SAP Aerospace & Defense Delivery & Solution Architect

SAP Aerospace & Defense Delivery & Solution Architect About the Job You're Considering

The SAP Aerospace & Defense Delivery & Solutioning Architect (Product Development through Manufacturing) is a senior transformation leader responsible for end‑to‑end solution architecture and delivery execution for complex SAP programs within the Aerospace & Defense industry. This role combines deep SAP technical and functional expertise with strong industry knowledge to design, govern, and deliver scalable, secure, and mission‑critical SAP solutions that support highly regulated, asset‑intensive environments.

Solution Architects assess a project’s technical feasibility and implementation risks and are responsible for the design and implementation of the overall technical and solution architecture. They define system structures, interfaces, and solution principles that guide enterprise architecture, software design, and delivery execution. The scope of the role is driven by the business challenge being addressed, requiring the architect to apply deep business understanding alongside SAP and technology expertise.

At the Solution / Delivery Architect Director level, this role is accountable for owning, shaping, and driving the solution, leading successful delivery outcomes, and strengthening the strategic partnership between Capgemini and the client. The architect understands the challenges, complexities, and opportunities inherent in Utilities and Oil & Gas environments, aligns solution design to enterprise architecture principles, and governs execution to ensure successful implementation.

The role also identifies and evaluates technical evolution scenarios, defines governance models, and supports program‑level leadership.

• Requires deep Aerospace & Defense domain expertise, including defense contracting, PLM, configuration management, aircraft and engine MRO, OEM manufacturing, and strict regulatory compliance.
• Large‑Scale Solutioning & GTM Leadership – Leads end‑to‑end solutioning and proposal responses for pursuits exceeding $50M TCV, including effort estimation, resourcing strategy, commercial and outcome‑based models, and value‑driven business cases.
• Acts as a trusted advisor to Director‑level and above stakeholders, delivering compelling executive presentations and oral submissions.
• Leads solution blueprinting, enterprise architecture, and program strategy across the full delivery lifecycle.
• SAP S/4
  
  HANA Transformation Expertise – Expert in SAP S/4
  
  HANA transformation approaches (greenfield, brownfield, and hybrid), with strong understanding of organizational change impacts within Aerospace & Defense programs.
• Owns and represents the entire proposal, ensuring high‑quality delivery through mobilization and motivation of appropriate teams.

• Bachelors Degree
• 15+ years of professional experience in SAP and Large Scale Transformations with an emphasis in Aerospace & Defense (A&D) Industry Experience
• 5+ full lifecycle implementations, with strong S/4
  
  HANA experience
• Proven experience delivering S/4
  
  HANA greenfield and/or brownfield programs.
• In‑depth knowledge of SAP S/4
  
  HANA, Fiori, and other SAP technologies. S/4
  
  HANA, BTP, current and emerging patterns for a composable enterprise including analytics, data, integration, best‑of‑breed/best‑of‑suite for line‑of‑business solutions, and the ability to stitch SAP and non‑SAP applications together across the application topology.
• Demonstrated leadership in complex, multi‑workstream programs and cross‑functional stakeholder management.
• Strong workshop facilitation skills (business capability/process, value case, solution trade‑offs).
• Strong written and verbal executive communication (proposal narrative, executive summaries, oral presentations).
• Experience in consulting environment preferred (Big 4/large SI preferred).
• SAP certifications relevant to domain expertise.
• Architecture certifications (e.g., TOGAF) and/or methodology credentials where applicable.
• Owns and represents the entire proposal, ensuring the quality of proposal delivery through mobilization and motivation of appropriate teams.
• Understand clients pain points, opportunities, and business…