SAP SuccessFactors Architect

Role Overview:

We are looking for a Senior SAP SuccessFactors Solution Architect with 12+ years of overall IT experience, including 7+ years of SAP SuccessFactors experience and 5+ years in SuccessFactors solution/integration architecture.

The architect will provide E2E solution oversight across SuccessFactors, MuleSoft or other enterprise integration platforms/middleware, and connected internal/external systems. The role will act as an independent technical challenger to ensure business processes, application design and integrations are scalable, efficient and supportable.

Key Responsibilities

• Understand and assess SuccessFactors functional processes and modules, including Employee Central, Recruiting, Onboarding, Learning, Performance & Goals, Compensation, Time Tracking and Payroll.
• Review and challenge SuccessFactors functional, technical and configuration designs to ensure they meet business requirements and support scalable processes.
• Provide strong understanding of SuccessFactors integration mechanisms, including OData APIs, Compound Employee API, REST/SOAP, Integration Center and SFTP.
• Review and challenge integration architecture, APIs, data flows and integration patterns across MuleSoft or other middleware/integration platforms.
• Ensure integrations across SuccessFactors and internal/external systems are scalable, efficient, reusable, secure and supportable.
• Identify cross-system dependencies, architectural risks, performance issues and opportunities for simplification.
• Act as the E2E technical authority and independent challenger across functional, technical and integration teams.
• Lead triage and resolution of complex cross-system defects and integration issues, including root-cause analysis.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to other architects and delivery teams.

Required Experience & Skills

• 12+ years of overall IT experience.
• 7+ years of SAP SuccessFactors experience.
• 5+ years of SuccessFactors solution/integration architecture experience.
• Strong SuccessFactors functional, technical and integration knowledge.
• Experience with large-scale, high-volume SuccessFactors implementations and integrations.
• Strong understanding of enterprise integration architecture and MuleSoft or other integration platforms/middleware.
• Experience integrating SuccessFactors with multiple internal and external enterprise applications.
• Strong understanding of scalability, performance, data, security, error handling and supportability considerations.
• Proven ability to challenge and influence functional, technical and integration teams without direct authority.
• Strong problem-solving, stakeholder management and communication skills.