Senior Manager - SAP Architecture & Solutions

Senior Manager - SAP Architecture & Solutions

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The base salary range for this position is dependent upon experience and location, ranging from $145,260 to $181,575.

The Senior Manager - SAP Architecture & Solutions leads the design, integration, and governance of end-to-end SAP landscapes that align with business objectives and enterprise architecture standards. This role partners with business and IT stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable, secure, and high-performance SAP solutions across utilities processes (e.g., Meter-to-Cash, Billing, Device Management, FICA), and steers modernization initiatives including migrations to S/4

HANA and adoption of SAP BTP. The Senior Manager also is responsible for leading architectural reviews, fostering collaboration with key stakeholders, and ensuring alignment with the latest SAP innovations. This role focuses on optimizing system performance, enabling seamless integration, and maintaining a future-ready SAP landscape that supports business agility and operational excellence. The Senior Manager reports into the Director, IT Applications.

• Owns the SAP solution architecture across IS-U, Billing, Device Management, Energy Data Management (EDM), AMI, and FI-CA; defines standards, patterns, and blueprints to ensure consistency and quality.
• Designs end-to-end SAP landscapes for on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments; leads modernization to S/4
  
  HANA and leverages SAP BTP services for integration and extensibility.
• Provides technical leadership across projects, upgrades, migrations, and integrations; ensures performance, reliability, and security across the SAP estate.
• Conducts architecture assessments, roadmaps, and reviews; identifies technical debt and opportunities to optimize cost, performance, and resilience.
• Evaluates emerging SAP technologies, tools, and vendor offerings; contributes to TCO analyses, RFPs, and proof-of-concepts, as needed.
• Collaborates with enterprise architects, application owners, PMO, and vendors to align solutions to business capabilities, value streams, and governance.
• Establishes and enforces architecture governance including reference architectures, design standards, and solution scorecards; ensures compliance with regulatory and SOX controls.
• Integrates SAP solutions with enterprise and third-party systems (e.g., CX/Service Cloud), customer-facing websites, mobile apps, and etc; defines APIs and interfaces (IDoc/ALE, OData, RFC) following best practices.
• Mentors internal and external architects and engineers; promotes continuous improvement and knowledge sharing across agile teams. Translates business requirements into technical specifications and oversees successful solution delivery in partnership with IT teams and vendors.
• Performs system architecture assessments, performance reviews, and troubleshooting to resolve complex issues and maintain optimal performance.
• Ensures all solutions adhere to industry standards, regulatory requirements, and SAP best practices across implementations.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, engineering or a related field and a minimum of 10 years of SAP experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Relevant experience includes a deep expertise in utilities processes and IS-U modules (Device Management, Billing, FI-CA, IDEX).
• Hands‑on experience with SAP S/4
  
  HANA (at least one full-cycle implementation), BW/4
  
  HANA, SAP BTP, Fiori, and ABAP, Data Lake, Cloud Technologies, CX & customer‑facing integrations.
• Proficiency with integration platforms and tools (SAP CPI/Integration Suite, PI/PO), and core integration technologies (IDoc/ALE, OData, RFC).
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture concepts, solution governance, and architecture documentation/road mapping.
• Knowledge of SAP Basis, security, and system administration; familiarity with SOX and relevant regulatory requirements. Experience optimizing performance, conducting assessments, and troubleshooting complex SAP landscapes in large…