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COMPANY DESCRIPTION

SAP is the global market leader for business software and related services, and SAP National Security Services Inc. (SAP NS2) is an independent U.S. subsidiary, offering SAP solutions with specialized levels of security and support to meet the requirements of U.S. national security and critical infrastructure customers.

Must be a US Citizen; this position requires access to customer data. All internals must have Manager's approval to transfer.

What you'll do:

The SAP Technical Architect will lead activities across multiple technical domains for SAP NS2's largest and most strategic customers' innovation and digital transformation initiatives. You'll possess a good understanding of Public Sector, Regulated Industries customers and the specific needs within Federal, Defense and Aerospace verticals. You'll prepare and conduct customer workshops to analyze a customer's "as-is" situation, identify challenges and opportunities, and translate findings into transition and target state architectures.

The SAP Technical Architect will collaborate with SAP Functional and Enterprise Architects and the SAP Engagement Lead on project deliveries, including heatmaps, roadmaps, and technical architectures. Liaise with SMEs from other SAP organizations to address engagement requirements such as product capabilities, gaps, or roadmaps, as well as incident support. Collaborate with SAP Premium Engagement and SAP National Security Services to ensure alignment on project deliverables and service delivery. Drive the design, implementation, and oversight of SAP solutions' technical architecture.

Required areas of expertise:

• Technical Strategy and Governance: Strategic alignment with business objectives, technology governance, and roadmap planning. Ability to assess, prioritize, and guide SAP investments and transformations to align with business goals.
• Integration Architecture: Designing and managing seamless integration across SAP and non-SAP systems. Strong understanding of moving customers from SAP Process Integration (PI), Process Orchestration (PO), APIs, and middleware technologies to SAP Integration Suite, Familiar with SAP's ISA-M methodology.
• Data Architecture and Management: Reporting and analytics, data modeling, master data management and governance, and data quality. Expertise in SAP BDC, Datasphere, SAP HANA, SAP BW/4HANA, SAP MDG, data lakes, and data warehousing principles.
• Application Development: Understanding of the SAP Clean Core paradigm, SAP Fiori, SAPUI5, ABAP, and customization within SAP's development framework. Proficiency in SAP development tools (e.g., Web IDE, Eclipse), extension concepts, and methodologies such as DevOps and CI/CD.
• Emerging Technologies/AI: Lead adoption of SAP evolving technologies such as BTP, AI/ML, Joule, BDC and translate emerging capabilities into tangible business outcomes. Support AI use-cases follow security, privacy, compliance, and governance requirements.
• Security and Compliance: Knowledge of SAP security architecture, identity and access management, and compliance standards. Expertise in SAP GRC, SAP Identity Management, data encryption, access controls, and compliance with GDPR and other regulatory standards.
• Application Lifecycle Management: Proficiency in SAP's ALM solutions, such as SAP Solution Manager, SAP Cloud ALM, and Focused Build for SAP Solution Manager. Knowledge of configuration and integration of these tools, understanding of their role in incident management, change management, and deployment. Knowledge of SAP S/4HANA deployment options and extensions (on-premise, cloud, hybrid).
• Infrastructure and Cloud Architecture: Proficiency in cloud and on-premises infrastructure, virtualization, and cloud migration. Knowledge of cloud platforms (SAP BTP, AWS, Azure), hybrid architecture models, and SAP Basis administration.
• Cloud Architecture and SaaS: In-depth knowledge of cloud strategies, including SAP Business Technology Platform and cloud-to-cloud integrations. Expertise in SAP S/4HANA Cloud, SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), and hybrid cloud solutions, as well as cloud security practices. Solid understanding of SAP's Cloud and Service strategies like S/4HANA Private vs. Public Cloud, SAP RISE, and SAP Grow.

What you bring:

• Excellent interpersonal skills in areas such as teamwork, facilitation, and negotiation - able to lead customer engagements at an executive level
• Proven excellent knowledge across all technical architecture domains and deep implementation knowledge in SAP ECC, S/4HANA, SAP BTP, and cloud solutions (ideally in A&D and Public Sector)
• Exposure to SAP Joule, SAP Business AI, Generative AI Hub, or AI Core initiatives
• Strong written, verbal communication and presentation skills; ability to present and discuss strategies and technical information in a manner that establishes rapport, persuades others, and establishes understanding for technical and non-technical audiences
• Proficiency SAP LeanIX, SAP Signavio expertise, Cloud ALM and TOGAF certification are ideal success criteria for this role.
• Ability to estimate the financial impact of various architectural alternatives
• You demonstrate a proactive approach to leveraging AI in everyday work, ensuring high-quality outputs through thoughtful context design and system integration.
• 10+ years of SAP Basis/Technical Solution and/or project experience
• 5+ years of management or technology consulting experience
• 10+ years of IT and architecture experience
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.  A combination of equivalent work and life experience will be accepted in lieu of degree
• MBA preferred

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Requisition ID: 455562  | Work Area: Consulting and Professional Services  | Expected Travel: 0 - 50%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations:  #LI-Hybrid