Regulated Industries BTS Technical Architect

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What you’ll do:

• The BTS Technical Architect will lead activities in the technical domains for SAP’s largest and most important customers’ innovation and digital transformation initiatives.
• You’ll possess a good understanding of regulated industry customers and the specific needs of customers in the State, Local, Federal, Utilities and Aerospace & Defense verticals.
• You’ll prepare and conduct customer workshops to analyze a customer’s “as-is” situation, identify challenges and opportunities, and translate findings into transition and target state architectures.
• The Technical Architect will collaborate with SAP Functional and Enterprise Architects and the SAP Engagement Lead on project deliveries, including heatmaps, roadmaps, and technical architectures.
• Liaise with SMEs from other SAP organizations to address engagement requirements such as product capabilities, gaps, or roadmaps, as well as incident support.
• Collaborate with SAP Premium Engagement and SAP National Security Services to ensure alignment on project deliverables and service delivery.
• Drive the design, implementation, and oversight of SAP solutions' technical architecture, with a particular emphasis on infrastructure and cloud architecture/SaaS, technical strategy and governance, integration architecture, data architecture and management, application development, and security and compliance.
• Support BTS customers in the execution of pre-migration analysis tools like the SAP Readiness Check, ABAP Test Cockpit, SAP Fiori Upgrade Impact Analysis, and the SAP Integration Suite - Integration Assessment

 

Required areas of expertise:

1. Infrastructure and Cloud Architecture

• Competencies: Proficiency in cloud and on-premises infrastructure, virtualization, and cloud migration.
• Skills: Knowledge of cloud platforms (SAP BTP, AWS, Azure), hybrid architecture models, and SAP Basis administration.

1. Cloud Architecture and SaaS

• Competencies: In-depth knowledge of cloud strategies, including SAP Business Technology Platform and cloud-to-cloud integrations.
• Skills: Expertise in SAP S/4HANA Cloud, SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), and hybrid cloud solutions, as well as cloud security practices. Solid understanding of SAP’s Cloud and Service strategies like S/4HANA Private vs. Public Cloud, SAP RISE, and SAP Grow.

1. Technical Strategy and Governance

• Competencies: Strategic alignment with business objectives, technology governance, and roadmap planning.
• Skills: Ability to assess, prioritize, and guide SAP investments and transformations to align with business goals.

1. Integration Architecture

• Competencies: Designing and managing seamless integration across SAP and non-SAP systems.
• Skills: Strong understanding of moving customers from SAP Process Integration (PI), Process Orchestration (PO), APIs, and middleware technologies to SAP Integration Suite, Familiar with SAP’s ISA-M methodology.

1. Data Architecture and Management

• Competencies: Reporting and analytics, data modeling, master data management and governance, and data quality.
• Skills: Expertise in SAP Datasphere, SAP HANA, SAP BW/4HANA, SAP MDG, data lakes, and data warehousing principles.

1. Application Development

• Competencies: Understanding of the SAP Clean Core paradigm, SAP Fiori, SAPUI5, ABAP, and customization within SAP’s development framework.
• Skills: Proficiency in SAP development tools (e.g., Web IDE, Eclipse), extension concepts, and methodologies such as DevOps and CI/CD.

1. Security and Compliance

• Competencies: Knowledge of SAP security architecture, identity and access management, and compliance standards.
• Skills: Expertise in SAP GRC, SAP Identity Management, data encryption, access controls, and compliance with GDPR and