SAP Cloud Infrastructure Architect

Smith & Nephew; Wrocław; Hybrid; PLN 251,000 - 376,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Life insurance

SAYE options

Flexible vacation

Private health/dental

Hybrid working

Mentorship & education subsidies

Job summary

Smith+Neu is seeking an SAP Cloud Infrastructure Architect to design and evolve SAP workloads across hybrid and Azure environments. You will lead architecture patterns, guardrails, and security reviews while collaborating with the SAP COE and application teams to deliver scalable, compliant infrastructure.

This high-impact role blends cloud, security, networking, and enterprise SAP platforms with hands-on delivery. Hybrid work is offered, along with generous benefits and opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and operating SAP workloads in Azure or hybrid clouds.
• Ability to define architecture patterns meeting performance, resilience, and compliance requirements.
• Experience collaborating with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead infrastructure architect for SAP workloads including Azure hosting, connectivity, security, and platform services.
• Define SAP cloud architecture patterns, reference designs, and guardrails aligned with Cloud COE standards.
• Partner with SAP COE and application teams to translate SAP requirements into scalable, secure infra designs.
• Ensure SAP platforms meet availability, performance, DR, and compliance.
• Review and approve vendor/partner designs related to SAP infrastructure and hosting.
• Contribute to technology roadmaps impacting SAP platforms.
• Provide architectural input into security reviews and governance forums for SAP initiatives.

Skills

SAP workloads in Azure

Cloud/infrastructure architecture

Architecture patterns

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Azure

Hybrid cloud

Job description

Life. Unlimited. At Smith+Neu we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living. Are you ready to shape the future of SAP in a truly global, cloud first organisation? As our SAP Cloud Infrastructure Architect, you will play a critical role in designing and evolving how SAP workloads operate across hybrid and Microsoft Azure environments. This is a high impact position where you will work at the intersection of cloud, security, networking, and enterprise SAP platforms, influencing strategic direction while staying hands on with cutting edge technologies.

What will you be doing?

• Act as lead infrastructure architect for SAP workloads covering Azure hosting, connectivity, security, and platform services
• Define and maintain SAP cloud architecture patterns, reference designs, and guardrails aligned with Cloud COE standards
• Partner with SAP COE and application teams to translate SAP requirements into scalable, secure, and supportable infrastructure designs
• Ensure SAP platforms meet non-functional requirements including availability, performance, DR, and compliance
• Review and approve vendor and partner designs related to SAP infrastructure and hosting
• Contribute to technology roadmaps impacting SAP platforms
• Provide architectural input into EARS, security reviews, and governance forums for SAP initiatives

What will you need to be successful?

• Proven experience designing and operating SAP workloads in Azure or hybrid cloud environments
• Strong background in cloud or infrastructure architecture within large enterprise settings
• Ability to define architecture patterns and ensure solutions meet performance, resilience, and compliance standards
• Confidence working cross functionally with technical and non technical stakeholders to guide decision making

Compensation

The anticipated base compensation range for this position is 251 000,00 PLN - 376 250,00 PLN gross annually. The actual base pay offered to the successful candidate will be based on objective, job-related factors including (but not limited to) relevant skills, qualifications, and experience, scope and responsibilities of the role, geographic location, and internal equity considerations. Compensation decisions are made using consistent and gender-neutral criteria, in line with applicable pay transparency laws. This role has been evaluated within our internal job architecture and mapped to a defined pay band to ensure consistency and fairness.

Benefits

• Generous annual bonus, life insurance, Save As You Earn share options.
• Flexible Vacation and Time Off, Paid Holidays and Paid Volunteering Hours, so we can give back to our communities!
• Private Health and Dental plans, multisport card/my benefit platform and much more.
• Hybrid Working Model (For most professional roles).
• Hands-On, Team-Customised, Mentorship, subsidies for language classes, certifications and postgraduate studies

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Smith+Neu is a global medical technology company. We design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living. We support healthcare professionals to return their patients to health and mobility, helping them to perform at their fullest potential. From our first employee and founder, T.J. Smith, to our team today, it’s our people who make Smith+Neu a unique place. Yes, we love to innovate and develop exciting technologies, and we offer competitive salaries and progressive benefits. But it’s our culture - of Care, Collaboration and Courage - that really sets us apart. Through a spirit of ownership and can-do attitude we work together to win. We’re a company of people who care about each other, about our customers and their patients, and about our communities. Together, we fulfill our shared purpose of Life Unlimited.