Senior Enterprise Architect

Overview Senior Enterprise Architect - RISE at SAP. Location: Sydney/Brisbane. Join our SAP Enterprise Architects team within the new SAP Customer Services & Delivery board. We lead digital transformation using cutting-edge SAP technologies, advancing the RISE with SAP initiative, promoting Clean Core principles, and accelerating SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) adoption. Our mission is to simplify and modernize IT landscapes, reducing complexity and operational costs, while fostering innovation and efficiency to support evolving business needs. What You’ll Do Develop a comprehensive enterprise architecture model for our customers aligning with their enterprise goals. Collaborate with virtual account teams (VAT) as a transformation partner and lead activities such as guiding customers through their cloud journey (with special focus on adopt and derive), starting with Enterprise archetypes and scaling digitally. Provide enterprise architecture guidance using RISE with SAP methodology and Clean Core principles to ensure that every customer benefits from SAP’s cloud qualities. Act as the Transformation Partner for the CIO or other CxO, driving architecture effectiveness. Support adoption, identifying and mitigating technical adoption risks. Align customers and partners with SAP’s Clean Core strategy, accelerate BTP adoption and promote SAP best practices. Provide customer context to all teams, enhancing customer proximity and experience. Articulate the value of the designed target architecture and possible intermediate/transition steps as well as provide guidance on the realization of the identified benefits. Serve as a trusted advisor, ensuring secure, reliable, and flexible cloud environments for mission-critical processes. What You Bring Transformation, Architectural & Solution Skills: Experience delivering enterprise business transformation projects and aligning customer priorities with target architecture and roadmap. Knowledge of the SAP Solution Portfolio and Enterprise Architecture Framework (North Star). Experience with Business Technology Platform components (application development, automation, data and analytics, integration, AI) and practical experience with S/4HANA applications. Strong understanding of Cloud & Clean Core Strategy, familiarity with SAP LeanIX, Signavio, and Cloud ALM. Knowledge of SAP's Business AI roadmap, including identifying use cases and piloting AI-driven solutions to enhance business processes. Expertise in SAP Integration and Extensibility Advisory Methodologies. Must-Have Requirements 5+ years in customer experience roles (e.g., Program Manager, Architect), with experience in end-to-end architectural design for hybrid solution landscapes. Knowledge of SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework and Toolset, and experience with BTP components and services such as application development, automation, data and analytics, integration, and AI capabilities. S/4HANA technical or/and SAP S/4HANA application/functional knowledge/experience. Proficiency in SAP Integration and Extensibility Advisory Methodologies and Clean Core principles. Excellent communication, influencing, and negotiation skills (in English) at the senior management within an IT team and across business functions. Mindset for Strategic Thinking, Continuous Learning, and Business Acumen. Nice-to-Have Requirements Knowledge of on-premise and corresponding SAP cloud solutions. Professional training and certification (e.g., SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework featured by LeanIX EAM, SAP Certified Professional-Enterprise Architect (P_SAPEA_2023), TOGAF) as a plus. EEO & Additional Information SAP is committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provides accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: Requisition ID: | Travel: 0 - 30% | Employment Type: Regular Full Time. We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI. AI Usage in the Recruitment Process: For information on the responsible use of AI in our recruitment process, please refer to our Guidelines for Ethical Usage of AI in the Recruiting Process. Violation of these guidelines may result in disqualification from the hiring process. We win with inclusion. SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. SAP is a cloud company with a global footprint and a commitment to personal development. #J-18808-Ljbffr