דרושים Development Architect ב-Sap ב-Germany, Potsdam

What you’ll do

To succeed in this position, you must be able to:

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain microservices in the cloud (think 24x7x365, millions of users, terabytes of data)
• Have high standards on usability, scalability, resiliency, and security and hold the same standards for fellow engineers.
• Demonstrate strong technical, business, and methodological leadership.
• Support chief-architect and provide feedback to management on technical feasibility and architectural implication on product and business.
• Proactively drive, discuss and collaborate with architects in other teams.
• Be a hands-on engineer to drive implementation of features and Troubleshoot/Resolve critical issues.
• Internalize business requirements and solve them with beautifully engineered solutions.

What you bring

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience working on cloud-based or on-demand software solutions.
• Excellent OOD, Java, and SQL skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Experience in developing scalable, cloud based micro-services with agile development mind-set.
• Experience with REST/XML/JSON, Kafka, Spring Boot, Maven, Jenkins, GitHub.
• Experience with cloud technologies such as AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, Kubernetes, Docker etc.
• Experience with SAP technologies such as BTP, CAP/CDS, Fiori Elements/UI5, Kyma, HANA, S4/HANA a plus but not required.
• Domain knowledge in Supply Chain a plus but not required.
• Experience with data pipeline using Azure Databricks or comparable technology is a plus but not a must.

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Job Segment:Supply Chain, Cloud, ERP, Developer, Testing, Operations, Technology

The Role:

As an Enhanced Operations Service Specialist - you are responsible for:

1. Ensuring Day to Day quality service delivery and defining, tracking, and achieving various ambitious service KPI and SLA’s.
2. Quick responses during escalations, take proactive steps to avoid escalations, identifying and driving initiatives to improve the operation and stability for our customer system and Driving initiatives to standardize and simplify server operations.
3. Root Cause analysis for Service requests execution failures, Repetitive failures, Long running incidents, Customers and systems triggering repetitive alerts, and other issues – continuous improvement methodologies
4. Analyse root-causes of the failures (if known) in achieving the KPIS and define a corrective action plan, with well-defined mitigation steps.
5. Coordinate and orchestrate the work between the various teams with Strong collaboration with other units within and outside Enterprise Cloud Service units.
6. Bring in Continuous Improvement Initiatives, to address customer pain points and enhancements in the Service Delivery
7. Process improvement initiatives for daily operational activities
8. Streamline standard operating procedures by focussing on automation enhancements.
9. Proactive Operation services for the customer and service on-demand with improvements plans to all the stakeholders involving the customer.

The Role Requirement:

• Hands-on experience in one of the areas like Basis, System Performance Management, Lifecycle events (Upgrades / Updates), SAP Project Management, Support, Escalation Management. Knowledge of products like SAP Cloud-Connector, S4 would be an added advantage.
• Practical knowledge with SAP technologies like SAP NetWeaver, Business Objects, SAP HANA and SAP Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE)
• Experience with Managed/Hosting services or SAP Private Cloud or Public Cloud Operations/Support.
• Application Security, Backup and recovery strategies, performance tuning, System Copies, export-import, high availability, and disaster recovery strategy, export-import.
• Experience in Problem Management, Root cause analysis methodologies

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

• 8+ years of related professional experience
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in one of the following areas: Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technologies Management.
• Cloud knowledge (e.g., experience of working in Public Cloud Domains like Microsoft Azure, AWS and GCP)
• Capacity to continuously acquire new knowledge in an independent and proactive way.
• Good analytical and solution-oriented thinking
• Very good communication and networking skills
• Experience of safeguarding customer relationship.
• Strong customer service focus
• Very good English language skill.

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YOUR FUTURE ROLE

• Contribute to the development and implementation of architectural patterns and best practices across product teams.

• Define and drive the architectural direction of cloud-native servicesand prototype new AI-enabled capabilities and platform services, ensuring alignment with business goals and technical requirements.

• Develop architecture guidelines and technical standards for the integration of AI capabilities into SAP’s cloud solutions.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop high-level architectural designs and ensure alignment with product goals and business objectives.

• Assess emerging technologies, tools, and platforms to recommend best practices for delivering AI-infused services at scale.

• Partner with fellow architects and development teams to review and improve development methodologies, driving continuous improvements in delivery cycles and technical quality.

• Continuously learn and explore emerging AI and cloud-native technologies, identifying their potential application on SAP’s architecture.

• Collaborate closely with internal SAP teams on integration activities, ensuring cohesive and successful implementation of cross-team architectural solutions.

YOUR PROFILE

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering or architecture, with a proven ability to design and deliver complex, cloud-native systems.

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

• Proficient in at least two modern programming languages (e.g., Java, Python, Go, JavaScript), with hands-on development experience.

• Strong foundation in microservices architecture, containers, and Kubernetes-based deployments.

• Solid knowledge of cloud infrastructure and services (AWS, Azure, or GCP), with experience in building scalable, secure applications.

• Experience with SAP technologies, BTP, or enterprise integration landscapes or CloudFoundry.

• Familiarity with AI/ML integration, including model consumption patterns, MLOps basics, or cloud-based AI services.

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps tools, and modern development practices.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to break down complex technical challenges.

• Effective communicator, able to collaborate across teams and clearly articulate architectural decisions.

• Self-motivated, curious about emerging technologies, and comfortable working in distributed, cross-functional environments.

PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES

A small disclaimer: we don’t work as data scientists analyzing or extracting data, but we build a platform that allows this.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

As a Development Manager, you will be responsible for a Scrum team, according to the HPOM way of working. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, technical expertise, and a passion for fostering team growth and product excellence. This role requires a balanced focus on managing people and driving engineering processes to deliver high-quality, scalable, and maintainable products.

As a Technical Lead you will be responsible for:

• Assume full ownership of development and engineering progress, ensuring alignment, accountability, and the successful delivery of products.

• Provide expert technical guidance and implement best practices to enhance product development processes.

• Lead with a hands-on approach while leveraging deep technical expertise to inspire, guide, and support the team.

• Actively facilitate innovative solutions for complex technical problems, encouraging collaboration and proactive problem-solving.

• Drive the development of secure, robust, scalable, and maintainable software, ensuring adherence to quality assurance processes and product standards.

• Mentor engineering team members, cultivating a culture of continuous learning, accountability, and professional growth.

• As a People Manager you will be responsible for:• Manage and develop individuals and teams, creating an environment that encourages growth both personally and professionally.

• Build and nurture a high-performing team, emphasizing engineering excellence and fostering positive social interactions.

• Lead initiatives for hiring top talent from both within and outside the organization and ensure their seamless integration into the team.

• Set clear, achievable goals with team members, provide inspiration and support to achieve those goals, and evaluate performance transparently and fairly.

• Promote a culture of continuous learning and improvement, offering regular coaching and feedback to aid personal and professional development.

• Support team members in setting ambitious development goals and work cross-functionally to address broader organizational topics.

• Drive and actively engage in the Continuous Improvement Process (CIP), ensuring ongoing development and refinement of processes.

• As a management stakeholder, contribute to creating sustainable, high-quality components that seamlessly integrate into our products.

Required skills

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or an IT related field.

• Proven experience as a Development Manager or in a similar leadership role within a technical environment.

• Strong technical background with experience in software development and engineering, specially cloud development.

• Excellent leadership and people management skills, with a track record of building and growing high-performing teams.

• Strong problem-solving abilities and a passion for fostering a collaborative, innovative work environment.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts and foster relationships across all levels of the organization.

LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

By joining our team, you will be exposed to the latest technologies and work with world-class developers who

will take your professional skills to the next level.• You will learn about state-of-the-art cloud deployment technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.

• You will learn how continuous integration works in a global development environment.

• You will have the opportunity to develop distributed applications that run in cluster mode.

You will work with your team on the SAP HANA Cloud & Datalakehouse/Big Data Fabric Services. This product helps our customers access data from anywhere. The Big Data Fabric Services team is responsible for:

• Extend and complete the SAP Data Platform with big data technologies to support different SAP Lines of Business.

• Leverage Apache Spark and Object store technology to provide scalable and cost-effective computing and storage services for big data ingestion, processing, and sharing.

• Integrate into SAP BTP and HANA Cloud & Data Lakehouse to offer unified development and deployment experience for different SAP Lines of Business.

• Assure multi-tenancy and secure data processing.

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What you'll do

• Act as Integration consultant to analyze, design, develop and test integrations using SAP BTP Cloud Integration (CI) suite and SAP Process Orchestration (PO) to support multiple projects using integration technologies with clean core mindset and experience.
• Migration of Integration landscape from SAP PO to BTP Cloud Integration suite
• Develop skill and competency on latest business models, solutions and technologies relevant in the area of responsibility.
• Able to set up development guidelines and methodologies.
• Provide training/knowledge transfer to clients for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Work with SAP business teams and ensure that projects utilize the appropriate Integration patterns and standards.
• Support pre-sales activities.
• Own / Acquire relevant SAP Business AI skills to position / deliver SAP’s AI offerings to our customers.
• Enhance adoption/ consumption of various SAP AI offerings in customer use cases.

Mandatory

• University degree (B.E / B.Tech / M.Tech / MS / MCA) fulltime
• 6 to 10 years (Consultant) of SAP consulting experience working with implementations and integration projects
• Team lead capacity to deliver small or big development teams.
• Strong Hands on experience in developing custom Interfaces with BTP Cloud Integration suite.
• Integration suite along with configuring standard content for Cloud Solutions (SFSF, ARIBA, C4C, Concur, Fieldglass)
• Should be able work independently on the Design, Build and Test activity
• Curiosity and fast learning of new technical components and concepts
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to interact with teams in other geographical locations
• Ability to understand and master new technologies quickly.
• Have natural curiosity and willingness to learn and explore new areas, be open for new approaches, and think outside of the box.
• Self-organized, and good in structuring complex tasks.

Optional

• Knowledge and experience in SAP Integration Suite (API Management, EM, Open Connectors, Integration Advisor)
• Experience in security concepts such as SSL, OAuth, SAML, JWT, SSH.
• Experience in ABAP and or Java languages is nice to have.

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You will work in a global, cross-functional setup and engage with strategic architecture topics that influence platform evolution, product strategy, and customer outcomes. With your technical depth and hands-on attitude, you will help ensure our solutions are scalable, intelligent, secure, and future-ready.

YOUR FUTURE ROLE

• Champion architectural excellence across multiple teams, ensuring alignment with SAP’s AI- first and Suite-first strategic direction.

• Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of major architectural initiatives - from ideation to implementation – focusing on scalability, performance, and security at every stage.

• Foster a collaborative, high-performing team environment by facilitating effective communication and alignment between stakeholders and technical teams.

• Proactively identify and evaluate architecture risks, deliver strategic recommendations and influence key management decisions.

• Work closely with executive leadership and product teams to define and drive architectural roadmaps that align with SAP’s broader business objectives.

• Future-proof SAP’s technology landscape by promoting the adoption of innovative approaches, integrating emerging trends such as AI, machine learning, cloud native solutions.

• Collaborate with global teams to ensure architecture decisions are adaptable, scalable and meet diverse business needs.

• Design and manage cloud- and AI system-architectures for complex customer solutions, ensuring technical strategies align with business requirements and deliver measurable value.

• Continuously enhance development processes, driving efficiency, scalability, and innovation across SAP's offerings.
  

YOUR PROFILE

• 8+ years of experience in software architecture with recognized expertise and thought leadership in one or more areas: AI system architecture, cloud-native frameworks, large-scale distributed systems.

• Expertise in multiple modern programming languages and environments such as Java, Javascript, Python, Go, and related modern technologies.

• Advanced knowledge of software architecture and cloud infrastructures (AWS, Azure, GCP) with a strong focus on scalability and performance optimization

• Deep proficiency in container technologies, Kubernetes (including Gardener), microservices, and network technology

• Experience with SAP technologies, BTP, or enterprise integration landscapes or CloudFoundry.

• Proven success designing and implementing large-scale, distributed systems using modern cloud platforms and technologies like Kubernetes, containers, microservices, AWS, Azure, GCP.

• Strong expertise in quantum computing, distributed systems, data or AI/ML architecture, including experience with model training, deployment, MLOps, and AI service integration.

• Experience working with cross-functional teams and executive stakeholders to align technical and business objectives.

• Exceptional analytical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities

• Extensive experience in writing technical documentation and providing technical leadership to teams

• Fluency in English, with strong communication skills to liaise with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Demonstrated ability to share and communicate ideas to executive staff, technical resources and other key constituents in clear, concise language.

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