SAP Architect

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced SAP Architect to lead complex global SAP landscapes through large-scale transformation programmes, including ECC modernisation, S/4HANA transition initiatives, and integration-heavy enterprise environments.

This role is ideal for someone who combines deep technical SAP architecture expertise with strong business process understanding across manufacturing and regulated industries. You will play a key role in shaping SAP strategy for global operations, designing future-state architectures, and delivering resilient, compliant, and scalable SAP solutions across multiple regions and business units.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and govern end-to-end SAP architecture across global ECC and S/4HANA environments
• Lead architecture planning and execution for SAP ECC to S/4HANA transformation programmes supporting international operations
• Assess legacy SAP landscapes and develop phased transition roadmaps for complex global organisations
• Design and oversee complex SAP integrations with enterprise systems, third-party applications, MES, PLM, CRM, data platforms, and middleware technologies
• Support divestitures, carve-outs, acquisitions, and business separation activities involving SAP environments across multiple geographies
• Collaborate with global business and technical stakeholders to align SAP capabilities with operational and regulatory requirements
• Provide guidance on SAP best practices, governance, security, and technical standards across international operations
• Lead architecture decisions across infrastructure, application integration, data migration, localisation, and process harmonisation
• Support programme delivery teams through solution assurance, risk management, and architectural oversight
  

Required Experience

• Significant experience working as an SAP Architect in large enterprise and global operating environments
• Strong hands-on knowledge of legacy SAP ECC platforms, including older ECC versions and highly customised landscapes
• Proven experience delivering SAP S/4HANA transition or transformation programmes for global organisations
• Extensive experience with SAP integrations in highly interconnected enterprise ecosystems
• Strong understanding of SAP integration technologies and patterns, including APIs, middleware, IDocs, PI/PO, CPI, and hybrid integration architectures
• Experience supporting multi-country SAP deployments, global templates, and regional localisation requirements
• Demonstrated experience supporting complex transformation programmes with multiple stakeholders, business units, and international teams
  

Preferred Experience

• Experience within manufacturing or industrial sectors
• Exposure to divestitures, carve-outs, mergers, or business separation programmes
• Experience working in highly regulated industries such as defence, aerospace, pharmaceuticals, or critical infrastructure
• Familiarity with compliance, governance, security, and audit requirements in regulated global environments
• Experience operating within multinational organisations with complex supply chains and operational footprints
  

Skills & Attributes

• Strong strategic and technical architecture capability
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Ability to influence senior business and technology leaders globally
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Comfortable operating in complex, fast-paced transformation environments
• Pragmatic approach to balancing legacy constraints with future-state innovation
  

Desirable Certifications

• SAP Certified Technology Associate or relevant SAP certifications
• TOGAF or equivalent enterprise architecture certification
• Cloud platform exposure (Azure, AWS, or GCP) advantageous