Enterprise Application Architecture
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Define, maintain, and evolve the enterprise applications architecture strategy and roadmap, aligned with business goals and IT transformation initiatives.
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Act as a technology thought leader for enterprise platforms, ensuring architectural consistency, scalability, security, and performance.
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Provide architectural oversight for major initiatives and ensure compliance with enterprise standards and reference architectures.
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Participate in architecture review boards and guide solution design across projects.
SAP Architecture & Enablement (Core Focus)
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Serve as a senior architecture authority for SAP landscapes, including SAP S/4HANA, ECC, SAP BTP, SAP Analytics, SAP Integration Suite, and MuleSoft.
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Lead the integration of SAP S/4HANA with MES platforms, PLM systems, CRM, EDI, legacy ERPs (e.g., JDE, Avante, Epicor), and cloud services.
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Guide reduction of custom code and promote adoption of SAP standard capabilities where feasible.
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Partner with functional, technical, and business stakeholders to ensure alignment with standardized business processes.
Integration & Platform Strategy
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Define and govern enterprise integration patterns (API-led, event-driven, middleware-based).
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Design and oversee end-to-end application integration using platforms such as SAP BTP and MuleSoft.
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Ensure resilient, secure, and scalable integrations in collaboration with infrastructure and security teams.
Process Mapping & Application Rationalization
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Lead business process mapping initiatives to identify redundancies, inefficiencies, and optimization opportunities.
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Drive application rationalization, consolidation, and modernization, including system sunsetting and SaaS adoption.
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Ensure applications are aligned to end-to-end business capabilities and value streams.
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Experience with R&D processes and PLM rationalization is a plus.
Enterprise Data Strategy
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Architect and support an enterprise data strategy, including master data, analytics, and enterprise data platforms.
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Collaborate on data governance, data quality, and information lifecycle management.
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Enable advanced analytics, reporting, and future AI/ML use cases through strong data foundations.
Governance, Mentoring & Collaboration
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Establish and enforce architecture principles, standards, and reference architectures.
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Mentor solution and domain architects, development teams, and delivery partners on architectural best practices.
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Collaborate effectively with business leaders, IT teams, and external partners across regions.
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Support ServiceNow ITSM and ITBM usage for application lifecycle and service management.
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8–10+ years of experience in enterprise application architecture or equivalent roles in complex, global environments.
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Extensive SAP expertise is mandatory, with architecture-level understanding of SAP ERP landscapes.
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Proven experience integrating SAP with MES, PLM, legacy ERP, and cloud platforms.
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Strong knowledge of enterprise integration technologies and patterns.
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Demonstrated experience in process mapping, application rationalization, and system consolidation.
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Solid understanding of application lifecycle management, security, and compliance.
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Fluent in English, written and spoken.
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Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
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Ability to work effectively in distributed, multicultural teams.
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SAP Certifications (e.g., SAP S/4HANA Architecture, SAP Technology Associate, SAP BTP).
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TOGAF or equivalent enterprise architecture certification.
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Experience in manufacturing or industrial environments.
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Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and microservices architectures.
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Executive-level presentation and influencing skills.
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Ability to translate business strategy into pragmatic, scalable technology solutions
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A simplified, modernized enterprise application landscape centered on SAP.
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Reduced application redundancy and improved integration reliability.
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Clear and adopted enterprise architecture standards across IT and delivery partners.
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A scalable data foundation supporting analytics, reporting, and future innovation.
