SAP Technical Architect

• Work within the SAP Architecture team to understand and elaborate client requirements and develop solutions that meet them.
• Oversee architectural solutions developed in individual projects or large delivery projects.
• Ensure the technical solution is delivered as originally defined and aligns with the overall architecture strategy.
• Work closely with Functional Consultants and Project Managers early in the project to scope work for our area.
• Understand the overall business process and functional requirements and cascade this to stream or joint team members.
• Manage the agreed technical scope during the project and ensure alignment with the functional scope and design.
• Take ownership of architectural solutions and non-functional requirements, ensuring adherence to processes, policy, best practices, and consistency with the client vision.
• Review and scope technical and infrastructure projects for feasibility of delivery.
• Ensure a consistent approach to technical and templated functional solutions.
• Help refine the Enterprise Architecture.
• Manage technical relationships with vendors and material sub-contractors.

Technologies:

• ABAP
• Architect
• CRM
• ERP
• Java
• SAP
• Support

• Knowledge of high-volume SAP solutions and technical architecture, including ERP, Portal, and PI.
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate technical language to business language and vice versa.
• Large-scale solution architecture experience.
• SAP system sizing and landscape design experience.
• High-level and low-level understanding of non-functional requirements and how to mitigate their impact on solutions.
• High-level understanding of functional requirements and solutions, and how they affect the technical solution.
• Ability to govern and assure the technical delivery of high-complexity SAP implementations.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and facilitation skills.
• Clear thinking and innovation, with the ability to think strategically at an enterprise level.
• Assertiveness when dealing with people at all organisational levels, including third parties, while building and sustaining collaborative working relationships.
• Proactive attitude.
• Ability to deliver under pressure.
• Self-motivated with determination to succeed.
• Strong presentation, leadership, and customer-facing skills at executive level.
• Experience with SAP CRM.
• Experience with SAP UI5, Fiori, and Gateway.
• Experience with SAP NetWeaver ABAP and Java.
• Experience with SAP Industry Solution - Contract Accounting or Utilities.
• Experience with SAP Enterprise Portal.
• Experience with SAP Enterprise Core Component.
• Experience with SAP Mass Processing.
• Experience with SAP Process Integration.