SAP Technical Architect

Project Global Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Project Global Limited in the UK seeks an experienced SAP Technical Architect to own the governance of SAP landscapes, including S/4HANA, ECC, BTP and integration platforms. You will drive scalable, secure, future-ready SAP solutions aligned with IT roadmaps.

The role is hybrid with remote UK work and attendance at London/Manchester offices 3-4 days per week, on a 12-month contract to start asap. Close collaboration with business and IT teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience designing and governing SAP S/4HANA and SAP ECC architectures.
• Lead ABAP, Fiori/UI5, OData CDS Views, and SAP Basis teams.
• Deep knowledge of SAP landscape design with DEV/QAS/PRD/DR environments.
• Experience in HA/DR, security, and backup strategies.
• Expertise in SAP integration technologies: CPI, PI/PO, APIs, IDocs/RFCs.
• End-to-end integration patterns across SAP and non-SAP systems.

Responsibilities

• Define, design, and govern SAP technical architecture across landscapes.
• Ensure high performance, scalable, secure SAP solutions aligned with roadmaps.
• Collaborate with business leaders, Basis, dev and integration teams.

Skills

SAP S/4HANA

SAP ECC

ABAP

Fiori/UI5

OData

CDS Views

SAP Basis

SAP HANA

Integration

Security

Cloud (Azure AWS GCP)

S/4HANA migrations

Tools

SAP BTP Integration Suite (CPI)

PI/PO

REST

SOAP

OData APIs

IDocs/RFCs

Job description

SAP Technical Architect

Job Reference Number: PG1

Our client, a leading global supplier for IT services, requires SAP Technical Architect to be based at their client’s office in London / Manchester, UK.

This is a hybrid role – you can work remotely in the UK and attend the London / Manchester office 3-4 days per week .

This is a 12-month temporary contract to start asap

Day rate: Competitive Market rate

Key Responsibilities

• The SAP Technical Architect is responsible for defining, designing, and governing the overall technical architecture of SAP landscapes across SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, SAP BTP, SAP PI/PO, SAP Fiori/UI5, and integrated enterprise systems.
• This role ensures high performance, scalable, secure, and future ready SAP solutions that align with business strategy and IT roadmaps.
• The architect collaborates closely with business leaders, solution architects, Basis, development teams, and integration teams to deliver robust and compliant SAP technical platforms

Key Requirements

Essential Skills:

• Strong hands‑on experience designing and governing SAP S/4HANA and SAP ECC technical architectures.
• Provide technical leadership for ABAP, Fiori/UI5, OData, CDS Views, and SAP Basis teams.
• Deep understanding of SAP system landscape design, including DEV/QAS/PRD/DR environments.
• In‑depth knowledge of SAP Basis, system sizing, performance tuning, high‑availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) configurations.
• Strong experience with SAP HANA database architecture, optimization, backup/restore strategies, and security.
• Expertise in SAP integration technologies:
  • SAP BTP Integration Suite (CPI)
  • SAP PI/PO
  • APIs (REST, SOAP, OData)
  • IDocs, RFCs, Event‑driven architectures
• Ability to design end‑to‑end integration patterns across SAP and non‑SAP systems (CRM, eCommerce, SCM, WMS, POS, Finance apps).
• Ability to enforce coding standards, reusable component frameworks, and conduct technical reviews.
• Working knowledge of SAP on Cloud (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Strong understanding of SAP security architecture, roles/authorization, SSO, encryption, and compliance requirements.
• Proven experience leading SAP technical tracks in large implementations, migrations, or S/4HANA transformations.
• Experience conducting technical impact assessments, solution reviews, and performance troubleshooting.

Desirable Skills:

• Familiarity with TOGAF, Zachman, or SAP’s Enterprise Architecture Framework.
• Exposure to microservices‑based architectures and event‑driven systems (e.g., Kafka, Event Hub).
• Experience with SAP BTP advanced services (Workflow, Business Rules, Event Mesh, API Management).
• Knowledge of DevOps / CI‑CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins).
• Knowledge of SAP BW/4HANA, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), or cloud-native analytics solutions.
• Experience with API-led integration, micro-APIs, and API governance.
• Experience in complex enterprise environments such as retail, manufacturing, FMCG, pharma, or supply chain-heavy industries.
• Hands‑on exposure to Fiori Elements & custom UI5 apps and Side‑by‑side extensions on SAP BTP
• Experience leading architecture review boards (ARB) or governance forums.
• Capability to mentor technical teams and guide large multi‑vendor delivery environments.
• Ability to influence C‑level stakeholders with well‑structured architecture recommendations