects and with the project teams as well to review and sign off system artifacts as part of EA governance process.
Partners with and provides architectural leadership to SAP SIs to deliver thoughtful IT solutions to the business. Works collaborately with information security, application & infrastructure teams to produce an optimal, high level, conceptual, and cost effective designs.
Sets and influences SAP strategic direction. Demonstrates the ability to translate business needs into solution architecture requirements and understands the long-term and short-term perspectives of an IT investment situation. Works closely with stakeholders from various lines of business to develop architecture blueprints and realistic roadmaps.
Analyzes SAP architecture descriptions to identify weaknesses and develop opportunities for improvement such as enhancing business processes, expanding capacity, reducing time & cost, and increasing overall effectiveness. Acts as an arbitrator, as needed, to bring the appropriate parties together to drive discussions to decisions in a timely manner.
Documents the SAP enterprise architecture design and analysis work. Owns and documents the overall SAP application architecture based on industry standard architectural frameworks. Develops a capability road map of the enterprise portfolio from current to future state.
Consults with application or infrastructure development projects to fit systems or infrastructure to the broader company architecture, and collaboratively partners with delivery teams to modify the solution architecture in order to accommodate a specific project need.Analyzes technology industry, market trends and impact of SaaS/Cloud and determines the potential impact on the enterprise. Maintains relationship with SAP ecosystem vendors and maintains vendor roadmaps. Facilitates the evaluation and selection of software product standards.
Directs the governance activities associated with ensuring EA compliance, particularly as relating to the SAP environmental infrastructure.
Reports to the Enterprise Architecture Team Lead.
Develop Enterprise Architecture Iterations based on TOGAF ADM.
Participate in Enterprise Architecture Governance and conduct compliance checks.
Develops solution architecture descriptions.

QUALIFICATIONS

At least 12-15 years of experience in areas such as application design and development, application integration, middleware.
Strong experience in architecting SAP solutions: SAP, SAP ERP/ECC, SAP BO/BW, SAP HANA, Business Objects, SAP NetWeaver with specific emphasis on PI, BI, Master Data Management and SAP Mobility.
Proven success in leading web hosted and/or cloud-based design, implementation and/or operations, and experience in building and deploying Enterprise wide Digital applications.
Has been in an architecture leadership role in 2+ full lifecycle SAP implementations including post implementation experience. Experience working in an environment with heavy mix of SaaS and on-prem applications.
Demonstrates well rounded technology experience/exposure.
Proven ability to develop detailed solution designs. Understands architecture constructs and patterns, protocols such as SOAP, REST etc., development methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, etc.).
Must have experience in leading integration paradigms including Microservices, API management, SOA.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills as well as the ability to decompose complex problems and perform root cause analyses.
Excellent project management, organizational and planning skills.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills