SAP Development Architect

Billerud; Solna kommun; Hybrid; SEK 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Billerud is seeking an experienced SAP Development Architect to shape our global SAP landscape as part of a greenfield transformation. You will define development standards, guide engineering teams, and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture and business objectives.

In this role you will drive modern SAP development principles, own architecture governance, and support release processes across SAP S/4HANA, BTP, and related technologies. Frequent travel to Solna is expected.

Qualifications

• Experience in SAP environments with S/4HANA implementations and transformation programs.
• Expertise in ABAP OO, CDS Views, and the RESTful ABAP Programming Model (RAP).
• Experience developing SAP Fiori/UI5 applications and OData services.
• Good knowledge of SAP BTP and its services.
• Experience with SAP integration technologies, APIs, CPI, and middleware solutions.
• Understanding of Clean Core principles and SAP extensibility strategies.
• Knowledge of side-by-side and in-app extension approaches.
• Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automation in SAP environments.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the SAP development architecture roadmap.
• Design end-to-end solutions across SAP S/4HANA, BTP, and integrated systems.
• Establish development frameworks, standards, and best practices.
• Drive adoption of modern SAP development paradigms (API-first, event-driven, side-by-side extensions).
• Own and govern development standards across ABAP, RAP, CDS Views, Fiori/UI5, and CAP.
• Provide architectural oversight for SAP programs and teams.
• Support release management and deployment processes across SAP landscape.

Skills

ABAP OO

CDS Views

RAP

Fiori/UI5

CAP

DevOps & CI/CD

API-first architecture

English fluency

Education

University degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

SAP BTP

SAP CPI

OData services

Job description

Job Description

At Billerud we believe that when we have tomorrow in mind, we will do our very best today. It is thanks to our employees that we are a world-leading company within the field of renewable paper and packaging materials. Do you want to realize your true value and work for a sustainable tomorrow? Join us!

Are you passionate about SAP architecture, modern development practices, and building scalable solutions that support business transformation? A unique opportunity to shape and develop Billerud’s future global SAP landscape in a true greenfield transformation.

As part of Billerud's SAP S/4HANA journey, we are looking for a SAP Development Architect to play a key role in shaping our future SAP development landscape. In this position, you will define development standards, guide engineering teams, and ensure that SAP solutions are aligned with both enterprise architecture principles and business objectives.

As SAP Development Architect, you will be part of the Global SAP Applications team and work closely with architects, developers, business stakeholders, project teams, and external partners. You will have overall responsibility for the SAP development architecture, supporting both project deliveries and ongoing application development within Billerud's SAP ecosystem.

The role combines strategic architecture work with technical leadership and governance. You will drive the adoption of modern SAP development principles and ensure that solutions are designed, developed, and deployed according to established standards and best practices.

You will also play an important role in supporting deployment processes and enabling successful releases across the SAP landscape.

Your Main Tasks Will Be

• Define and maintain the SAP development architecture roadmap in alignment with business and IT strategies.
• Design end-to-end solutions across SAP S/4HANA, SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), and integrated systems.
• Establish development frameworks, standards, and best practices, including Clean Core principles, extensibility strategies, and DevOps approaches.
• Drive adoption of modern SAP development paradigms such as API-first architecture, event-driven solutions, and side-by-side extensions.
• Own and govern development standards across technologies including ABAP, RAP, CDS Views, Fiori/UI5, and CAP.
• Provide architectural oversight and technical guidance for SAP programs, projects, and development teams.
• Support release management, deployment processes, and quality assurance activities across the SAP landscape.

You report to: Manager Global SAP Applications.

While the preferred location for this role is Solna, the position can alsobe basedinone ofour mills inSweden.Frequent travel to our Solna office is an essential part of the role.

Qualifications

University degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.

• Several years of experience in a Solution Architect, Development Architect, or Lead Developer role within SAP environments.
• Experience from SAP S/4HANA implementation programs and transformation initiatives.
• Strong expertise in ABAP Object-Oriented Programming, CDS Views, and the RESTful ABAP Programming Model (RAP).
• Experience developing SAP Fiori/UI5 applications and OData services.
• Good knowledge of SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) and its services.
• Experience working with SAP integration technologies, APIs, SAP Cloud Integration (CPI), and related middleware solutions.
• Understanding of Clean Core principles and SAP extensibility strategies.
• Knowledge of side-by-side and in-app extension approaches.
• Experience working with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automation within SAP environments.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

Personal qualities

You are a technically curious and forward-thinking professional who enjoys combining strategic architecture with hands-on technical leadership. You have the ability to see the bigger picture while maintaining attention to detail and technical quality. As a person, you are analytical, solution-oriented, and driven by continuous improvement. You enjoy mentoring others, promoting best practices, and contributing to a collaborative environment where high-quality solutions and long-term sustainability are at the center.

Our values are central to our business, and we believe you recognize yourself in: We care for each other and We do what we say!

Contact

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to Katarina Kopkin, Senior Manager Global Applications; [e-mail] or if you have any questions regarding the recruitment, please contact Mimmi Jonsson, Sr TAP; [e-mail]

At Billerud, we are fully committed to reduce our and our customers carbon footprint by offering high-performance paper and packaging materials. We are convinced that the right solutions can be important toolsto help fight climate change. That's why we see it as our responsibility to enable the best packaging choices, for a better tomorrow.

Our proud history in the forestry and paper industry goes back more than 150 years. Since then, we’ve grown to what we are today: a world leading company in high-performing paper and packaging materials - passionately committed to sustainability, quality, and customer value. Our materials are the basis of packaging and paper products used by millions of people around the world, 24 hours a day, all year round.

We serve customers in more than 100 countries through our three business areas Liquid Packaging Board, Paper and Paper Board. Our nine production units are located in Sweden, USA, and Finland and we have around 5,200 employees in 16 countries. Our annual turnover is approximately SEK 40.5 billion and the share is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. At Billerud we always put safety first, care for each other, and do what we say.

Join us in redefining sustainable packaging and drive meaningful change for a better tomorrow.