SAP Technical Architect

About This Role

Role Summary

We are looking for a highly experienced SAP Technical Architect to own the end-to-end technical architecture and integration strategy across the SAP landscape. The role involves leading technical design for SAP implementations and migrations — including ECC to S/4HANA — reviewing custom developments, enforcing technical governance, and providing expert guidance across all SAP modules and integration touchpoints.

Key Responsibilities

SAP Architecture & Technical Governance

• Define, own, and govern the overall SAP technical architecture across the organisation
• Establish and enforce technical standards, coding guidelines, and best practices for all SAP development and configuration activities
• Conduct architectural reviews and approve custom development, enhancements, and modifications
• Drive technical strategy aligned to business roadmap and SAP's evolving product direction (S/4HANA, BTP, Fiori)
• Maintain architecture documentation, technical blueprints, and decision logs

ECC to S/4HANA Migration Leadership

• Lead the technical design and execution planning for ECC to S/4HANA migration
• Conduct system landscape assessment, custom code impact analysis, and readiness evaluation
• Define migration approach — greenfield, brownfield, or selective data transition
• Oversee technical workstreams during migration including data migration, integration re-platforming, and custom code remediation
• Coordinate with functional leads, basis team, and external SAP partners

Integration Architecture

• Design and govern end-to-end integration architecture between SAP and non-SAP systems
• Lead technical design using SAP Gateway, OData services, SAP Integration Suite (CPI/BTP), and middleware platforms
• Ensure integration security, performance, and scalability standards are met
• Review and approve all interface specifications and API designs

ABAP & Fiori / UI5 Development Oversight

• Provide technical leadership and code review governance for ABAP development including ABAP for HANA, CDS views, BAPI, BAdI, and user exits
• Oversee SAP Fiori / UI5 application design, OData service development, and Fiori Launchpad configuration
• Guide the development team on performance optimisation, clean core principles, and side-by-side extensibility on BTP

Stakeholder & Team Leadership

• Act as the senior technical advisor to IT leadership, project managers, and business stakeholders
• Mentor and guide a team of SAP developers and technical consultants
• Engage with SAP and third-party vendors on architecture decisions and escalations
• Contribute to RFPs, solution evaluations, and vendor assessments from a technical perspective

Required Skills

• SAP NetWeaver — architecture, administration, and landscape management
• ABAP — advanced development including ABAP for SAP HANA, CDS views, OData, BAPI, BAdI
• SAP Fiori / UI5 — application development and Launchpad administration
• SAP Gateway & OData service development
• S/4HANA — architecture, deployment options, and Activate methodology
• ECC to S/4HANA migration — greenfield, brownfield, or selective data transition
• Integration architecture — SAP CPI, BTP Integration Suite, middleware, REST/SOAP APIs
• Technical governance — standards definition, code review, architecture sign-off
• Strong documentation and stakeholder communication skills

Certifications

• SAP Certified Technology Associate – System Administration (SAP HANA or SAP NetWeaver) — Preferred
• SAP Certified Development Specialist – ABAP for SAP HANA — Preferred
• SAP Certified Technology Architect — Highly Preferred