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SAP Principal Solution Architect

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Job Description

Introduction

A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe. You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to help us grow and sustain our SAP Practice for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio

Your Role And Responsibilities

Owns end-to-end SAP solution integrity across business processes, ensuring alignment between functional, technical, and integration streams. Acts as the design authority for all major solution components. Key responsibilities:

Develop and maintain the overall SAP solution architecture blueprint.

Validate design decisions across modules and workstreams (Finance, SCM, HCM, Analytics, Integration).

Lead solution governance and chair design review boards.

Evaluate change requests for architectural impact and compliance.

Collaborate with enterprise architects on integration with non-SAP systems.

Guide functional and technical teams in designing scalable, extensible solutions.

Preferred Education

Master's Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

12+ years of SAP solution design and delivery experience.

Leadership of cross-functional design teams in multi-entity environments.

Strong understanding of process design, integration patterns, and data governance.

Experience in solution assurance and architectural compliance reviews.

Deep understanding of SAP S/4HANA core architecture (FICO, MM, SD, PP, etc.).

Knowledge of SAP BTP, Integration Suite, API management, and security concepts.

Familiarity with SAP best practices, Activate methodology, and reference architectures.

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

Experience in hybrid cloud SAP deployments (RISE / Private Cloud / Public Cloud).

Consulting background with exposure to pre-sales, RFP response, and solution estimation.

Knowledge of Group Reporting, SAC, or MDG integration architectures.

Awareness of AI and predictive design within SAP Analytics Cloud or BTP extensions.

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