IT Architecture Senior Specialist (multiple positions available)
About The Position
SAP America, Inc. seeks an IT Architecture Senior Specialist to develop comprehensive enterprise architecture models for customers, aligned with their enterprise goals. The role partners with virtual account teams as a transformation partner, drives value realization and solution adoption, and guides customers through their cloud journeys, with a focus on adoption and deriving value. It provides enterprise architecture guidance using the RISE with SAP methodology and Clean Core principles so customers can benefit from SAP cloud capabilities. The specialist acts as a transformation partner to CIOs and other C-suite executives, supporting architecture effectiveness and adoption while identifying and mitigating technical adoption risks. The role translates customer expectations and business goals into enterprise-level success plans, monitors KPIs and value drivers, and enables value-driven business transformation. It also serves as a trusted advisor for secure, reliable, and flexible cloud environments supporting mission-critical processes. Through governance, the specialist engages relevant customer and partner stakeholders, builds shared understanding of goals and value drivers, and promotes SAP Clean Core strategy, SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) adoption, and SAP best practices. The position is full remote. The listed location is 3999 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, PA 19073. Travel is not applicable.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, plus six years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or a related occupation; alternatively, a master’s degree or foreign equivalent in one of these fields plus four years of experience.
- At least four years of experience with SAP installation, support, upgrades, and refresh.
- At least four years of experience with kernel upgrades supporting multiple customers.
- At least four years of experience with data center migrations and cloud migrations.
- At least four years of experience setting up SAP HANA high availability using Pacemaker.
- At least four years of experience with SAP HANA system replications (HSR).
- At least four years of experience with hyperscale migrations, Software Update Manager (SUM) DMO conversions, and disaster recovery testing.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with virtual account teams as a transformation partner.
- Drive customer value realization and solution adoption.
- Guide customers through their cloud journey, with a focus on adoption and deriving value, beginning with enterprise archetypes and scaling digitally.
- Provide enterprise architecture guidance using RISE with SAP methodology and Clean Core principles.
- Act as a transformation partner to CIOs and other C-suite executives to drive architecture effectiveness.
- Support adoption and identify and mitigate technical adoption risks.
- Develop enterprise-level success plans that align customer expectations and business goals, and monitor and validate KPIs and value drivers.
- Enable value-driven business transformation using a value framework.
- Advise customers on secure, reliable, and flexible cloud environments for mission-critical processes.
- Use governance to involve and engage relevant stakeholders within and outside customer organizations.
- Establish a shared perspective on customer business goals and value drivers across solution areas, providing customer context to teams.
- Align customers and partners with SAP’s Clean Core strategy, accelerate BTP adoption, and promote SAP best practices.
Benefits
- The posting refers applicants to SAP North America Benefits for a summary of benefits and eligibility requirements; specific benefits are not listed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
