Infrastructure & Technology Senior SAP Architect S​/HANA Transformation & Cloud; m​/w​/d Profess

A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe. You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio

As an SAP Application Architect at IBM Consulting, you are an expert in defining solutions for clients. Above all, you represent the client’s interests and lead the technical team in implementation and transformation.

Additionally, as an SAP Application Architect, you serve as the interface between business and technology. With your analytical skills and solution-oriented approach, you develop flexible, comprehensive solutions tailored to each client.

• Developing client analyses and concepts, optimizing and implementing their system and landscape architectures
• Managing or executing specific project components and scopes to ensure project timelines and deadlines are met
• Providing architectural oversight, technical guidance, and functional specifications based on business requirements

• A global network of experts working on projects shaping the future of the intelligent enterprise
• A personalized onboarding experience tailored to your interests and strengths
• Personal career development in a globally operating company that adapts to your life plans
• Performance-based compensation
• Flexible work models with remote work options
• Attractive additional benefits such as company car, retirement plans, and corporate health management
• Mentoring and targeted training in new topics

This position is open for the following locations:
Hamburg, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Cologne, Frankfurt, Ehningen (near Stuttgart), Munich and Chemnitz.

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

• 6–8+ years of experience in technical SAP consulting, SAP S/4
  
  HANA architectures, and S/4
  
  HANA transformations
• Experience with current SAP transformation models such as RISE with SAP and GROW with SAP
• Experience with the latest SAP technologies, including:
  • SAP Move to Cloud
  • SAP on Hyperscalers (AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure)
  • SAP data transformation
  • AI enablement in SAP system landscapes
• Expert-level focus on at least one technical SAP topic area (ideally with hands‑on experience), such as:
  • SAP S/4
    
    HANA architecture
  • SAP data transformation
  • SAP Basis cloud architecture
  • SAP platform integration
• Experience with at least 3 full life‑cycle S/4
  
  HANA transformations
• Subject matter expertise across multiple SAP solutions and industries
• Strong capabilities in leading global SAP project implementations and rollouts
• Ability and experience in developing own offerings and positioning them in the market
• Experience in collaboration with business partners and third‑party providers
• Skills and experience in engaging and communicating at C‑level
• Language skills:
  Fluent in German and English, both written and spoken

• Completed university degree in a business, scientific, or technical field
• Strong communication skills and excellent negotiation abilities, as well as mental flexibility
• Well‑developed ability to analyze situations and solve problems
• Willingness to work on‑site with our clients

IBM 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 Title

Job

118489

City / Township / Village

State / Province

Country

Germany

Work arrangement

Hybrid

Area of work

Infrastructure & Technology

Employment type

Regular

Position type

Professional

Up to 60% or 3 days a week (home on weekends - based on project requirements)

Company

Shift

General (daytime)

Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?

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