Enterprise Applications Architect

Jobtailor; Malvern (Chester County); On-site; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to define, maintain, and evolve our enterprise applications architecture strategy aligned with IT transformation goals. You will act as a technology thought leader for SAP landscapes, ensuring consistency, security, and performance across global platforms.

You will lead SAP S/4HANA integrations with MES, PLM, CRM, EDI, legacy ERP, and cloud services; reduce custom code; promote SAP standard capabilities; and mentor solution architects,

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years of enterprise architecture experience in global environments.
• Extensive SAP expertise with architecture-level understanding of SAP ERP landscapes.
• Experience integrating SAP with MES, PLM, legacy ERP, and cloud platforms.
• Knowledge of enterprise integration technologies and patterns.
• Experience in process mapping, application rationalization, and system consolidation.
• Strong understanding of security and compliance in applications.
• Fluent English, both written and spoken.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work effectively in distributed, multicultural teams.

Responsibilities

• Define, maintain, and evolve enterprise applications architecture strategy and roadmap.
• Act as technology thought leader for enterprise platforms ensuring scalability and performance.
• Provide architectural oversight for major initiatives and ensure standards compliance.
• Serve as senior authority for SAP landscapes including S/4HANA, ECC, SAP BTP, Analytics, and Integration Suite.
• Lead SAP S/4HANA integration with MES, PLM, CRM, EDI, legacy ERPs, and cloud services.
• Guide reduction of custom code and promote SAP standard capabilities.
• Establish and enforce architecture principles, standards, and reference architectures.
• Mentor solution and domain architects, development teams, and partners on best practices.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

SAP expertise

Integration technologies

Process mapping

Lifecycle management

Security & compliance

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Fluent English

Distributed teams

Architecture governance

Job description

Responsibilities

• Define, maintain, and evolve the enterprise applications architecture strategy and roadmap, aligned with business goals and IT transformation initiatives.
• Act as a technology thought leader for enterprise platforms, ensuring architectural consistency, scalability, security, and performance.
• Provide architectural oversight for major initiatives and ensure compliance with enterprise standards and reference architectures.
• Serve as a senior architecture authority for SAP landscapes, including SAP S/4HANA, ECC, SAP BTP, SAP Analytics, SAP Integration Suite, and MuleSoft.
• Lead the integration of SAP S/4HANA with MES platforms, PLM systems, CRM, EDI, legacy ERPs, and cloud services.
• Guide reduction of custom code and promote adoption of SAP standard capabilities where feasible.
• Establish and enforce architecture principles, standards, and reference architectures.
• Mentor solution and domain architects, development teams, and delivery partners on architectural best practices.

Requirements

• 8–10+ years of experience in enterprise application architecture or equivalent roles in complex, global environments.
• Extensive SAP expertise is mandatory, with architecture-level understanding of SAP ERP landscapes.
• Proven experience integrating SAP with MES, PLM, legacy ERP, and cloud platforms.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise integration technologies and patterns.
• Demonstrated experience in process mapping, application rationalization, and system consolidation.
• Solid understanding of application lifecycle management, security, and compliance.
• Fluent in English, written and spoken.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work effectively in distributed, multicultural teams.