Principal Enterprise Architect - Public Sector

SAP•Atlanta, GA

2d•$194,100 - $411,600•Hybrid

About The Position

We help the world run betterAt SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed. As a Principal Enterprise Architect, you’ll lead enterprise-wide architecture engagements for customers transforming with RISE with SAP. You’ll align business strategy with target architecture, guide adoption across solution areas, and drive measurable business outcomes using SAP’s value framework. You’ll act as a transformation partner to senior IT leaders, influencing architectural decisions, shaping roadmaps, and ensuring consistent application of Clean Core and SAP best practices across complex landscapes.

Requirements

10+ years in enterprise architecture or customer-facing transformation roles
Extensive experience in Public Sector industry, particularly with state and local governments, higher education and federal government customers.
Deep knowledge of SAP EA framework, RISE with SAP, and Clean Core principles
Experience with SAP S/4HANA and complex hybrid landscapes
Strong executive communication, influencing, and advisory skills
Proven consulting mindset and business acumen
Collaborative mindset: demonstrated willingness to share expertise and learn from peers through active participation in team initiatives
Documentation discipline: Ability to capture complex architectural insights in formats accessible to colleagues across experience levels
Peer mentoring experience: Track record of supporting junior/peer-level colleagues in developing their capabilities

Responsibilities

Lead enterprise architecture strategy and roadmap definition
Partner with CIOs and senior IT leaders on RISE-led transformations
Drive value realization through solution adoption and capability consumption, leveraging and thriving on the integrated toolchain adoption (LeanIX, Walkme, Signavio)
Align stakeholders around KPIs, value drivers, and success plans
Identify and mitigate architectural and adoption risks
Accelerate the adoption of SAP BTP and innovation capabilities
Lead SAP Business AI strategy for the customer -- drive adoption of Joule and embedded AI capabilities across S/4HANA and BTP; build AI use case roadmaps aligned to business outcomes; influence customer decisions on premium AI licensing and consumption
Document and share successful architectural patterns and lessons learned from customer engagements, contributing to the organization’s knowledge base
Strengthen architecture standards: Actively participate in defining and refining SAP’s architectural standards, best practices and decision frameworks through peer engagement and CoP contributions