SAP Application Architect

A career in SAP Project & Service Management combines strong organizational skills with a deep understanding of SAP solutions and IT governance. You will operate in a dynamic environment where service stability and innovation coexist, enabling you to make a tangible impact on business growth and operational efficiency.You will have the opportunity to work with diverse teams, interact with business and IT leaders, and coordinate external providers, ensuring reliable, high-quality SAP services while successfully leading transformation projects. Curiosity, strategic thinking, and a focus on continuous improvement will be the foundation of your success in this role.In this role, you'll work in one of our IBM Consulting Client Innovation Centers (Delivery Centers), where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world. Our delivery centers offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.Your role and responsibilitiesLead the design and architecture of SAP solutions, ensuring alignment with business and IT strategy.Define end-to-end SAP landscapes, integrating functional and technical components across modules (FI, CO, SD, MM, PP, BW, etc.).Provide guidance on SAP S/4HANA transformations, cloud adoption, and RISE with SAP programs.Collaborate with business stakeholders, solution architects, and technical teams to design scalable and future-proof SAP architectures.Ensure compliance with enterprise architecture standards, security requirements, and best practices.Conduct architecture reviews and provide recommendations to improve system performance, integration, and resilience.Mentor and support project teams, providing expertise on SAP roadmaps, tools, and methodologies.Required educationNonePreferred educationBachelor's DegreeRequired technical and professional expertiseProven experience as SAP Application Architect or Senior Consultant (minimum (X) years).In-depth knowledge of SAP S/4HANA architecture, including integration with SAP and non-SAP systems.Strong understanding of SAP modules (FI/CO, SD, MM, PP, etc.) and their interdependencies.Experience in designing complex SAP transformations (greenfield, brownfield, hybrid).Familiarity with RISE with SAP programs and cloud deployment models.Knowledge of integration technologies (SAP PI/PO, CPI, API management, IDoc, RFC, OData).Excellent communication skills in English (written and spoken).Preferred technical and professional experienceExposure to data migration strategies and tools (SAP Migration Cockpit, SAP Data Services).Knowledge of security and compliance frameworks in SAP environments.Familiarity with Agile methodologies and DevOps tools (CI/CD, automation, testing frameworks).Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence and guide cross-functional teams.IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILSIBM wants you to bring your whole self to work and for you this might mean the ability to work flexibly. If you are interested in a flexible working pattern, please talk to our recruitment team to find out if this is possible in the current working environment.Job TitleSAP ARCHITECTJob ID63312City / Township / VillageBari, Napoli, MILANO, RomaState / ProvinceCountryItalyWork arrangementHybridArea of workInfrastructure & TechnologyEmployment typeRegularPosition typeProfessionalNo TravelCompanyShiftGeneral (daytime)Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?#J-18808-Ljbffr