SAP Architect
Sopra Steria
AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformKafkaSOAP
SAP Technology Architect, Basis
Sopra Steria
full-time
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Origin: • 🇨🇦 Canada
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AWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformJava
About the role
- Design and manage robust and scalable SAP landscapes across ECC, S/4HANA, BW/4HANA, PI/PO, Fiori, and SAP BTP
- Define enterprise-grade infrastructure strategies: high availability, DR, system sizing, backup & recovery
- Advise on SAP system conversions, selective data transitions, and greenfield deployments
- Manage system installations, configurations, patches, kernel upgrades, and performance tuning
- Handle HANA database administration, monitoring, memory/performance optimization
- Maintain transport management systems (TMS), client strategies, Solution Manager, and system refreshes
- Lead technical enablement and operations for SAP systems on cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP, SAP RISE)
- Set up and support SAP BTP subaccounts, destinations, Cloud Connector, and extensions
- Guide hybrid architecture involving on-prem and cloud-based SAP systems
- Support secure integration via SAP PI/PO, Integration Suite, OData, Web Services, and 3rd party APIs
- Manage SSL certificates, SSO, SAML, SAP Router configuration, and secure transport of sensitive data
- Ensure compliance with IT policies, audit controls, and SAP security standards
- Participate in pre-sales activities shaping technical solution architecture and effort estimates
- Support proposal writing, RFP responses, and customer workshops with BASIS/infrastructure expertise
- Act as trusted advisor to client IT teams, defining technical roadmap, SAP sizing, and cost-effective infrastructure strategy
- Represent the SAP BASIS domain in client governance meetings and architecture review boards
- Drive continuous improvement by developing reusable scripts, SOPs, and monitoring templates
- Contribute to internal knowledge base and SAP practice growth initiatives
- Mentor junior BASIS consultants and provide technical leadership across projects
- Review and approve technical designs, developments, and custom enhancements
- Ensure alignment with architecture principles, security, and clean core guidelines
- Lead governance forums with project teams and stakeholders
- Establish coding standards, DevOps pipelines, and release controls
- Collaborate with functional consultants, data architects, and enterprise architects
- Engage with business leaders, CIOs, and project sponsors during solution design
- Provide thought leadership in architecture boards and digital strategy workshops
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in SAP BASIS administration and architecture roles
- Strong experience in SAP NetWeaver (ABAP/Java), ECC, S/4HANA, BW, Fiori
- HANA DB administration and tuning
- SAP S/4HANA conversion preparation and execution (Readiness, SUM, DMO)
- Cloud platforms experience: RISE with SAP, BTP, AWS, Azure, GCP
- Integration monitoring, interface troubleshooting, system log analysis
- Understanding of SAP Security basics: roles, authorizations, profile parameters
- Experience with audit-readiness, system hardening, and identity management (SAML/SSO)
- Certifications: SAP BASIS / S/4HANA System Administration
- ITIL Foundation or other operations governance frameworks (bonus)
- TOGAF or cloud architecture certification (AWS/Azure/GCP – SAP specialization)
- Strong leadership, planning, and client-facing communication skills
- Ability to operate independently and take ownership of large technical workstreams
- Strategic thinker with attention to detail and risk assessment
- Comfortable advising CxO-level stakeholders on technical architecture and costs
- Languages: Fluent in English & French
