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# (SAP Architect) Senior

- **Company:** Lumen Solutions Inc.
- **Location:** Washington, DC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Microsoft Azure, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Virtual Desktops, SAP (Applications), SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse, SAP NetWeaver Data Management, Systems Integration, Virtualization Technology, Enterprise Data Management, Data Layers, SAP S/4HANA, Cloud Integration, Databricks
- **Published:** July 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www2.jobdiva.com/portal/?a=yyjdnwtj1vk20likwp2a7oa2mc2scw064c948z22g23e046qehohegye8oqt3zi6&compid=0/jobs/27449570#/jobs/27449570

## About the Role

* Education: Bachelors in CS, IS, Data Engineering (master's preferred).

Experience: 8+ years SAP data engineering/analytics with technical leadership

Qualification:

 * SAP modernization (BW/4HANA migration, DataSphere/S/4HANA adoption).
 * MDG, data quality, AI/ML enablement, SAP-functional/cloud integrations.
 * Relevant SAP/cloud certifications.

Note: SAP S/4HANA migration experience
strongly preferred

## Description

Client seeks a strategic leader to architect SAP data, analytics, and AI ecosystems-including S/4HANA, BW/4HANA, DataSphere, and SAC-ensuring trusted, interoperable solutions aligned with enterprise data platforms. This role drives high-impact standards, mentor teams, and accelerates shovel-ready SAP initiatives for superior data quality and business outcomes.
Essential Functions

 * Lead SAP data, analytics, and AI across product/platform teams.
 * Define standards for DataSphere, BW/4HANA, SAC, CDS views, and S/4HANA integrations.
 * Design semantic/virtualized models and pipelines blending SAP/non-SAP sources.
 * Mentor engineers with documented, production-ready SAP designs.
 * Align SAP efforts with enterprise architecture, product, and governance, * Expertise in SAP DataSphere, BW/4HANA, S/4HANA, CDS, SAC, integrations (e.g., Databricks/Azure).
 * Data modeling, metadata/master data governance, virtualization, semantic layers.
 * Translating SAP into agile architectural guidance; proven hybrid SAP/cloud leadership.
 * Mentorship, collaboration, simplifying complex SAP for stakeholders

***Lumen and / or its clients will not provide equipment (Laptop, monitor, etc.) to the selected contractor. The contractor must have their own equipment. Access to a virtual desktop set up (software) will be provided by Lumen's client, allowing the user access to the required systems and technology.***


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