SAP Technical Architect- SC Cleared
Posted 2 days ago by eTeam Workforce Limited
Negotiable
Inside
Undetermined
Telford/Worthing (depending on candidate location), UK
Summary: The SAP Technical Architect is responsible for developing and overseeing architectural solutions within the SAP Architecture team, ensuring alignment with client requirements and overall architecture strategy. This role involves close collaboration with Functional Consultants and Project Managers to manage technical scope and deliver high-complexity SAP implementations. The architect will also refine Enterprise Architecture and manage relationships with vendors and subcontractors. Strong communication and leadership skills are essential for success in this position.
Key Responsibilities:
- Understand and elaborate client requirements to develop appropriate solutions.
- Oversee architectural solutions in individual projects and large delivery projects.
- Collaborate with Functional Consultants and Project Managers to scope work and understand business processes.
- Manage technical scope during projects, ensuring alignment with functional design.
- Take ownership of architectural solutions and non-functional requirements.
- Review and scope technical/infrastructure projects for feasibility.
- Ensure consistency in technical and templated functional solutions.
- Manage technical relationships with vendors and subcontractors.
Key Skills:
- Knowledge of high-volume SAP solutions and technical architecture (ERP, Portal, PI).
- Ability to translate technical language to business language and vice versa.
- Experience in large scale Solution Architecture.
- SAP system sizing and landscape design expertise.
- Understanding of Non-Functional Requirements and their impact on solutions.
- Ability to govern and assure technical delivery of complex SAP implementations.
- Excellent communication, influencing, and facilitation skills.
- Strategic thinking at an Enterprise level.
- Assertiveness in dealing with various organizational levels and third parties.
- Proactive attitude and ability to deliver under pressure.
- Strong presentation, leadership, and customer-facing skills.
Salary (Rate): £626/Day
City: Telford/Worthing
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Job Title: SAP Technical Architect
Clearance Required: SC
Duration: 6 months
Location: Telford/Worthing (depending on candidate location)
Job Description:
The SAP Technical Architect works within the SAP Architecture team and is responsible for understanding and elaborating client requirements and developing solutions that meet these requirements. You will oversee architectural solutions as developed in individual projects or as a large delivery project and take responsibility for ensuring that the technical solution is delivered as originally defined and fits with the overall architecture strategy.
You will work closely with the Functional Consultants and Project Managers early in the project to scope work for your own area, as well as understanding the overall business process and functional requirements, effectively cascading that onto any stream or joint team members. You will successfully manage to the agreed technical scope during the project, ensuring continued alignment with the functional scope/design, and take ownership of architectural solutions and non-functional requirements to ensure adherence to processes, policy, best practices and consistency with the client vision. You will be involved in the reviewing and scoping of technical/infrastructure projects for feasibility of delivery. You will ensure a consistent approach to technical and templated functional solutions and help refine the Enterprise Architecture. You will also manage the technical relationships with vendors and material sub-contractors.
Skills/Experience
Knowledge of high-volume SAP solutions and technical architecture (including ERP, Portal, and PI).
Understanding of business requirements, and be able to translate tech language to business language and vice versa
Large scale Solution Architecture experience.
SAP system sizing and landscape design.
High-level (and Low-level) understanding of Non-Functional Requirements and clarity in the mitigation of their impact on solutions.
High-level understanding of Functional requirements and solutions, mapping their effect on the technical solution.
Ability to govern and assure the technical delivery of high complexity SAP Implementations.
Excellent communication, influencing and facilitation skills.
Clear thinking and innovation; able to think strategically at an Enterprise level.
Assertiveness in dealing with people at all organisational levels, including 3rd parties, while building and sustaining collaborative working relationships.
Proactive with a positive attitude.
Ability to deliver under pressure.
Self-motivated with determination to succeed.
Strong presentation, leadership and customer-facing skills to executive level.
Technologies
SAP CRM
SAP UI5, Fiori and Gateway
SAP NetWeaver ABAP and Java
SAP Industry Solution - Contract Accounting (or Utilities)
SAP Enterprise Portal
SAP Enterprise Core Component
SAP Mass Processing
SAP Process Integration
SAP Success Factors and Ariba