Senior Principal IT Architect – SAP Business AI Platform, S/4 HANA, ABAP

Medtronic

Senior IT Principal Architect shaping Medtronic’s SAP, AI, and integration architecture. Modernizing healthcare technology through S/4HANA, BTP, ABAP Cloud, APIs, and event-driven platforms.

Posted 9/9/2026full-timeMounds View • Massachusetts, Minnesota • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $156,000 - $234,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in SAP architecture, enterprise integration, and API management, with a strong focus on S/4HANA transformation and modernization. Proven ability to define and govern technology strategies, standards, and roadmaps while ensuring security and compliance across enterprise applications.

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SAP ArchitectureEnterprise IntegrationAPI ManagementS/4HANA TransformationCloud Integration

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Hard Skills

SAP S/4HANAABAP CloudAPI-Led ArchitectureEvent-Driven ArchitectureData IntegrationIntegration SecurityIntegration MonitoringREST APIsOData APIsSOAP APIs

Soft Skills

LeadershipCollaborationStrategic ThinkingProblem SolvingCommunication

Tools & Technologies

SAP Integration SuiteSAP Cloud IntegrationSAP API ManagementSAP Event MeshKafkaEnterprise Service BusMiddlewareSaaS Integration PatternsEvent-Driven DesignIntegration Performance

Industry Keywords

CybersecurityComplianceRisk ManagementData GovernanceTechnical Debt Reduction

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudCyber SecurityKafkaSOAP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead Medtronic’s enterprise SAP architecture vision across S/4HANA, SAP Business AI, SAP BTP, ABAP Cloud, integration, APIs, events, data, and automation
Partner with IT, business, Enterprise Architecture, Cybersecurity, Data, Risk, and Compliance teams to define technology strategy, governance, standards, roadmaps, and investment priorities
Define and own enterprise SAP and integration technology strategy and architecture vision
Set guiding principles, best practices, standards, and contribute to technology and application selection
Develop and maintain a 3–5 year technology roadmap
Define target-state architecture and transition roadmaps for SAP and enterprise application modernization
Lead technical remediation during ECC-to-S/4HANA upgrades, clean-core adoption, cloud strategy, integration modernization, and SAP platform rationalization
Establish interoperability principles across SAP, non-SAP, SaaS, cloud, legacy, and emerging technology platforms
Define SAP Business AI architecture strategy and integration patterns for AI capabilities, data, applications, and external AI services
Establish secure and governed patterns for enterprise data and business processes exposed to AI applications and agents
Define standards for AI-enabled APIs, events, workflows, agents, and intelligent automation
Provide architecture leadership for SAP S/4HANA transformation and modernization initiatives
Define principles for clean-core architecture, extensibility, custom-code remediation, APIs, integration, and upgrade-safe architectures
Drive modernization of legacy ABAP customizations toward ABAP Cloud, released APIs, side-by-side extensions, and event-driven architectures
Own enterprise integration architecture strategy and roadmap for SAP and non-SAP ecosystems
Design and govern scalable real-time, near-real-time, batch, synchronous, asynchronous, API-led, event-driven, and file-based integrations
Define strategic use of SAP Integration Suite, API Management, Cloud Integration, Event Mesh, enterprise service buses, messaging platforms, and middleware
Establish API lifecycle, event, integration security, monitoring, observability, logging, tracing, resiliency, and disaster recovery standards
Reduce integration complexity and technical debt through rationalization, platform consolidation, reusable services, and common integration patterns
Serve as escalation point for complex integration decisions
Define ABAP Cloud, RAP, APIs, extensions, Fiori, and SAP BTP application development principles
Drive custom-code governance, remediation, rationalization, and technical-debt reduction
Establish and lead SAP, Integration & Technology Architecture Governance
Chair or participate in architecture review boards and technology governance forums
Review and approve strategic SAP, integration, API, cloud, AI, and application architectures
Govern architecture exceptions and maintain architecture decision records, technology standards, reusable patterns, and governance controls
Provide technical oversight across major SAP transformation and integration programs
Partner with Cybersecurity, Risk, Privacy, Internal Audit, Legal, and Compliance teams
Establish security-by-design principles and controls for applications, APIs, integrations, events, data, SAP platforms, and AI capabilities
Identify and mitigate architectural, cybersecurity, operational, regulatory, integration, and technology risks

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree
10+ years of experience with a bachelor’s degree or 8+ years of experience with an advanced degree
Seasoned SAP professional with a proven track record navigating ECC and S/4 HANA landscapes
Deep expertise in SAP architecture, enterprise integration, API management, event-driven design, cloud integration, data integration, and modern application architecture
Strong practical and architectural knowledge of SAP Integration Suite
Knowledge of SAP Cloud Integration / CPI
Knowledge of SAP Joule
Knowledge of SAP API Management
Knowledge of SAP Event Mesh and SAP Advanced Event Mesh
Knowledge of SAP BTP integration capabilities
Experience with REST, OData, and SOAP APIs
Experience with API-led architecture and event-driven architecture
Experience with enterprise messaging and asynchronous integration
Experience with Kafka or equivalent event-streaming platforms
Experience with enterprise service bus / middleware architectures
Experience with master data and data integration
Experience with batch and file-based integration
Experience with real-time and near-real-time integration
Experience with EDI / B2B integration
Experience with cloud-to-cloud and cloud-to-on-premise integration
Experience with SAP-to-SAP and SAP-to-non-SAP integration
Experience with SaaS integration patterns
Experience with API lifecycle management
Experience with integration security and identity propagation
Experience with integration monitoring, observability, logging, and tracing
Knowledge of high availability, resiliency, disaster recovery, and integration performance
Experience with integration rationalization and technical-debt reduction
For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree satisfying 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required
U.S. work authorization requirements apply; sponsorship is offered for Principal-level roles and above

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
Health, Dental and vision insurance
Health Savings Account
Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
Life insurance
Long-term disability leave
Dependent daycare spending account
Tuition assistance/reimbursement
Simple Steps (global well-being program)
Incentive plans
401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match
Short-term disability
Paid time off
Paid holidays
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Employee Assistance Program
Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement
Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)
Temporary employees eligible for paid sick time as required under applicable state law
Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities
Onsite professional growth and cross-functional collaboration opportunities
Training, mentorship, and guidance for career growth