SAP Solutions Architect

A highly experienced SAP Solution Architect is needed to lead the analysis, design, and optimization of our SAP ecosystem. The ideal candidate possesses extensive expertise in SAP platforms, tools, and integrations, with a talent for translating complex business needs into innovative, scalable technical solutions. This role offers a strategic opportunity to shape and enhance our SAP landscape, improve existing implementations, and support growth initiatives across various business functions. If you're driven to leverage your SAP mastery to make a meaningful impact, this is your chance to lead transformative change.

Key Responsibilities

• Assessment & Documentation.
• Reverse-engineer and analyze existing SAP implementations to document business capabilities, functional value streams, and processes, particularly within Accounting and Finance functions.
• Translate complex business ecosystems into clear architectural documentation for both business and technical stakeholders.
• Solution Design & Optimization.
• Leverage a comprehensive understanding of SAP functional features, ecosystem tools, partner systems, and integrations to inform decisions on current use cases and potential expansion.
• Architect solutions that optimize SAP's value to the business and ensure alignment with enterprise strategy.
• Strategic & Technical Leadership.
• Provide both strategic and tactical leadership to proactively identify and mitigate risks/issues from technical and functional perspectives.
• Lead technical discussions around Non-Functional Requirements (NFRs), technology tradeoffs, and architectural decisions, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Alignment.
• Collaborate across teams with varying levels of SAP expertise, synthesizing complex information and guiding stakeholders to alignment.
• Build consensus in challenging situations where multiple stakeholders may have conflicting priorities or goals.
• Architecture Development & Presentation.
• Develop, present, and defend architecture designs across all layers—application, data, security, and infrastructure.
• Clearly explain and justify architectural decisions to business leaders and peer architects in domains such as Security, Data, and Infrastructure.
• Integration & Multi-Style Architecture.
• Design and implement solutions that utilize diverse architectural patterns (e.g., 3-tier, event-driven, message-driven) and various authentication/authorization and integration protocols.
• Oversee integrations across SAP-hosted, client-hosted, and non-SAP platforms, using SAP-native and external integration methods.
• Technology Evaluation & Ecosystem Expansion.
• Drive technical conversations on system performance, hosting strategies (cloud/on-premises), security protocols, and integration strategies.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and SAP ecosystem tools to recommend platform enhancements and expansion into additional business functions.
• Implementation & Delivery Support.
• Actively support SDLC activities, including design reviews, code reviews, defining testing strategies, CI/CD pipelines, and end-to-end monitoring frameworks.
• Ensure delivery quality, scalability, and maintainability across SAP initiatives.
• Multi-Stack & Cloud Integration.
• Collaborate across multiple technology stacks, including cloud-native solutions (AWS, Azure), AI/ML, Big Data platforms, and third-party solutions.
• Guide architecture decisions that balance SAP and non-SAP technologies in hybrid enterprise landscapes.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in SAP solution architecture, development, and enterprise-scale delivery.
• Proven expertise in reverse engineering SAP implementations, with a strong focus on Accounting and Finance functions.
• Deep knowledge of the SAP platform, including functional features, ecosystem tools, partner systems, and integration patterns.
• Demonstrated ability to provide strategic and tactical leadership, proactively identifying and resolving risks/issues.
• Strong experience in designing and defending multi-layered architecture solutions across application, data, security, and infrastructure layers.
• Expertise in multiple architectural styles (3-tier, event-driven, message-driven) and diverse authentication, authorization, and integration protocols.
• Hands-on experience with both client-hosted and SAP-hosted solutions, including integrations with SAP and non-SAP systems.
• Proven ability to build consensus in multi-stakeholder environments, including situations with competing priorities.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical and functional topics to both technical and business audiences.
• Strong experience collaborating across technology stacks (e.g., AWS, Azure, AI/ML, Big Data).
• Active/current SAP certifications (technical and/or functional) with recent hands-on involvement in SDLC activities (design/code reviews, non-functional testing strategies, CI/CD, monitoring, etc.).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with SAP S/4HANA implementations or migrations.
• Familiarity with modern cloud and hybrid architectures.
• Exposure to industries such as automotive, manufacturing, or finance.
• Experience applying DevOps practices within SAP solution delivery.

Benefits

• 401(k).
• Dental Insurance.
• Health insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity, equality, inclusion, and respect for people.
• The salary will be determined based on several factors, including, but not limited to, location, relevant education, qualifications, experience, technical skills, and business needs.

Additional Responsibilities

• Participate in OP monthly team meetings and participate in team-building efforts.
• Contribute to OP technical discussions, peer reviews, etc.
• Contribute content and collaborate via the OP-Wiki/Knowledge Base.
• Provide status reports to OP Account Management as requested.

About us:

At OP, we help you harness the power of technology for maximum impact. A technology consulting and solutions company, we offer advisory and managed services, innovative platforms, and staffing solutions across a wide range of fields including AI, cyber security, enterprise architecture, and beyond. For nearly two decades, we've been challenging the status quo of the consulting industry serving up fresh, ingenious thinking through a radically lean structure. Together, this strategy delivers unprecedented performance at an unparalleled pace for faster results that propel your business forward.