SAP Solution Architect – Order-to-Cash

Jobtailor; Dearborn (MO); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced SAP Architect for OTC with deep S/4HANA and enterprise integration expertise. You will define architecture, ensure Clean Core alignment, and guide cross‑functional teams through design, governance and performance improvements.

In this fast-paced role, you will lead architectural evaluations, coordinate with product and delivery, and drive PoC initiatives with vendors while maintaining compliance and security across SAP solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of SAP experience with OTC, order-to-cash in S/4HANA.
• Strong knowledge of SAP Clean Core principles and hybrid cloud architectures.
• Experience with AGILE methodologies and architecture runway.
• Good understanding of SAP testing strategies (unit/integration/UAT).

Responsibilities

• Define SAP OTC architecture and solution design strategy aligned with business objectives and Clean Core standards.
• Evaluate end-to-end SAP S/4HANA solutions across SD, FI/CO, MM, EWM, and related platforms.
• Provide architectural guidance for enterprise integration using APIs, middleware, and cloud tech (GCP, other).
• Partner with product/delivery to define functional specs and designs maximizing standard SAP capabilities.
• Collaborate with stakeholders on enhancement requests, governance, and best practices.
• Assess architectural impact of new requirements across processes, data, and integrations.
• Guide product teams on SAP ERP implementation patterns and reference architectures.
• Lead vendor architecture evaluations and PoC activities.
• Ensure security, audit, regulatory and data governance compliance across SAP solutions.

Skills

SAP OTC

S/4HANA

Enterprise architecture

Agile

Cloud knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

APIs & Middleware

Job description

Responsibilities

• To define the SAP OTC architecture and solution design strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives, enterprise architecture principles, and Clean Core standards.
• Evaluate, design, and govern end-to-end solutions across SAP S/4HANA, SD, FI/CO, MM, EWM, BTP, Datasphere, SAC, Fiori, while enabling seamless integration with third‑party platforms such as Adobe, Vertex, and OpenText, and Ford's enterprise cloud ecosystem including GCP, Apigee, Cloud Run, BigQuery, and IICS.
• To provide architectural guidance for complex enterprise integration using APIs, middleware platforms, and cloud technologies, including Google Cloud Platform (GCP), ensuring scalable, secure, and standards‑compliant solution designs.
• To partner with product and delivery teams to define Functional Specifications and solution designs that align with SAP Clean Core principles, minimizing custom development and maximizing the use of standard SAP capabilities.
• To collaborate with stakeholders with enhancement requests and proposed solutions, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards, governance policies, and SAP best practices.
• To jointly assess the architectural impact of new business requirements across processes, integrations, data models, applications, and the broader enterprise landscape, and to co‑design scalable, supportable solutions that align with strategic architecture direction and standards.
• To collaborate with product teams on design changes to existing configurations to ensure continued uninterrupted operations.
• To evaluate custom solutions within the SAP ERP landscape to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture principles and SAP best practices.
• To deliver the technical design to data analytics, integration fabric, security and cyber defense, hosting, and client infrastructure.
• To provide architectural guidance for enterprise integration using APIs, middleware platforms, and cloud technologies, including Google Cloud Platform (GCP), ensuring scalable, secure, and standards‑compliant solution designs.
• To provide architecture support such as troubleshooting complex performance issues.
• To guide the product teams in the development of the SAP ERP implementation of platform reference patterns and best practices.
• To lead the vendor architecture evaluation and hands‑on proof‑of‑concept (PoC).
• To influence future product development by contributing to the framework (architecture) used across multiple products or systems.
• To ensure compliance with security, audit, regulatory, and data governance requirements across SAP solutions and integrations.
• To operate effectively in a fast‑paced environment, managing multiple priorities and deliverables simultaneously.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Technical related field
• 10+ years of overall SAP experience, with in-depth knowledge of functional design, integration, and data reporting within the SAP S/4HANA Order‑to‑Cash (OTC) ecosystem.
• SAP techno‑functional professional with strong expertise in SAP S/4HANA
• Strong understanding and practical application of SAP Clean Core best practices and principles.
• Active practitioner of AGILE methodology and is familiar with architecture runway.
• Good understanding of SAP testing strategies, including unit testing, integration testing, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Strong negotiation skills with the ability to align and reach consensus among diverse stakeholders and customers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Self‑starter with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision in a fast‑paced environment.
• SAP technical experience a definite plus.
• Experience in troubleshooting complex systems and performance testing and tuning.
• Data center, cloud knowledge and experiences
• Project Management experience
• GCP or other hyperscaler knowledge is a plus