Avnet Business Services GmbH
Avnet Business Services GmbH is the service provider of the Avnet Group in EMEA, founded in 2020. With its brands EBV Elektronik, Avnet Silica, Avnet Abacus, Avnet Embedded and Farnell, Avnet is one of the world's most successful distributors of semiconductor products and related services. Avnet is also an S&P 500 listed group. Employees in 70 countries set new standards every day in terms of innovation and quality, for which Avnet has been known in the market for 100 years.
The SAP Architect is a SAP specialist with experience leading technology projects and 8+ years development and architecture experience with infrastructure, enterprise, or solution design.
What You Will Do
- Translate software architecture into detailed technical designs, code, unit and modular tests, and optimized solutions
- Perform technical analysis of business requirements and processes and translate them into robust SAP solutions
- Design and implement architectures on-stack and side-by-side using SAP BTP, following Clean Core principles
- Develop, enhance, and maintain custom SAP applications using ABAP, CDS, SAP Fiori, and SAP UI5
- Ensure code quality through reviews, automated checks, and adherence to SAP best practices
- Execute and support testing activities in collaboration with functional, business, and project teams
- Analyse root causes, fix defects, adapt to system changes, and deliver performance improvements to existing and future applications.
- Evaluate and adopt new SAP technologies (e.g., BTP / AI)
- Define and promote best-practice approaches across architectures, technologies, and deployment scenarios
- Collaborate closely with consultants, architects, business and project managers, and contribute to steering implementation projects while ensuring high quality standards
- Coordinate and support for tasks assigned to a group of developers
- Ownership of technical design and implementation
- Own application roadmaps, lifecycle planning and technical architecture diagrams.
- Make sure that the actions assigned to the resources are clearly understood and completed with good quality
- Subject Matter Expert
What You Bring
- Degree in Computer Science, Business Information, or a comparable qualification
- 8–10+ years of professional SAP development experience, ideally in an international environment
- Strong expertise in ABAP (new syntax), ABAP, RAP, HML, CDS, VDM, and OData
- Good functional understanding of SAP modules, including customizing – MM & PP; SD as FI would be useful.
- Experience with SAP Fiori, SAP UI5
- Good understanding of SAP Clean Core and modern extension strategies
- Experience with SAP BTP, including side-by-side extensions
- Strong analytical skills, structured working style, and ability to explain complex topics clearly
- High motivation for continuous learning and innovation
- Excellent communication skills and strong customer-oriented mindset
- Very good English communication skills both written and verbal; German is a strong plus
What is in for you:
- Career evolution – continuous training & learning opportunities
- Integration in a solid, experienced, diverse and dynamic team
- Participation in exciting and motivating projects
- A competitive salary
- Up to 50% Mobile Working and 10 days/year Working Abroad
- Flexible working (38,5 hrs/ week)
- 30 days annual leave plus special leave
- Supplementary health insurance at Allianz and Group Accident insurance (both paid by Avnet)
- Subsidized company pension scheme
- Allowance for the capital-foundation program (VWL/AVWL)
- Fitness allowance (Wellpass)
- Job bike (leasing)
- Subsidized child care facility and canteen
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills.
Avnet is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. If you are interested in applying for employment with Avnet and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply for a posted position contact our Human Resources Service Center in your region: Americas applicants – hrnow@avnet.com , Asia applicants - hrnow.asia@avnet.com , EMEA applicants - hrnow.EMEA@avnet.eu.