SAP NS2 Enterprise Cloud Architect S/4HANA-Virtual-20171

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SAP NS2 Enterprise Cloud Architect S/4HANA-Virtual-20171

 

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

 

SAP is the global market leader for business software and related services, and SAP National Security Services Inc.® (SAP NS2®) is an independent U.S. subsidiary, offering SAP solutions with specialized levels of security and support to meet the requirements of U.S. national security and critical infrastructure customers.

Must be a U.S. Person; NS2 does not offer Visa sponsorship 

All internals must have manager’s approval to transfer

 

ROLE DESCRIPTION:

The Cloud Architect possesses a thorough level knowledge of mission critical SAP Cloud solutions such as SAP S/4HANA, HXM, BTP, Ariba and other SAP cloud solutions.  He/she will participate in sales cycles as a member of the virtual account team (VAT team) in support of the sales account strategy.

 

The Cloud Architect is responsible for the aligned and consistent architecture of a product, part of a product or a specific architecture subject (e.g. integration, software lifecycle). In the case architect is part of a central architecture team they will contribute to the aligned and consistent architecture strategy and/or target architecture of product line, product family, or a specific cross-product architecture subject (e.g. user interface strategy, platform strategy).  The Architect evaluates architecture risks and estimates effort for business case or backlog item, prepares management decisions on these topics and aids in the evaluation and assessment of product systems.  The architect will translate business and product requirements into technical requirements, models and software architectures.

 

A Cloud Architect interacts with the NS2 architecture team, prospective and existing customers through meetings, solution presentations, and follow-up discussions. The primary role of the Cloud Architect is to help develop and support the NS2 Cloud Portfolio across the different operational lines which include architecture, hyperscalers and technical teams.  This involves understanding customer needs for driving change into the offering, designing architecture, presentations and white papers, and contributing to solution strategies. In addition to offering support, a cloud architect collaborates with the global product/ solution management to plan and execute business development strategies.

 

This role serves as a “hands-on” architect who will be responsible for interfacing with the engineering team, gathering the requirements and security control implementations information for the technical controls and documenting their implementation in documentation such as High and Low Level Designs as well as contribute to the System Security Plan (SSP).    This role will also require development individually or in leading a team of Proof of Concepts (PoC) of new technology implementations to validate they can reliably meet SAP NS2 standards of use.

 

This is a fast-paced environment and a nimble, results-oriented team who is looking for someone that is detail oriented and brings a positive attitude, ready to embrace the opportunity to work on high-profile projects.

Offering Support:  

• Compose and deliver solution presentations covering the cloud portfolio.  These presentations will be primarily to the internal technical teams and presales teams in the field.  The presentations must articulate the solution design, differentiate SAP NS2, and leave a strong and positive impression to audiences. 
• Produce product architecture diagrams the incorporate our solution designs and data flows
• Address how S/4HANA is deployed across different hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, and GCP)
• Be able to personalize customer facing content to ensure delivery of a simple, appealing and compelling customer presentation.
• It would be helpful if the candidate has experience with a brownfield migration into a hyperscaler
• Knowledge of networking and authentication are recommended (DNS, IPSEC VPN, DirectConnect, etc)
• Demonstrate knowledge of SAP solutions and Regulated Industries and maintain credibility with prospective stakeholders.
• Support white papers and content creation in support of customer needs.
• Ability to effectively present to stakeho