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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Sr IT Architect - SAP - **Company:** Horizontal Talent - **Location:** Denver, CO, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Batch Processing, Middleware, IT Management, SAP (Applications), Software Engineering, IT Architecture, Technical Debt, SAP Business Technology Platform, Togaf, SAP S/4HANA, Data Management - **Published:** July 21, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.disabledperson.com/jobs/73771533-sr-it-architect-sap ## About the Role * 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. Horizontal is committed to fostering a welcoming, respectful, and inclusive environment where every candidate has the opportunity to succeed. We value diverse perspectives and are dedicated to equitable hiring practices that support belonging and opportunity for all. ## Description 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. ## Related Videos - [Next Level Enterprise Architecture: Modular, Flexible, Scalable, Multichannel and AI-Ready?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1017-next-level-enterprise-architecture-modular-flexible-scalable-multichannel-and-ai-ready) - [Developer’s Perspective: Overview of the Tezos Blockchain Ecosystem](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/237-developer-s-perspective-overview-of-the-tezos-blockchain-ecosystem) - [Replacing Excel with SAP APIs & Python validation](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1944-replacing-excel-with-sap-apis-python-validation) - [Exploring BOS: The Blockchain Operating System by NEAR Protocol](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/781-exploring-bos-the-blockchain-operating-system-by-near-protocol) - [Full-stack role-based authorization in 45 minutes](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/312-full-stack-role-based-authorization-in-45-minutes) - [Beyond Hiring: Building a Sustainable Talent Acquisition Engine at Deutsche Bahn](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1856-beyond-hiring-building-a-sustainable-talent-acquisition-engine-at-deutsche-bahn) ## Related Articles - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [System change: restart as developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/39-system-change-restart-as-developer) - [Best Companies to Work For in Berlin: Top 14 Companies in 2023 ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/188-best-companies-to-work-for-in-berlin-top-14-companies-in-2023)