SAP Technical Architect

Experis - ManpowerGroup; Worthing; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an SAP Technical Architect to join the architecture team. The role involves understanding client requirements, managing architectural solutions, and ensuring technical delivery. Candidates should have expertise in SAP solutions, strong communication skills, and the ability to govern complex implementations. This position is hybrid based in Worthing or Telford.

Qualifications

• Experience with high-volume SAP solutions, preferably in ERP, Portal, and PI.
• Ability to translate technical language to business language.
• Experience in SAP system sizing and landscape design.

Responsibilities

• Oversee architectural solutions developed in projects.
• Manage technical scope during the project.
• Ensure adherence to processes and best practices.

Skills

Knowledge of high-volume SAP solutions and technical architecture

Understanding of business requirements

Large scale Solution Architecture experience

Excellent communication skills

Strong leadership and customer-facing skills

Tools

SAP CRM

SAP UI5

SAP NetWeaver ABAP and Java

SAP Enterprise Core Component

SAP Success Factors and Ariba

Job description

Role Title: SAP Technical Architect
Location: Telford or Worthing (Hybrid)
Duration: 6 Months
Rate: £628p/d via Umbrella
Clearance: SC / Eligible for SC

Description

The SAP Technical Architect works within the SAP Architecture team and is responsible for understanding and elaborating client requirements and developing solutions that meet these requirements. You will oversee architectural solutions as developed in individual projects or as a large delivery project and take responsibility for ensuring that the technical solution is delivered as originally defined and fits with the overall architecture strategy. You will work closely with the Functional Consultants and Project Managers early in the project to scope work for your own area, as well as understanding the overall business process and functional requirements, effectively cascading that onto any stream or joint team members. You will successfully manage the agreed technical scope during the project, ensuring continued alignment with the functional scope/design, and take ownership of architectural solutions and non‑functional requirements to ensure adherence to processes, policy, best practices and consistency with the client vision. You will be involved in reviewing and scoping technical/infrastructure projects for feasibility of delivery. You will ensure a consistent approach to technical and templated functional solutions and help refine the Enterprise Architecture. You will also manage the technical relationships with vendors and material sub‑contractors.

Skills / Experience

• Knowledge of high-volume SAP solutions and technical architecture (including ERP, Portal, and PI).
• Understanding of business requirements, and be able to translate tech language to business language and vice versa.
• Large scale Solution Architecture experience.
• SAP system sizing and landscape design.
• High-level (and Low-level) understanding of Non-Functional Requirements and clarity in the mitigation of their impact on solutions.
• High-level understanding of Functional requirements and solutions, mapping their effect on the technical solution.
• Ability to govern and assure the technical delivery of high complexity SAP Implementations.
• Excellent communication, influencing and facilitation skills.
• Clear thinking and innovation; able to think strategically at an Enterprise level.
• Assertiveness in dealing with people at all organisational levels, including 3rd parties, while building and sustaining collaborative working relationships.
• Proactive with a positive attitude.
• Ability to deliver under pressure.
• Self‑motivated with determination to succeed.
• Strong presentation, leadership and customer‑facing skills to executive level.

Technologies

• SAP CRM
• SAP UI5, Fiori and Gateway
• SAP NetWeaver ABAP and Java
• SAP Industry Solution - Contract Accounting (or Utilities)
• SAP Enterprise Portal
• SAP Enterprise Core Component
• SAP Mass Processing
• SAP Process Integration
• SAP Success Factors and Ariba