Enterprise Applications Architect

## Enterprise Applications Architect Apply remote type:
Hybrid Working locations:
Malvern, PA:
Torino, ITtime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
JR-17554###

Key Responsibilities Enterprise Application Architecture
* Define, maintain, and evolve the
** enterprise applications architecture strategy and roadmap**, aligned with business goals and IT transformation initiatives.
* Act as a
** technology thought leader
** for enterprise platforms, ensuring architectural consistency, scalability, security, and performance.
* Provide architectural oversight for major initiatives and ensure compliance with enterprise standards and reference architectures.
* Participate in architecture review boards and guide solution design across projects.

SAP Architecture & Enablement (Core Focus)
* Serve as a senior architecture authority for
** SAP landscapes**, including SAP S/4

HANA, ECC, SAP BTP, SAP Analytics, SAP Integration Suite, and Mule Soft.
* Lead the integration of SAP S/4

HANA with
** MES platforms, PLM systems, CRM, EDI, legacy ERPs** (e.g., JDE, Avante, Epicor), and cloud services.
* Guide reduction of custom code and promote adoption of SAP standard capabilities where feasible.
* Partner with functional, technical, and business stakeholders to ensure alignment with standardized business processes.

Integration & Platform Strategy
* Define and govern
** enterprise integration patterns** (API-led, event-driven, middleware-based).
* Design and oversee end-to-end application integration using platforms such as
** SAP BTP and Mule Soft**.
* Ensure resilient, secure, and scalable integrations in collaboration with infrastructure and security teams.

Process Mapping & Application Rationalization
* Lead
** business process mapping
** initiatives to identify redundancies, inefficiencies, and optimization opportunities.
* Drive
** application rationalization, consolidation, and modernization**, including system sun setting and SaaS adoption.
* Ensure applications are aligned to end-to-end business capabilities and value streams.
* Experience with R&D processes and
** PLM rationalization
** is a plus.

Enterprise Data Strategy
* Architect and support an
** enterprise data strategy**, including master data, analytics, and enterprise data platforms.
* Collaborate on data governance, data quality, and information lifecycle management.
* Enable advanced analytics, reporting, and future AI/ML use cases through strong data foundations.

Governance, Mentoring & Collaboration
* Establish and enforce
** architecture principles, standards, and reference architectures**.
* Mentor solution and domain architects, development teams, and delivery partners on architectural best practices.
* Collaborate effectively with business leaders, IT teams, and external partners across regions.
* Support Service Now ITSM and ITBM usage for application lifecycle and service management.###

Required Qualifications
* ** 8–10+ years
** of experience in enterprise application architecture or equivalent roles in complex, global environments.
* ** Extensive SAP expertise is mandatory**, with architecture-level understanding of SAP ERP landscapes.
* Proven experience integrating
** SAP with MES, PLM, legacy ERP, and cloud platforms**.
* Strong knowledge of
** enterprise integration technologies and patterns**.
* Demonstrated experience in
** process mapping, application rationalization, and system consolidation**.
* Solid understanding of application lifecycle management, security, and compliance.
* Fluent in English, written and spoken.
* Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
* Ability to work effectively in distributed, multicultural teams.###

Preferred Qualifications & Certifications
* SAP Certifications (e.g., SAP S/4

HANA Architecture, SAP Technology Associate, SAP BTP).
* TOGAF or equivalent enterprise architecture certification.
* Experience in manufacturing or industrial environments.
* Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and microservices architectures.
* Executive-level presentation and influencing skills.
* Ability to translate business strategy into pragmatic, scalable technology solutions### What Success Looks Like
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