The Role
The SAP Architect will oversee the SAP S/4HANA architecture, ensuring compliance with standards and managing the process from design to operations, including stakeholder management and documentation.
Summary Generated by Built In
As a SAP
Architect / Technology Integrator Expert, you will act as a technical
authority for the local South African SAP S/4HANA and overall
SAP solution architecture. You will ensure alignment with SAP standard, Group templates, lead process and solution analysis, and drive compliance,
documentation, archiving and platform topics across the end-to-end lifecycle
from design and build to testing and productive operations.
Requirements
- Expert knowledge in SAP
S/4HANA architecture and template approaches (global template,
rollouts, governance).
- Strong experience with SAP
standard / fit-to-standard methods and process-to-solution mapping.
- Proven ability to design end-to-end
integrated processes across SAP modules and interfacing applications.
- Experience with compliance
and documentation requirements (audit readiness, traceability,
architectural decision records).
- Strong understanding of SAP
integration technologies (IDoc/BAPI/OData/API management, middleware patterns, eventing where
applicable).
- Solid technical understanding
of SAP system landscape design (DEV/Q/PROD, tenants, client
strategy) and transport governance.
- Hands-on knowledge of SAP
Basis fundamentals (monitoring, performance, jobs, background
processing, security notes, HA/DR basics).
- Experience with data
lifecycle / archiving (SAP ILM, retention, legal requirements) and
impact on performance and operations.
- Ability to analyze complex
issues end-to-end from process and customizing to technical integration
and operations and to document decisions clearly.
- Very strong stakeholder
management across business, delivery teams, SAP Basis, BMW central, security,
and auditors.
- Ability to facilitate architecture
boards, align decisions, and manage risks, trade-offs, and technical
debt.
- Hands-on experience supporting integration
& end-to-end testing and guiding teams through root-cause analysis.
- Clear and structured
communication incl. creation of high-quality documentation for
audits, operations, and future rollouts.
Skills Required
- Expert knowledge in SAP S/4HANA architecture
- Experience with SAP standard methods and process-to-solution mapping
- Ability to design integrated processes across SAP modules and applications
- Experience with compliance and documentation requirements
- Strong understanding of SAP integration technologies
- Technical understanding of SAP system landscape design
- Hands-on knowledge of SAP Basis fundamentals
- Experience with data lifecycle / archiving
- Ability to analyze complex issues end-to-end
- Very strong stakeholder management skills
- Ability to facilitate architecture boards and manage risks
- Hands-on experience in integration & testing
- Clear communication and documentation skills
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The Company
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