Enterprise Architect (limited full-time contract)

We help the world run better
At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and 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 wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.

What You'll Build

As Enterprise Architect, you will work closely with various stakeholders from business initiatives, including C-level executives, to understand the needs, define the requirements and translate these into sustainable IT architecture(s) and roadmaps.

You will collaborate with IT delivery units and IT Product Owners to ensure these architectures translate into live solutions.

Furthermore, you will help organize the group's operations by:

• Working in decision-making bodies.
• Creating architecture models.
• Creating communication for architecture vision and guardrails.
• Supporting architecture governance and operational excellence.

Our team is organized by business domains, with each architect acting as expert for one or more domains.

You will also contribute to:

Software Product Testing

• Extensive experience in software product testing across multiple SAP products and technology stacks, including web, cloud, and enterprise applications.
• Designing and executing functional, non-functional, integration, and UX testing strategies.
• Validating complex cross-product workflows and ensuring seamless interoperability across heterogeneous systems and platforms.

Testing & Automation

• Working with test automation frameworks and tools (e.g. Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, JUnit, TestNG).
• Building and maintaining CI/CD-integrated testing pipelines (e.g. Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps).
• Applying performance, security, and reliability testing using tools such as JMeter, Gatling, and OWASP ZAP.

Architectural Design & Strategy

• Designing and implementing enterprise-level architectures across complex, multi-geography environments.
• Defining and enforcing architectural standards, best practices, and governance models.

Collaboration & Communication

• Communicating complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Working closely with business leaders, engineering teams, and external vendors to deliver innovative technology solutions.

What You Bring

• 2+ years of practical experience as an IT Architect / Enterprise Architect.
• Practical experience with SAP applications and technologies including SAP Business Technology Platform and SAP ABAP Platform.
• Broad knowledge of modern IT technologies.
• Significant experience driving initiatives across SAP organizations.
• Proven ability to define and execute strategic directions with a results-oriented mindset.
• Strategic thinking skills with the ability to translate complex problems into actionable plans.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Fluent written and spoken English; German is a plus.
• SAFe and TOGAF certifications are a plus.
• Experience in testing tools consolidation and test script migration is a plus.
• Deep technical expertise, adaptability, and the ability to balance strategic architecture with hands-on technical leadership.

Where You'll Belong

As the digital backbone of SAP, the Corporate Processes & Information Technology (CPIT) organization serves as the core of SAP's strategy execution, driving efficiency and streamlined operations by harnessing the potential of cutting-edge Business AI solutions.

As part of CPIT, the Enterprise Architecture Group plays a vital role in shaping the architecture of the core IT solutions for all SAP Lines of Business - from Marketing and Sales to Financials and Services.

Bring out your best
SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

We win with inclusion
SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.

SAP is committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provides accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: [email protected].

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Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability, in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local legal requirements.

Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

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Requisition ID: 456096 | Work Area: Software-Design and Development | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Limited Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid