Sap Solutions Architect

IT Search; Dublin; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

IT Search is seeking an experienced SAP S/4HANA Solution Architect to lead the strategic roadmap and transformation. You will shape the target-state architecture and work with the Head of Product to communicate the transformation strategy across the organisation.

You will define governance, standards and integration principles while guiding senior stakeholders through risks, dependencies and delivery priorities. Dublin-based, onsite with 2 days/week onsite commitment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years’ experience in Solution Architecture or Enterprise Architecture.
• Proven SAP S/4HANA or SAP rise transformation programmes.
• Strong knowledge of SAP BTP, Integration Suite, Fiori, and Analytics.
• Experience in early-stage transformation environments where roadmap definition was a key responsibility.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with senior business and technology leaders.
• Good understanding of integration architecture, master data, security, and governance.
• Experience in transport, public sector, or asset-intensive organisations.
• Familiarity with Agile product delivery and portfolio planning.
• Experience supporting organisational change and transformation planning.
• SAP roadmap planning

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Head of Product to define and mature the 12–36 month SAP roadmap.
• Assess the current SAP S/4HANA and enterprise landscape and identify risks and opportunities.
• Develop the target-state solution architecture across applications, integrations, data, security, and reporting.
• Establish architecture governance, design standards, and decision-making frameworks.
• Translate business requirements into high-level solution designs.
• Support prioritisation and sequencing of transformation initiatives.
• Provide architectural oversight across SAP projects and change initiatives.
• Define integration principles across SAP and non-SAP platforms.
• Support business case development and executive-level presentations.
• Identify technical and delivery risks and recommend mitigation actions.

Skills

Solution Architecture

Enterprise Architecture

Stakeholder Management

Executive Communication

Risk & Dependency Management

Governance & Standards

Roadmap Planning

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

SAP BTP

Integration Suite

Fiori

Analytics

Job description

Day rate: Onsite 2 days per week in Dublin City Centre.

S4/HANA Solution Architect – Strategic Roadmap & Transformation

Location: Dublin

Permanent role

Role overview

This organisation is entering a business-critical stage of its SAP S4HANA transformation journey and requires an experienced SAP S4HANA Solution Architect to provide strategic and architectural leadership.

This is an early-stage engagement focused on shaping the SAP roadmap, defining the target-state architecture, and supporting the Head of Product in developing and communicating the transformation strategy across the organisation.

Key responsibilities

• Partner with the Head of Product to define and mature the 12–36 month SAP roadmap.
• Assess the current SAP S4HANA and enterprise landscape and identify risks and opportunities.
• Develop the target-state solution architecture across applications, integrations, data, security, and reporting.
• Establish architecture governance, design standards, and decision-making frameworks.
• Translate business requirements into high-level solution designs.
• Support prioritisation and sequencing of transformation initiatives.
• Provide architectural oversight across SAP projects and change initiatives.
• Define integration principles across SAP and non-SAP platforms.
• Support business case development and executive-level presentations.
• Identify technical and delivery risks and recommend mitigation actions.

Required experience

• 8+ years’ experience in Solution Architecture / Enterprise Architecture.
• Proven experience with SAP S/4HANA or SAP rise transformation programmes.
• Strong knowledge of SAP BTP, Integration Suite, Fiori, and Analytics.
• Experience in early-stage transformation environments where roadmap definition was a key responsibility.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with senior business and technology leaders.
• Good understanding of integration architecture, master data, security, and governance.
• Experience in transport, public sector, or asset-intensive organisations.
• Familiarity with Agile product delivery and portfolio planning.
• Experience supporting organisational change and transformation planning.
• SAP roadmap planning
• Business process optimisation
• Risk and dependency management
• Executive communication and facilitation
• Current-state architecture assessment
• 12–36 month SAP roadmap
• Integration and governance principles
• Prioritised transformation backlog and dependency map
• Executive-ready roadmap and architecture presentations

Candidate profile

A strategic, hands-on SAP architect who is comfortable operating with ambiguity, influencing senior stakeholders, and helping establish the governance and architectural foundations required for a successful long-term SAP transformation.