IT Architecture Expert

We help the world run better

At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.

YOUR FUTURE ROLE:

Summary:

As part of Enterprise Cloud Services, the mission of the ECS CAE Technology and Architecture team is to set up the ECS for the future by driving innovation, architectural best practices and industry standard concepts which will help drive SAP HANA adoption and scale as well as to provide Enterprise class cloud offerings for mission critical operations. The team is focusing on fast time-to-value at reduced cost and risk.

The team is responsible for creating, consolidating, and driving the ECS architecture, automation and innovation roadmap across various teams under consideration of the overall SAP business target.

The Role:

Working as a lead architect for a specific project as part of the ECS CAE Technology and Architecture Cloud Automation and Innovation team to support several strategic projects and architecture initiatives to improve our BUILD and RUN processes as well as automation. You will be responsible to lead one of these projects end to end to deliver in time and budget.

As many of the projects go across team boundaries and countries strong networking, communication and coordination skills are required.

YOUR PROFILE:

• Experienced IT system landscape architect with proven track record of leading complex architecture setups across distributed systems in the context of SAP Technology.
• Technical experience on ECS supported hyperscalers (Azure, AWS, GCP) as well as on private cloud. Hyperscaler certification is a plus.
• Strong technical experience with end-to-end automation for provisioning and operating SAP system landscapes and their life cycle management.
• Deep knowledge of operating systems - Operating system advanced Certification RHEL or SUSE is plus.
• Strong technical experience with Encryption standards, PKI infrastructures, Host intrusion detection and Vulnerability management (OpenSCAP).
• Strong technical experience of Infrastructure as Code, Configuration Management and Version control systems (GIT).
• Experience with CI/CD concepts and automated integration and deployment of agile principles.
• Solid understanding of SAP Technical Consultant and expertise in S4Hana and NetWeaver
• Software development background in ABAP, Java, Python or similar is a plus
• Solid technical experience with SAP Applications and associated SAP Tools like Landscape Management (Lama), Focused Run (FRUN), etc. is a plus.
• High degree of personal maturity, an orientation to goals and success, and an ability to work well with highly-technical experts

Bring out your best

SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

We win with inclusion

SAP's culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.

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