Principal Enterprise Architect jobs at Sap in Germany, Berlin

This role can be located in Sydney/Brisbane.

What you’ll do:

As a
Senior Enterprise Architect,you will develop a comprehensive enterprise architecture model for our customers aligning with their enterprise goals, collaborate with virtual account teams (VAT) as a transformation partner and lead activities such as:

• Guide customers through their cloud journey (with special focus on adopt and derive), starting with Enterprise archetypes and scaling digitally.
• Provide enterprise architecture guidance using RISE with SAP methodology and Clean Core principles to ensure that every customer benefits from SAP‘s cloud qualities.
• Act as the Transformation Partner for the CIO or other CxO, driving architecture effectiveness.
• Support adoption, identifying and mitigating technical adoption risks.
• Align customers and partners with SAP’s Clean Core strategy, accelerate BTP adoption and promote SAP best practices.
• Provide customer context to all teams, enhancing customer proximity and experience.
• Articulate the value of the designed target architecture and possible intermediate/ transition steps as well as provide guidance on the realization of the identified benefits
• Serve as a trusted advisor, ensuring secure, reliable, and flexible cloud environments for mission-critical processes.

Transformation, Architectural & Solution Skills:

• Experience delivering enterprise business transformation projects and aligning customer priorities with target architecture and roadmap.
• Knowledge of the SAP Solution Portfolio and Enterprise Architecture Framework (North Star).
• Experience with Business Technology Platform components (application development, automation, data and analytics, integration, AI) and practical experience with S/4HANA applications.
• Strong understanding of Cloud & Clean Core Strategy, familiarity with SAP LeanIX, Signavio, and Cloud ALM.
• Knowledge of SAP's Business AI roadmap, including identifying use cases and piloting AI-driven solutions to enhance business processes.
• Expertise in SAP Integration and Extensibility Advisory Methodologies.

Must-Have Requirements:

• 5+ years in customer experience roles (e.g., Program Manager, Architect), with experience in end-to-end architectural design for hybrid solution landscapes.
• Knowledge of SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework and Toolset, and experience with BTP components and services such as application development, automation, data and analytics, integration, and AI capabilities.
• S/4HANA technical or/and SAP S/4HANA application/functional knowledge/experience.
• Proficiency in SAP Integration and Extensibility Advisory Methodologies and Clean Core principles.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and negotiation skills (in English) at the senior management within an IT team and across business functions.
• Mindset for Strategic Thinking, Continuous Learning, and Business Acumen.

Nice-to-Have Requirements:

• Knowledge of on-premise and corresponding SAP cloud solutions.
• Professional training and certification (e.g., SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework featured by LeanIX EAM, SAP Certified Professional-Enterprise Architect [P_SAPEA_2023], TOGAF) as a plus.

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Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

Job Segment:Cloud, Information Technology, IT Architecture, ERP, Developer, Technology

Three reasons to intern at SAP

1. Culture of collaboration : meet with mentors, make new friends across the globe and create a thriving personal network.
2. Project-driven experience : gain cross-functional skills from our virtual and in-person learning sessions, diverse subject matter experts, and project deliverables.
3. Gain visibility : with SAP Internship Experience Program in your title, you’ll have a global network of SAP leaders, entrepreneurs and career development opportunities at your fingertips

Key tasks comprise the following:

• The student support the Global Co Leader of PC3 with the creation of PC3 assets that support the team globally
• The student proposes new approaches to current customer facing or internal assets to ensure we maintain a modern and fresh culture that PC3 has
• The student evaluates the benefits and disadvantages of new tools or of different approaches

Expected qualification:

• Currently enrolled student (f/m/d) of Graphic Design, Marketing, or related. Should have an interest in the Technology Industry
• Interest in project management activities, communications
• Proficient in graphic design and video creation and edition
• Creative and proactive
• Comfortable with English for daily communication (B level)
• Comfortable working with a diverse global team

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What you’ll do

As Senior Digital Enterprise Architect you are responsible for driving scalable enterprise transformation, enabling organizations to accelerate cloud adoption, optimize business value, and maximize automation. You support customers to translate their strategy into architecture and support them on their cloud transformation journey by leveraging SAP’s reference-based services that allow an outside-in perspective. Furthermore, you can expect to:

• Be at the forefront of modernizing enterprise transformation by leveraging digital tools

• Support organizations to continuously innovate and adopt state-of-the-art technologies
• Drive the adoption of AI-driven automation and SAP RISE integrated toolchain and methodologies
• Engage with Global Enterprise Architecture teams to leverage expertise as needed throughout the customer lifecycle
• Leverage data & tools to track and manage adoption a consumption activities, including Relationship Assessments and Outcome Success Plans
• Act as primary point of escalation for customers account issues
• Join a dynamic ecosystem focused on digital customer engagement
• Work in an innovative and growth-oriented business area
• Benefit from a culture that encourages collaboration, continuous learning and growth mindsets

What you bring

• 3+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, digital transformation or cloud adoption projects
• Understanding of enterprise architecture methods as well as integration architectures
• Advanced knowledge of cloud technology (SaaS, DaaS, PaaS) in business environments
• Knowledge in project management methods and tools, and the ability to plan, coordinate, and monitor initiatives, and problem-solving skills
• Strong presentation skills as well as clear and effective communication and the ability to build and maintain relationships with various stakeholders and understand their expectations, technical and business requirements
• Knowledge of SAP product portfolio as well as key GTM motions such as RISE with SAP or specific knowledge in one or several areas
• Proficiency in English
• Proficiency in Arabic

Barcelona or New Cairo

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Job Segment:Information Technology, Cloud, IT Architecture, ERP, Developer, Technology

Specifically, you will:

• Act as a leading BPC for ITOM Event Management
• Prepare demos and align with customers
• Work closely with sprint teams to ensure solution architecture is transferred in working products
• Be proficient with ITOM/ITSM business processes and transfer business demands to reliable and simple solutions
• Drive continuous improvements with focus on quality, stability, usability and maintainability
• Applying DevOps mindset to take operational responsibility for your solutions
• Establish a trusted partnership with our internal business and technical counterparts and enable “ONE TEAM” spirit from delivery to operation
• Act as thought leader for other team members

What you bring

• Academic degree (Bachelor or Master) in Information Technology, Software engineering, business informatics or related fields
• 10+ years of professional working experience in architecture or development (with focus on ServiceNow ITOM)
• Experience in ServiceNow Event Management like integrating various monitoring systems and correlation rules
• Deep IT/Cloud DevOps knowledge and ability to designing large-scale IT systems
• Experience in agile application delivery processes, procedures & agile implementation methods (e.g. SAFe)
• Leader and team player – give guidance and show excellent coordination skills, passionate about execution, motivated and self-managed
• Excellent interpersonal, presentation, communication and negotiation skills and be an interface to different stakeholders talking “different languages”
• Strategic thinking, strong problem-solving and analytical skills

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We win with inclusion

Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

Original Posting Date: 06/30/25

Education and Occupational Experience:
Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Economics or a related field of study and seven (7) years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or related occupation. Alternatively, a Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Economics or a related field of study and five (5) years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.

Qualifications/Skills and Competencies Experience:
Experience must involve five (5) years in the following:
• Planning the de-escalation strategy and bring the SAP solution back to operations;
• Defining the Custom Code Governance Standards for customers based on SAP S/4HANA development best practices;
• JavaScript programming, Node.js, and Cloud Application Programming;
• ABAP programming, Restful ABAP programming, and ABAP CDS;
• Extensibility on Business Technology Platform;
• ATC, SQLM, SCOV, and Custom Code Migration App on BTP & CCLM; and
• Implement quality checks and integrate with the ABAP Transport Management or ChaRM for Central governance of WRICEF’s.

Travel: N/A

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Philadelphia

EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS

• Bring your expertise in IT, Business and/or Enterprise Architecture, with skills you gained in consulting, business development, sales or solution management showcasing successful outcomes and impact over multiple years in software/IT organizations.
• Follow and understand the market developments in the CP&R Industry in Switzerland and Europe.
• Lead key customer engagements in the CP&R industry from an architectural perspective and become the trusted advisor for your customers.
• Engage with C-level and other business stakeholders to understand business requirements, current and future business demand and industry trends and define the added value of SAP
• Map SAP solution capabilities to the customer requirements.
• Guide customers in defining and implementing a transformation roadmap towards a common goal.
• Challenge the customer with new ideas, inspire and generate demand.
• Present SAP and partner solutions and processes from an industry end-to-end view and apply high level business process best practices.
• As a key member of the account team, define and execute the account strategy based on business needs and incremental solution opportunities.
• Build a strong network inside the SAP CP&R industry community
• Maintain and expand the partner network to define and manage joint go-to-market activities and customer engagements.

What you bring:

• 5+ years of relevant experience in Presales, Consulting, Architect, Business Development and / or experience in several business functions at customers in the CP&R industry
• Experience in industry specific business processes, Sales and sales processes, Project Management, Agile Frameworks, Teamwork, Delivery of high-volume short duration work packages
• Master / MBA / Ph.D.: optional
• Native speaker equivalent German language skills, fluency in English. French / Swiss German skills are an advantage.
• In-depth knowledge of the SAP Solution suite, with an CP&R background
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture management, methodology (e.g. TOGAF), and respective tools (e.g. LeanIX) would be a plus.
• Proven experience of driving tangible outcomes in Enterprise Architecture for customers.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills in German and English.
• Functional leadership and project management experience is an advantage.
• Proven interpersonal and team skills at all levels and ideally multi-cultural environments.
• Strong business acumen and understanding of SAP business strategy and solutions, partners, markets, and competition.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to de-escalate problematic situations.
• Open mindedness and ability to quickly adapt to new requirements.
• Outstanding drive for execution.
• Proven “can do / will do“ attitude.
• Cloud mindset.

What you'll do

Your role will combine organizational, analytical, and customer-facing tasks. You will help prepare simple quotes, coordinate internal requests, and ensure that sales processes run smoothly from start to finish. You will create and manage contact lists, help send personalized invitations for customer events, and support follow-ups that keep conversations moving. You will maintain accurate sales data so teams always know where opportunities stand, and you will track and route approvals to make sure important steps don’t get delayed.

What you bring

• Student (f/m/d) at a university or a university of applied sciences
• Preferred fields of study: Business, Economics, or any related field with an interest in sales and customer engagement.
• Computer skills: Confident with Microsoft Office (especially Excel and PowerPoint); experience with CRM tools is a plus but not required.
• Language skills: Fluent in English and German; French is a plus.
• Soft skills: Organized and reliable team player with strong communication skills, eager to take ownership and learn quickly; curious about how large companies work and how sales processes create value.
• Others: First practical experience through internships, student jobs, or project work is helpful but not essential – motivation, openness, and a proactive mindset are more important than specific experience.

Your set of application documents should contain a cover letter, a resume in table form, school leaving certificates, certificate of enrollment, current university transcript of records, copies of any academic degrees already earned, and if available, references from former employers (including internships). Please also describe your experience and skills in foreign languages and computer programs / programming languages.

Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

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