SAP Solution Architect

This position/role exists to:

• Lead the evaluation, design, and analysis of SAP tools and solutions that meet business objectives in a complex multi-tier landscape to ensure adherence to enterprise standards and best practices.
• Owns and manages SAP Solution Architecture, Testing, Planning, and Execution activities during upgrades and major releases with multiple stakeholders.

• Owns and manages roadmaps for SAP development and Change and Release Management tools.

The key customers of this position include but are not limited to:

• All functional Enterprise Application Services (EAS) areas.
• EAS Lead Team for standards, roadmaps, and project milestones during key upgrades and releases.

The key actions, outputs, deliverable, products and Services include:

• Translates business and technical requirements into an architectural blueprint to achieve business objectives and documents all solution architecture design and analysis work.
• Validate solutions defined by functional applications teams for efficiency and overall alignment to the SAP landscape.
• Maintain close contact with SAP regarding solution assistance and technical guidance.
• Research complex application/System integration issues with functional teams; examine integration between various systems (SAP and non-SAP).
• Architect activities during upgrades and major releases with multiple stakeholders.
• Identify and drive the adoption of new SAP technologies that meet the goals of the business for functionality and process standardization.
• Create detailed solution documentation and presentations.

• Lead the definition of the solution road map, integrating multiple disparate processes, and addressing short and long-term organizational needs.

The key Accountabilities (outcomes) and Actions of this position include:

• Establishes the vision, mission, and strategy for effective and efficient technical. design processes for custom SAP solutions.
• Builds relationships with functional and enterprise service partners.
• Design and build enterprise systems to support development processes.  
• Align designs with infrastructure and security strategies.
• Research and make recommendations for alternative sourcing (MSP vs internal).
• Participate and lead cross functional teams as needed.
• Manage technical roadmap for tools and services.

The external environment, including technology, competition, markets:

• Maintaining close contact with SAP regarding solution assistance and technical guidance.
• Interacting with business group representatives to identify emerging trends and technologies in their areas.
• Constant ongoing learning in all applicable platforms and their corresponding tool sets.
• Constant introduction of disruptive technologies and new processes to the development platforms.

The internal environment, including interaction with others, (both inside and outside the company) policies/practices:

• Global business environments and requirements change often.
• Prioritizing work across multiple customers.
• Ability to lead and drive work and task teams across multiple IT organizations.
• Collaborating with development resources across multiple companies in different geographical regions and time zones.
• Identifying, enabling, containing, governing and communicating citizen developer activities.

The work itself, e.g., problems, opportunities, change:

• Complexity of data and technology.
• Scope and breadth of work, spanning all functional areas.
• Integrations across various systems, internal and external, custom and off-the-shelf.
• Reliability of solutions and systems, that could financially impact operations.

The scope and impact of this position on the business includes:

• Interact with all functional EAS teams and Managed Service Providers on a regular basis to ensure existing and new solutions adhere to architecture, security, and development standards.
• Lead design and technical implementation discussions with third party vendors.

Competencies:

• Functional/Technical Skills
• Problem Solving
• Leaning on the Fly
• Business Savy
• Agile