Job Description – SAP BTP Solution Architect
SAP BTP & Microsoft Data Fabric
Location: Minnesota – Hybrid
Target Platform
SAP BTP, with Microsoft Data Fabric integration
Role Overview
We are seeking an experiencedHybrid Data Architectto support the next generation of anAI-enabled Invoice-to-Pay applicationfor a Finance organization. The architect will define and guide the hybrid enterprise architecture across SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP)andMicrosoft Data Fabric, withSAP BTP prioritized as the target application platform. The ideal candidate will have strong experience inenterprise architecture, SAP BTP, Microsoft data technologies, data integration, APIs, security, governance, and cloud-based data architecture.
Key Responsibilities
Architecture & Solution Design
- Define and document current-state, transition-state, and target-state architecturesacross SAP BTP and Microsoft Data Fabric.
- Establish platform boundaries, application components, dependencies, data flows, integration patterns, and technical design decisions.
- Define scalable and reusable enterprise architecture patterns aligned with security, governance, and operational requirements.
- Develop architecture diagrams and technical specifications throughout the solution lifecycle.
Data & Integration Architecture
- Design secure, scalable, and reusable patterns for accessing, integrating, transforming, and exchangingSAP and non-SAP data.
- Architect integrations using:
- APIs
- Data replication
- Data federation
- Batch processing
- Event-driven integration
- Other enterprise integration patterns
- Design and troubleshoot complex data flows across SAP and Microsoft environments.
- Ensure appropriate data security, governance, performance, and reliability.
Technical Leadership
- Partner withSAP BTP, Microsoft Full-Stack, Service Operations, Finance, Business Analysts, Systems Analysts, Developers, and Data Engineers.
- Translate business and technical requirements into scalable solution designs.
- Provide architectural direction and implementation guidance to development and data engineering teams.
- Review technical designs and provide recommendations throughout the program.
Design Governance & Implementation Support
- Review application configurations, code, integrations, and technical designs for compliance with approved architecture.
- Ensure alignment with:
- Security standards
- Architecture principles
- Program standards
- Naming conventions
- Change-control processes
- Identify architectural gaps and recommend corrective actions.
- Troubleshoot cross-platform issues involving SAP BTP and Microsoft data environments.
Testing & Operational Readiness
- Define and support testing requirements for application components, data flows, integrations, security, and performance.
- Establish requirements for monitoring, logging, failure recovery, and operational support.
- Work closely with Service Operations to ensure solutions are production-ready.
- Support performance, reliability, and operational readiness activities.
Documentation & Knowledge Transfer
- Create and maintain:
- Architecture diagrams
- Technical specifications
- Integration designs
- Architecture Decision Records (ADRs)
- System documentation
- Operational procedures
- Transfer knowledge and reusable architecture practices to internal platform and engineering teams.
Required Qualifications
- Strong experience as aData Architect, Solution Architect, Enterprise Architect, or Hybrid Cloud Architect.
- Hands-on architecture experience withSAP BTP.
- Strong understanding ofMicrosoft data platforms / Microsoft Fabric.
- Experience designing enterprise data and application architectures acrossSAP and Microsoft ecosystems.
- Strong knowledge of enterprise integration patterns includingAPI, replication, federation, batch, and event-driven integration.
- Experience translating business requirements into technical architecture and implementation plans.
- Strong understanding ofdata security, governance, scalability, performance, and operational requirements.
- Experience creating architecture diagrams, technical specifications, and solution documentation.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supportingFinance, Invoice-to-Pay (I2P), Procure-to-Pay (P2P), or SAP ERP/SAP S/4HANAinitiatives.
- Experience withAI-enabled enterprise applications.
- Experience working with SAP BTP application and integration services.
- Experience with Microsoft Fabric and modern cloud data architecture.
- Experience working in large enterprise environments with formal architecture governance.
- Experience collaborating with developers, data engineers, business analysts, and infrastructure/service-operations teams.
Candidates who are primarily traditionalData Analysts, BI Analysts, or ETL Developerswithout enterprise architecture experience wouldnotbe a strong fit.