SAP Enterprise Architect

Zohorecruit; Dubai; On-site; AED 420,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

TALENT ONE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES is seeking a senior SAP Enterprise Architect to own the architecture blueprint, govern technical delivery, and oversee the S/4HANA RISE transition across multi-entity deployments.

The role requires 12–15+ years in IT delivery and 6+ years leading SAP S/4HANA architectures, with strong emphasis on Clean Core, data governance, and cross-functional collaboration with business leaders.

Qualifications

• 12–15+ years of progressive IT delivery, solution architecture and digital core leadership.
• Minimum 6+ years of hands-on client-side architecture leadership in SAP S/4HANA implementation programs.
• Direct experience migrating from Oracle EBS (or similar) to SAP S/4HANA cloud.
• Bachelor’s degree; Executive MBA or advanced management qualification preferred.
• Highly preferred certifications (e.g., SAP S/4HANA, TOGAF 9, PMP/PRINCE2).

Responsibilities

• Define and lead enterprise architecture strategy, blueprinting, and governance for SAP S/4HANA S/ Rise transition.
• Enforce Clean Core and manage customizations using SAP BTP with platform standards.
• Drive data harmonization, MDM governance and protection under local PDPL rules.
• Define analytics strategy and align data models with CDS views, SAP Data Sphere, and BI tooling.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

SAP S/4HANA

Business Governance

Data Harmonization

Technical Oversight

Cloud Architecture

Stakeholder Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical/scientific field

Executive MBA or advanced management qualification

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

SAP BTP

ChainSys

SAP Data Sphere

Power BI

Qlik Sense

Job description

TALENT ONE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES | Full time

Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Posted on 06/30/2026

Role Summary

We are seeking an accomplished, client-side SAP Enterprise Architect with 12 to15+ years of progressive enterprise architecture experience to own the architectureblueprint, lead the technical governance, and provide objective third-party oversightof the System Integrator deliverables. This senior strategic leader will bridgebusiness capabilities with technology architecture, champion the fit-to-standardparadigm, and eliminate unnecessary technical debt.

Key Responsibilities

1. Architectural Governance & Clean Core Enforcement

• Lead enterprise architecture strategy, solution blueprinting, andtransient-state planning for the multi-entity SAP S/4HANA RISE transition.
• Enforce strict "Clean Core" principles, ensuring that extensions and customintegrations are built side by side using the SAP Business Technology Platform(BTP).
• Establish design principles and chair the architectural evaluation process toeliminate legacy technical debt and custom-heavy RICEFW overhead.
• Oversee System Integrator deliverables, ensuring design quality, scopecontainment, and adherence to baseline fixed-bid specifications.JD- SAP Enterprise Architect – S/4HANA RISE Transformation

2. Business Process Re-engineering & Fit-to-StandardValidation

• Facilitate Fit-to-Standard validation workshops with business leaders, streamleads, and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).
• Guide cross-functional business groups (Manufacturing, Logistics, Projects,and Trading) toward adopting SAP Best Practices over legacy customizations.
• Decompose complex business requirements into standard end-to-endworkflows with unified approvals, localized compliance, and strict exceptionhandling.

3. Data Harmonization, Quality & Migration Governance

• Define and lead the global enterprise data harmonization strategy across allbusiness units.
• Govern centralized Master Data Management (MDM) across core domains,including Business Partners, Materials, and a global, standardized Chart ofAccounts (CoA).
• Oversee the data migration pipeline (utilizing ChainSys automated platforms)across progressive validation, mapping, pre-load cleansing, and mock cut over cycles.
• Enforce data sovereignty, the localized UAE Personal Data Protection Law(PDPL), and strict validation constraints before production cutovers.

4. Enterprise Analytics & Reporting Strategy

• Define the overarching enterprise analytics framework to ensure real-timeoperational insights via S/4HANA Embedded Analytics (CDS views).
• Orchestrate the unified reporting semantic layer via SAP Data sphere, feedinginto the client-controlled visualization tier (Microsoft Power BI and Qlik Sense).
• Collaborate on historical data retention strategies to harmonize 17 years oflegacy database capital within the target data warehouse topology withoutimpacting core ERP performance.

Requirements

Experience & Qualifications

• Total Experience: 12–15+ years of progressive IT delivery, solutionarchitecture, and strategic digital core leadership.
• SAP Transformation Mastery: Minimum 6+ years of hands‑on client-sidearchitecture leadership inside large-scale SAP S/4HANA implementationprograms.
• Migration Track Record: Direct, proven experience navigating complexmigrations from Oracle EBS (or similar legacy ERPs) to SAP S/4HANA cloudJD- SAP Enterprise Architect – S/4HANA RISE Transformationlandscapes.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in a technical/scientific discipline; an ExecutiveMBA or advanced management qualification is highly preferred.
• International Certifications: Highly preferred (e.g., SAP Certified – SAPS/4HANA, TOGAF 9 Certification, PMP or PRINCE2, and relevant CloudArchitecture certifications).