OPEN: SAP Solution Architect

Job Overview

As an SAP Solution Architect for our client, you will play a mission‑critical role in designing, implementing, and continuously improving integrated SAP solutions. Leveraging TOGAF and leading architecture frameworks, you will ensure technical excellence and alignment across business, application, data, and technology domains. You will work closely with utility experts and a high‑performing ERP team to support our client’s Strategic Transformation Roadmap (STR) and deliver innovative, high‑impact solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise & Technical Architecture (TOGAF/COBIT/SAP Activate)

• Lead the development and maintenance of enterprise architecture using TOGAF, ensuring robust alignment across business, application, data, and technology domains.
• Apply COBIT for IT governance and SAP Activate for structured project delivery, ensuring compliance, repeatability, and value realization.
• Architect and integrate SAP solutions (S/4HANA, ECC, FICO, MM, SD, PP, WM, etc.) with other enterprise and third‑party systems, ensuring scalability, security, and resilience.
• Define and govern data models, data flows, and migration strategies to ensure quality, integrity, and compliance with data governance standards.
• Design, deploy, and optimize SAP infrastructure (on‑premise, cloud, or hybrid) in line with our client’s current and future needs.
• Utilize LeanIX for enterprise architecture management and Signavio for business process modeling to accelerate the creation, visualization, and communication of architecture deliverables.
• Rapidly produce high‑quality technical deliverables and architecture components to support fast‑paced project environments.

Business Architecture & Process Optimization

• Analyze and translate our client’s business strategies, goals, and processes into SAP‑enabled solutions that support the Strategic Transformation Roadmap.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, utility experts, and ERP team members to identify transformation opportunities and ensure measurable value and compliance.
• Lead fit‑gap analysis, solution design, prototyping, integration, testing, and deployment, applying SAP Activate and agile methodologies (including SAFe).

Project Management, Agile Delivery & Team Collaboration

• Work closely with project managers, scrum masters, and cross‑functional teams to ensure alignment between architecture, delivery, and business objectives.
• Contribute to agile ceremonies, project planning activities, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Mentor and guide team members, fostering a collaborative, high‑performing, and innovative environment.
• Provide expert guidance on configuration, customization reduction/management, and best practices.
• Work closely with developers, functional consultants, and business analysts to translate requirements into technical solutions.

Continuous Learning, Thought Leadership & Initiative

• Champion a culture of continuous learning by staying current with SAP innovations, industry trends, and emerging technologies.
• Iteratively deliver thought leadership by sharing insights, best practices, and lessons learned within our client’s and the broader SAP community.
• Demonstrate initiative and a self‑driven attitude in identifying opportunities, solving complex problems, and driving projects forward with minimal supervision.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Administration, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in SAP solution architecture, design, and implementation across business, application, data, and technology domains.
• Proven experience with SAP S/4HANA and/or ECC modules and integration with other enterprise systems.
• Strong knowledge of TOGAF, COBIT, SAP Activate, and agile frameworks (e.g. SAFe, Scrum, Kanban), with practical experience in applying these methodologies to support strategic transformation.
• Experience rapidly producing architecture deliverables and components using tools like LeanIX and Signavio.
• Project management experience and demonstrated ability to work as an effective team player in cross‑functional agile teams, especially in collaboration with utility experts and high‑performing ERP teams.
• Demonstrated initiative, self‑driven attitude, and ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment.
• Familiarity with SAP Fiori, ABAP, SAP Cloud Platform, and integration tools is a plus.
• Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills.
• SAP certification(s) and additional certifications in TOGAF, COBIT, or agile frameworks (e.g., SAFe Agilist) are highly desirable.

Key Competencies

• Enterprise and technical architectural thinking (business, application, data, and technology)
• Mastery of TOGAF, SAP Activate, and related frameworks
• Process improvement and optimization mindset
• Strategic planning and project management skills
• Agile delivery expertise and strong team collaboration
• Initiative and self‑driven attitude
• Experience working with utility experts and high‑performing ERP teams
• Governance, risk, and compliance awareness
• Commitment to continuous learning and iterative thought leadership in SAP
• Ability to deliver architecture components rapidly and effectively using LeanIX and Signavio

Our client is dedicated to promoting employment equity and encourages applications from equity‑seeking communities including but not limited to: Indigenous Peoples, racialized individuals, persons with disabilities, and women. Our client aims to build a diverse team that reflects the communities it serves, enhancing its ability to meet their needs. We are committed to an inclusive and accessible work environment and invite all qualified individuals to apply, offering accommodations during the application, interview and onboarding process as needed. This effort supports our client’s long‑term strategy for equity, diversity, and inclusion.