System Architect S4 (m/w/d)

Aufgaben:

Your tasks:
• Define, maintain and communicate the SAP S/4HANA target architecture in alignment with business strategy, ERP roadmap, enterprise architecture principles and global IT standards;
• Translate business capabilities, process requirements and transformation scope into scalable, secure and maintainable S/4HANA solution architectures across relevant functional and technical domains;
• Design and govern end-to-end integration concepts between SAP S/4HANA, SAP BTP, legacy systems, regional applications, data platforms and external partners, ensuring interoperability, performance and resilience;
• Lead S/4HANA architecture assessments, fit-gap discussions, solution design reviews and key design decisions, identifying risks, dependencies, technical debt and standardization opportunities;
• Create and maintain SAP architecture blueprints, roadmaps, decision documents, interface overviews, extension guidelines and solution design principles for programs and operational teams;
• Provide architectural guidance to SAP functional teams, technical teams, product teams, external implementation partners and local IT organizations during design, build, test, migration, deployment and hypercare phases;
• Ensure that security, compliance, data protection, authorization concepts, lifecycle management, scalability and operations requirements are considered in S/4HANA solution designs from the beginning;
• Evaluate SAP innovations, architecture options and transformation patterns and recommend pragmatic solutions that improve business value, reduce complexity and support the long-term S/4 roadmap.

Anforderungen:

1. Education / Professional Certification
• University degree in Computer Science, Business Informatics, Information Systems, Engineering, Business Administration with IT focus or equivalent qualification; SAP S/4HANA, SAP BTP, enterprise architecture, cloud or security certifications are beneficial.

2. Experience
• +15 years of relevant professional experience in SAP architecture, SAP solution design, enterprise applications or multiple large-scale ERP transformation programs, preferably in an international environment.
• Proven experience as an enterprise IT architect or system architect in complex SAP S/4HANA transformation programs, including architecture governance, design decisions and coordination across business and IT stakeholders.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA-related technologies, cloud capabilities and relevant satellite systems such as AEB or OpenText; familiarity with architecture management tools such as LeanIX or Alfabet is beneficial.

3. Knowledge / Skills / Other characteristics
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture, SAP solution architecture and ERP system design principles, including scalability, reliability, security, maintainability, lifecycle management and fit-to-standard orientation;
• Deep experience with SAP S/4HANA landscapes, core ERP processes, integrations, master data, transactional data flows and extension concepts; knowledge of SAP BTP, Fiori, APIs, middleware solutions and application lifecycle practices is an advantage;
• Ability to translate business requirements into SAP architecture concepts, target designs, solution options, decision papers and implementation guidance for technical and non-technical stakeholders;
• Experience in designing integrations across SAP and heterogeneous application landscapes and assessing impacts on business processes, data, authorization concepts, security and operations;
• Structured, analytical and conceptual working style with the ability to balance long-term SAP architecture standards with pragmatic transformation delivery needs;
• Strong communication, moderation and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to facilitate fit-gap workshops, design authority meetings and architecture review discussions;
• Fluent English communication skills, both spoken and written; German or additional languages are beneficial.

Offshore candidates are welcome.

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