Senior SAP S/4HANA Architect & Tech Leader

Schneider Electric; Franklin (TN); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Schneider Electric is seeking an experienced Principal ERP Architect to provide technical architecture leadership across SAP S/4HANA landscape and transformation initiatives.

This role serves as a key technical authority within our ERP organization, guiding architecture decisions, governing development standards, and helping ensure SAP solutions remain scalable, secure, maintainable, and aligned with long-term business objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT, CS, Engineering, or related discipline.
• 12+ years of SAP experience with significant focus on SAP technical architecture, solution architecture, or ERP transformation initiatives.
• 7+ years of experience leading SAP architecture activities for large-scale ERP implementations or transformation programs.
• Deep expertise in SAP S/4HANA architecture and deployment models.
• Strong understanding of SAP ECC-to-S/4HANA transformation strategies.
• Experience with SAP extensibility approaches and Clean Core principles.
• Strong background in SAP development technologies, including ABAP and modern SAP development frameworks.
• Proven experience collaborating with infrastructure, cybersecurity, and platform engineering teams.
• Experience leading technical governance across enterprise SAP environments.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and technical leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead SAP S/4HANA architecture activities for implementations, upgrades, deployments, and transformations.
• Define and govern SAP technical architecture standards, patterns, and best practices.
• Review technical designs, extensions, interfaces, and custom development approaches.
• Ensure architecture decisions align with Clean Core principles and long-term SAP strategy.
• Evaluate requirements to determine use of standard SAP capabilities, extensions, integrations, and custom developments.
• Support architecture reviews, design workshops, fit-gap discussions, and implementation activities.
• Provide technical leadership to SAP development teams.
• Review approaches for alignment with architecture standards and governance.
• Promote modern SAP development: RAP, CAP, and extensibility frameworks.
• Guide performance, scalability, maintainability, and supportability considerations.

Skills

SAP architecture

Solution architecture

ERP transformation

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Tools

ABAP

SAP HANA

Solution Manager

Job description

Schneider Electric is seeking an experienced Principal ERP Architect to provide technical architecture leadership across SAP S/4HANA landscape and transformation initiatives.

This role serves as a key technical authority within our ERP organization, guiding architecture decisions, governing development standards, and helping ensure SAP solutions remain scalable, secure, maintainable, and aligned with long-term business objectives.