SAP Development Solution Architect

EPAM Systems; Turkey; On-site; TRY 2,753,556 - 4,130,334; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems in Turkey is seeking a SAP Development Solution Architect to join our team. The role involves leading the development of SAP solutions, engaging in pre-sales activities, and providing technical guidance. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of experience in SAP ABAP development and familiarity with various SAP products and technologies.

This position offers a dynamic work environment and an opportunity to shape the future of SAP development solutions. Candidates with strong communication skills and expertise in cloud and on-premise deployments are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on experience in SAP ABAP development.
• 2+ projects in a technical team lead role with recent hands-on work.
• Understanding of IT architecture best practices such as TOGAF.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of new capabilities within SAP BTP.
• Participate in pre-sales activities and advocate solutions.
• Support cost/benefit analysis for technology solutions.

Skills

SAP ABAP development

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud Foundry

Kyma/Kubernetes

SAP S/4HANA

Java

JavaScript

SQL

English (B2)

Education

SAP certifications

Job description

We are looking for a SAP Development Solution Architect to become a part of our tight‑knit EPAM team and engage in technology‑driven activities. As a SAP Development Solution Architect, you will be granted a fascinating opportunity to work in a leading software engineering and IT consulting company. If you want to gain vast professional experience and enrich your knowledge – welcome on board. We're looking for a professional with exceptional communication skills who brings a high‑level understanding of various SAP Portfolio Categories and Products (ERP and Finance, CRM and Customer Experience, Spend Management, Supply Chain Management, HR and People Engagement), along with a solid grasp of SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) products, and experience in environments like Cloud Foundry, Kyma/Kubernetes, or ABAP PaaS. If you're also skilled in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD pipelines, capable of deployments in diverse settings, including Cloud and On‑Premise, you're the professional we're seeking to shape the future of SAP development solutions.

Responsibilities

• Understand the stakeholder's needs to help envision and create a solution to solve a problem
• Support cost/benefit analysis to align technology solutions with business strategy
• Gather and catalog functional and non‑functional (quality attributes and constraints) requirements for stakeholder requests
• Participate in pre‑sales activities as a technical architect and be ready to advocate for a solution proposal
• Lead the development of new capabilities or service offerings within SAP BTP, SAP S/4HANA, and SAP SaaS, including the design and deployment of integrated end‑to‑end solutions
• As part of the application development team, take the lead in solving technical challenges using industry best practices
• Be ready to engage in hands‑on programming for front‑end and/or back‑end
• Determine the impact of modifications and enhancements to applications, and assist with identifying integration points and the end‑to‑end solution design
• Advise on SAP CIO Guides (On‑premises / Cloud / Hybrid), Integration Solution Advisory Methodology (ISA‑M), Application Extension Methodology, RISE/GROW with SAP, and SAP Data and Analytics Advisory Methodology
• Estimate work efforts related to SAP development, Basis, DevOps activities, and technical architecture components
• Create solution architecture documentation, work/feature breakdown structure documents, and other related artifacts with deep technical details

Requirements

• 7+ years of hands‑on experience in SAP ABAP development
• Minimum of 2 projects in a technical team lead role with constant hands‑on work during the last 2-3 years
• Understanding of IT architecture best practices and body of knowledge (BoK) such as TOGAF, ITABoK, BTABoK, DMBoK, and others
• Knowledge of SAP best practices and methodologies, including SAP Human‑Centered Approach to Innovation, SAP Activate Methodology, RISE/GROW with SAP, SAP Golden Path for SAP BTP, SAP Integration Solution Advisory Methodology, SAP Enterprise Architecture Methodology, SAP Data and Analytics Advisory Methodology
• Proficiency in SAP S/4HANA and SaaS Extensibility (In‑App, On‑Stack, and Side‑by‑Side)
• Knowledge of end‑to‑end business processes such as Idea to Market, Source to Pay, Plan to Fulfill, Lead to Cash, Recruit to Retire, Governance, and Finance
• Familiarity with architectural styles and patterns, including Monolith, Layered Architecture, Microservices, Event‑Driven Architecture, and Actor/Module‑Based Architecture
• Experience in SAP Technical Architecture Modeling (TAM) and Architecture Concept Document, SAP BTP Architecture modeling
• Competency in programming languages such as ABAP, SQL, Java, JavaScript (Node.js, TypeScript), Groovy, XSLT
• Knowledge of programming models/frameworks like SAP Cloud Application Programming Model, ABAP RESTful Programming Model, SAP Fiori Elements, and SAP Business Object Programming Framework
• Understanding and experience with SAP BTP services/capabilities, including SAP HANA Cloud, SAP Build Process Automation, SAP Build Apps, SAP BTP Connectivity, SAP Cloud Identity Services, Integration Suite, SAP Build Work‑Zone/Central Launchpad, and SAP (Advanced) Event Mesh
• Expertise in designing and developing Web‑Services (REST, SOAP, WebAPI) and deploying them in various environments
• Proficiency in the core URI capabilities of OData, including designing, developing, and deploying OData services
• English level of minimum B2 (Upper‑Intermediate) for effective communication
• Nice to have SAP certifications
• Experience with Agile methodologies, such as Scrum or Kanban