Senior/Principal Enterprise Architect

We Help the World Run Better

At SAP, we embrace simplicity: you bring your best to us, and we will help you shine. As builders affecting over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, we need your unique talents to help shape what’s next. The work is challenging - but it matters. You’ll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your well-being, and truly belong.

What’s in It for You?

Enjoy a culture of constant learning, skill development, great benefits, and a team that is eager to see you grow and succeed.

Your Role

As an Enterprise Architect (f/m/d), you will develop and maintain a comprehensive end-to-end enterprise architecture vision for assigned customers, aligning with their business strategy and transformation goals. You will act as a trusted transformation partner for executive stakeholders and collaborate closely with account teams to drive value-driven architecture execution. You will lead and support activities such as:

• Guiding customers through their enterprise and cloud transformation journey, from architecture vision to execution and realization, leveraging enterprise archetypes and scalable delivery models.
• Providing enterprise architecture guidance based on SAP’s Reference Architecture Framework and Clean Core principles, ensuring customers fully benefit from SAP cloud qualities.
• Acting as a strategic advisor for CIOs and other CxO stakeholders, driving architecture effectiveness and decision-making.
• Supporting solution adoption by identifying, mitigating, and governing architectural and technical risks across hybrid and cloud landscapes.
• Driving value realization through solution adoption, capability consumption, and measurable KPIs aligned to customer business outcomes.
• Consolidating customer expectations and business goals into a tangible enterprise-level success plan, tracking value drivers and KPIs using SAP’s value framework.
• Serving as a trusted advisor to ensure secure, reliable, and extensible architectures for mission-critical business processes.
• Establishing effective architecture governance, engaging stakeholders across customer, partner, and SAP teams to ensure alignment on business goals, value drivers, and architectural standards.
• Aligning customers and partners with SAP's Clean Core strategy, accelerating BTP adoption, and promoting SAP architectural best practices across solution areas.

What You Bring

• Experience delivering enterprise-wide business transformation initiatives, aligning business strategy with target architecture and multi-year roadmaps.
• Strong knowledge of SAP’s solution portfolio and the SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework, covering business, application, integration, data, and technology architecture.
• Experience with SAP Business Technology Platform, SAP S/4HANA landscapes, and understanding of SAP cloud strategy and Clean Core principles.
• Technical and functional experience with SAP S/4HANA solutions and integration/exstensible concepts within SAP environments.
• Excellent communication, influence, and stakeholder management skills in English and German, including interaction with senior management and executives.
• A mindset for strategic thinking, continuous learning, and strong business acumen.

Nice-to-Have Requirements

• Relevant certifications such as SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework (LeanIX), SAP Certified Professional - Enterprise Architect, TOGAF, or comparable credentials.

Join Our Team

SAP innovations help more than 400,000 customers worldwide collaborate more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved into a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services.

We Win with Inclusion

At SAP, our culture of inclusion, health and well-being focus, and flexible working models ensure that everyone, regardless of background, feels empowered and can perform at their best. We believe diversity strengthens our company, and we are committed to investing in our employees to help them realize their full potential.

Application Information

We welcome your interest in joining our team at SAP. Apply online using the form below. Please note that only applications matching the job profile will be considered.

Requisition ID: 448150 | Work Area: Consulting and Professional Services | Expected Travel: 0 - 60% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid #LI-AK3