Lead SAP Solution Architect

12 مارس، 2023

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Lead SAP Solution Architect | Enterprise IT | Dubai

Overview of the role

The Lead SAP Solution Architect, leading the SAP Solution Architecture team, is responsible for owning the overall High-Level Design of the SAP projects, including the migration from ECC 6.0 and related technologies to RISE S/4 Hana, ensuring the technical, functional considerations and the non-Functional requirements are correctly captured and mapped.

Additionally, they will ensure that the interdependencies amongst various SAP Rise streams are identified, highlighted and solved in a timely manner avoiding impact on overall SAP Rise implementation roadmapFurthermore, responsible to ensure that the design aligns to AFG Architecture Principles, Technical Standards, as well as the Enterprise Architecture governance.

Finally, the solution architect should follow up the project through its realisation process ensuring that the implemented solution complies with the architectural design, and be the “go-to” person for the solution of technical issues.

What you will do

Lead the SAP Solution Architecture team
Responsible for designing SAP solutions that meet Functional and Non-Functional requirements whilst adhering to Architecture principles and Technology standards.
Provide architecture and design guidance to the System Integrator to develop, configure and implement the solution as per the product development and architectural standards, to meet business requirements
Perform functional impact assessment identifying interdependencies between products and projects
Monitor the work of the technical team and ensure standards are adhered to
Ensure technical integrity of projects, making sure that common technical elements are leveraged, and that work is not duplicated
Work with and advise the QA team on the design of test plans and test cases
Accountable for owning the design and creating the required documentation to submit to the Solution Design Approval Forum in in order to get design approval
Takes the lead in ensuring the Non-Functional requirements are correctly captured
Promotes reusability of existing solutions by adopting approved design patterns
Facilitate design thinking workshops with key stakeholders of all levels to help define the problem statement with both Business and IT
Responsible for signing off on the Non-Functional testing ensuring the correct types of testing are conducted as per the application type (e.g. customer facing transaction application requires performance testing)
Identify architecture related risks, putting the correct mitigation plan in place and managing until resolution, whilst reducing customisation by implementing standard SAP features.
Ensure that the technical debt in target landscape is avoided. If not, all such decisions are well documented and approved by the chief architect / architecture team
Responsible for ensuring that all integrations with SAP systems are moved to the target state aligning with the Integration architecture transition/target state in conjunction with the integration architect/lead
Responsible for ensuring that all reporting and analytics based on SAP data are moved to the target state aligning with the data architecture transition/target state in conjunction with the data architect

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Required skills to be successful

Excellent understanding of SAP RISE architecture deployment on Azure
Good understanding of Integration Technologies & Platforms (e.g., Boomi iPaaS, SAP Integration Suite, Broadcom API Management)
Proven experience in managing multiple projects simultaneusly
Extensive experience of Cloud Architecture covering IaaS, PaaS and SaaS based applications, using Microsoft Azure
Fluent in English both written and spoken
Outstanding communication and presentation abilities
Great leadership and teamwork skills, with strong experience of working collaboratively in an agile environment, using SAP Activate methodology, Kanban, etc to deliver new products and services.

About the team

The role will report to the Chief Enterprise Architect and will be based in Dubai Festival City.

What equips you for the role

Degree in Computer Science/IT/similar
Excellent knowledge and experience in solution architecture
Architecture certification, e.g. TOGAF, BCS architecture practitioner
Expertise across various SAP domains: e.g. ERP, Integration, Business Warehouse, industry solution for Retail and Automotive, payroll, Opentext for archiving, Treasury, Yard Logistics, Ariba, GRC, Proaxia Vehicle Sales and Service, Extended Warehouse Management, SAP CAR, RE-FX.
Demonstrate expertise with SAP S/4HANA migrations or implementations
Excellent knowledge of SAP S/4HANA software design and architecture