Sr IT Architect - SAP

Join a senior-level SAP architecture role focused on shaping enterprise technology solutions that support work execution and plant maintenance. This position offers the opportunity to influence large-scale SAP strategy, modernization, and cross-functional delivery in a complex enterprise environment. Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture and technical direction for enterprise SAP initiatives across application, integration, data, security, and infrastructure domains.
• Design solution architectures that align with business goals, enterprise standards, and non-functional requirements such as scalability, resilience, and maintainability.
• Provide governance for architecture standards, solution reviews, and exception management while supporting enterprise architecture principles.
• Guide end-to-end technical implementation to ensure solutions are supportable in production and aligned with operational models.
• Develop modernization strategies that reduce technical debt and improve the long-term health of the application landscape.
• Drive architecture decisions involving SAP, SAP BTP, middleware, identity, data platforms, and external integrations.
• Identify, assess, and help mitigate technical, operational, security, integration, and compliance risks.
• Collaborate with business partners, engineering, infrastructure, security, operations, and external vendors to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Contribute to enterprise architecture standards, governance processes, integration patterns, security models, and operational readiness.
• Evaluate new technologies and recommend improvements that strengthen the SAP ecosystem.

• 8+ years of enterprise IT experience in large, complex organizations.
• 8+ years of solution and enterprise architecture experience supporting major technology initiatives.
• 6+ years of SAP architecture and enterprise SAP delivery experience.
• Strong experience with SAP and SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP).
• Experience designing solutions across application, integration, data, security, and infrastructure architecture.
• Knowledge of SAP business capabilities related to plant maintenance, work management, and asset management.
• Solid understanding of SAP integration approaches, including APIs, middleware, events, and batch processing.
• Experience working within architecture governance, review boards, and enterprise standards processes.
• Strong understanding of TOGAF and the full software development lifecycle.
• Excellent communication, leadership, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience supporting ECC to SAP S/4HANA migration programs.
• Background in energy, utilities, or other regulated, asset-intensive industries.
• Experience building enterprise technology roadmaps and modernization strategies.
• Experience managing vendors and system integrator partnerships.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise risk management, security, regulatory compliance, and audit readiness.
• Ability to work on-site in Denver, Colorado Tuesday through Thursday.

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