SAP S/4 Strategy & Architecture Senior Manager

Boeing•Renton, WA

27d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Boeing Company is looking for a highly motivated Information Digital Technology professional to join the SAP S/4 Center of Excellence to manage and run the SAP Application and Technology Architecture as a SAP S/4 Strategy & Architecture Senior Manager. We are seeking a highly experienced SAP technology leader to lead day-to-day SAP S/4 architecture, cross-value-stream solution and technical architecture, and the rationalization of SAP artifacts across a complex, heterogeneous SAP landscape. The SAP S/4 Architecture Manager leads the architecture strategy, roadmaps and governance for large-scale SAP S/4HANA implementations at Boeing. This role is responsible for managing and governing SAP Common Core Template across Process, Applications and Solutions and Technology domains in alignment with business capability needs across Supply chain, Finance, Program and Assets Management functions in a multi-instance S/4 Landscape. The position also supports the use of AI-enabled tools and SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC) to improve delivery efficiency, data governance, analytics, and decision-making. Experience in complex manufacturing and/or Aerospace & Defense environments is highly valued.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or higher
10+ years of experience working in a cross-functional environment with all levels in the business from individual contributors to executive leadership
10+ years of experience within information technology
10+ years of experience in organization management
10+ years in leadership roles managing teams, initiatives, or projects in an SAP ECC or S/4 environment
5+ years of experience with SAP S/4 architecture
5+ years of experience in SAP RICEFW rationalization, ABAP programming, and SAP S/4 architecture and modules
Experience with SAP BTP (Cloud Foundry, Kyma), PI/PO, CPI, MDG, Datasphere/Data Cloud, and HANA architecture
Able to travel domestically and internationally

Nice To Haves

Certifications in SAP S/4HANA architecture, SAP BTP, SAP Activate, or related SAP technologies
Experience with SDLC methodologies (Agile) and modern DevOps/CI/CD practices for SAP
Experience with ABAP, BADI, BAPI, IDoc, OData, Fiori/UI5, CDS Views and related SAP technologies
Experience with large-scale SAP S/4 transformations, multi-program landscapes, and RISE with SAP migrations
Experience in supply chain, fulfillment, manufacturing, logistics, or finance
Experience with cloud migration strategies, tenancy decisions, and cloud cost optimization for SAP workloads
Experience with SAP Identity Authentication/Cloud Identity, SAP Cloud ALM, observability tooling, and security/compliance frameworks

Responsibilities

Lead the overall Enterprise architecture for SAP S/4HANA programs
Define and maintain Transitional and target-state architecture across Processes, Applications, data, Solutions, infrastructure, and security leveraging industry standard Architecture and Process modeling tools like LeanIX and Signavio
Ensure SAP processes and solutions align with Boeing standards, business objectives, and SAP best practices
Review Process, solution designs and provide architecture governance across multiple S/4 programs focusing on incremental common process capability maturity and reusability
Support system landscape design across development, testing, training, and production environments including opportunities to automate lifecycles
Ensure strong data architecture, including master and Transaction data objects, data quality, lineage, and governance
Lead integration strategy and architecture for SAP and non-SAP systems using APIs, middleware, and data platforms
Support adoption of SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC) and/or enterprise data lake house for trusted, analytics-ready enterprise data
Identify opportunities to use AI tools for Design, Development, testing, documentation, process improvement, and architecture support
Ensure AI use follows security, privacy, compliance, and governance requirements
Support requirements for scalability, performance, availability, resilience, and security
Partner with business, functional, technical, and cybersecurity teams to deliver end-to-end solutions
Support cutover, go-live, and post-go-live stabilization from an architecture perspective
Provide architecture guidance for manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and program execution processes
Support traceability, compliance, and controlled data requirements common in Aerospace & Defense environments