SAP Technical Architect

SAP Technical Architect

Our client, a leading global supplier for IT services, requires SAP Technical Architect to be based at their client's office in Leeds, UK.

This is a hybrid role - you can work remotely in the UK and attend the Leeds office 3-4 days per week .

This is a 12 month temporary contract to start ASAP

Day rate: Competitive Market rate

As part of a greenfield implementation/rollout/enhancement and steady state on SAP with RISE, new applications are being provisioned and configured to support new SAP standard retail functionality. The technical setup and configuration of these newly provisioned systems need to be completed in order to enable the functional build to be deployed to support SIT, UAT, Performance testing prior/post to go-live.

Key Responsibilities

• The SAP Technical Architect is responsible for defining, designing, and governing the overall technical architecture of SAP landscapes across SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, SAP BTP, SAP PI/PO, SAP Fiori/UI5, and integrated enterprise systems.
• This role ensures high-performance, scalable, secure, and future-ready SAP solutions that align with business strategy and IT roadmaps.
• The architect collaborates closely with business leaders, solution architects, Basis, development teams, and integration teams to deliver robust and compliant SAP technical platforms.

Key Requirements

Essential Skills:

• Strong hands-on experience designing and governing SAP S/4HANA and SAP ECC technical architectures.
• Provide technical leadership for ABAP, Fiori/UI5, OData, CDS Views, and SAP Basis teams.
• Deep understanding of SAP system landscape design, including DEV/QAS/PRD/DR environments.
• In-depth knowledge of SAP Basis, system sizing, performance tuning, high-availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) configurations.
• Strong experience with SAP HANA database architecture, optimization, backup/restore strategies, and security.
• Expertise in SAP integration technologies:
• SAP BTP Integration Suite (CPI)
• SAP PI/PO
• APIs (REST, SOAP, OData)
• IDocs, RFCs, Event-driven architectures
• Ability to design end-to-end integration patterns across SAP and non-SAP systems (CRM, eCommerce, SCM, WMS, POS, Finance apps).
• Ability to enforce coding standards, reusable component frameworks, and conduct technical reviews.
• Working knowledge of SAP on Cloud (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Strong understanding of SAP security architecture, roles/authorization, SSO, encryption, and compliance requirements.
• Proven experience leading SAP technical tracks in large implementations, migrations, or S/4HANA transformations.
• Experience conducting technical impact assessments, solution reviews, and performance troubleshooting.

Desirable Skils:

• Familiarity with TOGAF, Zachman, or SAP's Enterprise Architecture Framework.
• Exposure to microservices-based architectures and event-driven systems (eg, Kafka, Event Hub).
• Experience with SAP BTP advanced services (Workflow, Business Rules, Event Mesh, API Management).
• Knowledge of DevOps/CI-CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
• Knowledge of SAP BW/4HANA, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), or cloud-native analytics solutions.
• Experience with API-led integration, micro-APIs, and API governance.
• Experience in complex enterprise environments such as retail, manufacturing, FMCG, pharma, or supply chain-heavy industries.
• Hands-on exposure to Fiori Elements & custom UI5 apps and Side-by-side extensions on SAP BTP
• Experience leading architecture review boards (ARB) or governance forums.
• Capability to mentor technical teams and guide large multi-vendor delivery environments.
• Ability to influence C-level stakeholders with well-structured architecture recommendations

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