SAP BTP Architect

Focus on SAP; Hawton; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Focus on SAP seeks an experienced SAP BTP Architect for a 12-month contract in Staffordshire, hybrid 2-3 days onsite, starting ASAP. You will provide technical leadership across a major SAP S/4HANA transformation, owning the SAP BTP architecture roadmap and target-state platform.

You will govern SAP BTP services across integration, extension, data and AI, ensure alignment with SAP Clean Core, security and enterprise architecture, and mentor BTP developers and platform engineers while driving

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading SAP BTP architecture for large transformations.
• Strong governance and adoption strategies for cloud-native platforms.
• Experience delivering side-by-side extensibility within SAP S/4HANA.
• Ability to define patterns, standards and roadmaps for BTP.

Responsibilities

• Define and own SAP BTP architecture roadmap and target-state.
• Govern BTP services across integration, extension, data, and automation.
• Lead architecture reviews, set technical standards and mentor teams.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to align with SAP Clean Core principles.

Skills

SAP BTP Architecture

Technical Architecture Leadership

S/4HANA Transformation

Integration Architecture

Security & Governance

Tools

SAP BTP

SAP Integration Suite

API Management

Event Mesh

HANA Cloud

Datasphere

SAP AI Services

Job description

Position: SAP BTP Architect

Employment Type:Contract

Start:ASAP(September/October 2026)

Duration:12Months

Location:Staffordshire, UK (Hybrid 2-3 days per week onsite)

Language(s):English

Focus on SAP is a specialist SAP and ERP Recruitment organisation offering both permanent and contract staffing solutions on a global scale.

Client –Partneredwith a global leader in digital transformation and IT services, working with some of the world’s biggest brands.Theirmission is not only to deliver cutting-edge technology but also to empower organisations to create meaningful impact for the people and communities they serve. For you, this means working on challenging projects that demandinnovation, collaboration, and thought leadership.

Role– We are seeking an experienced SAP BTP Architect to provide technical architecture leadership across a major SAP S/4HANA transformation, owning the strategy, design, governance and adoption of SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP). This senior role will define the BTP architecture roadmap and target-state platform, ensuring integrations, extensions and cloud innovations align with SAP Clean Core principles, enterprise architecture, security and long-term platform strategy.

You will act as the technical authority for BTP, providing architecture governance and leadership across SAP Integration Suite, Extension/Build capabilities, Event Mesh, API Management, Cloud Identity Services, Datasphere, HANA Cloud and SAP AI Services.

Key Responsibilities

• BTP Architecture & Strategy
  
  • Own the SAP BTP architecture roadmap and target-state architecture, defining scalable patterns, standards and platform adoption strategies.
  • Ensure alignment between SAP BTP, S/4HANA transformation, enterprise architecture and SAP Clean Core principles.
  • Govern the adoption and architecture of BTP services across integration, extension, data, automation, AI and application development.
• Integration & Extension Architecture
  
  • Define side-by-side extensibility and extension architecture, minimising S/4HANA core modifications and driving Clean Core adoption.
  • Establish enterprise integration patterns across SAP Integration Suite, API Management and Event Mesh, supporting API-led and event-driven architectures.
  • Govern integration and extension designs across SAP and non-SAP applications, ensuring consistency, scalability and maintainability.
• Platform, Security & Governance
  
  • Define BTP tenant and subaccount strategy, environment separation, naming standards, transport models and platform governance.
  • Own BTP security architecture across identity, access management, Cloud Identity Services, secure configuration, compliance and audit.
  • Govern platform lifecycle, service onboarding, technical debt and adoption of new BTP capabilities.
• Technical Leadership & DevOps
  
  • Act as the technical authority for SAP BTP, leading architecture reviews and approving solution designs and technical approaches.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentoring across BTP Developers, Integration Specialists and Platform Engineers.
  • Define CI/CD, transport, deployment and release governance, driving automation and operational readiness across the platform.

Key Skills

• Extensive experience as an SAP BTP Architect / SAP Technical Architect, providing architecture leadership across complex SAP transformation programmes.
• Deep expertise in SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) with strong knowledge of SAP Integration Suite, Extension/Build capabilities, API Management and Event Mesh.
• Strong experience defining SAP Clean Core and side-by-side extensibility strategies, including scalable extension patterns for SAP S/4HANA.
• Proven expertise in integration architecture, including API-led integration, event-driven architecture and integration across SAP and non-SAP applications.
• Strong experience defining BTP platform architecture and governance, including tenant/subaccount strategy, environments, transports, standards and service adoption.
• Strong understanding of BTP security, Identity & Access Management and SAP Cloud Identity Services, with experience supporting security, compliance and audit requirements.
• Experience across wider BTP capabilities such as SAP Datasphere, HANA Cloud, SAP AI Services, Business Application Studio, Automation Services, Mobile Services and SAP Fiori.
• Strong technical leadership and architecture governance capability, with experience leading design reviews, setting technical standards and influencing senior programme stakeholders.
• Knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD, transport automation and release governance within enterprise SAP/BTP environments.

Applicants must be UK residents with a valid right to work in the UK.