SAP Development Solution Architect Czech Republic or Remote
SAP Development Solution Architect Description
We are looking for a SAP Development Solution Architect to become a part of our tight-knit EPAM team and engage in technology-driven activities. As a SAP Development Solution Architect, you will be granted a fascinating opportunity to work in a leading software engineering and IT consulting company. If you want to gain vast professional experience and enrich your knowledge – welcome on board.
We're looking for a professional with exceptional communication skills who brings a high-level understanding of various SAP Portfolio Categories and Products (ERP and Finance, CRM and Customer Experience, Spend Management, Supply Chain Management, HR and People Engagement), along with a solid grasp of SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) products, and experience in environments like Cloud Foundry, Kyma/Kubernetes, or ABAP PaaS. If you're also skilled in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD pipelines, capable of deployments in diverse settings, including Cloud and On-Premise, you're the professional we're seeking to shape the future of SAP development solutions.
See yourself in this role
We're looking for a professional with exceptional communication skills who brings a high-level understanding of various SAP Portfolio Categories and Products (ERP and Finance, CRM and Customer Experience, Spend Management, Supply Chain Management, HR and People Engagement), along with a solid grasp of SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) products, and experience in environments like Cloud Foundry, Kyma/Kubernetes, or ABAP PaaS. If you're also skilled in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD pipelines, capable of deployments in diverse settings, including Cloud and On-Premise, you're the professional we're seeking to shape the future of SAP development solutions.
What You’ll Do
- Understand stakeholder needs to help envision and create a solution to solve a problem
- Support cost/benefit analysis to align technology solutions to business strategy
- Gather and catalog functional, and non-functional (quality attributes and constraints) requirements for stakeholder requests
- Participate in pre-sales activities as a technical architect and be ready to advocate a solution proposal
- Lead the development of new capabilities or service offerings within SAP BTP, SAP S/4HANA, and SAP SaaS, including the design and deployment of integrated end-to-end solutions
- As part of the application development team, take the lead in solving technical challenges with industry best practices
- Be ready to engage with hands-on programming for front-end and/or back-end
- Determine the impact of modifications and enhancements to applications and assist with identifying integration points and the end-to-end solution design
- Advise on SAP CIO Guides (On-premises / Cloud / Hybrid), Integration Solution Advisory Methodology (ISA-M), Application Extension Methodology, RISE/GROW with SAP, SAP Data and Analytics Advisory Methodology
- Estimate work efforts relating to SAP development, Basis, DevOps activities, and technical architecture components
- Create solution architecture documentation, work/feature-breakdown structure document, and other related artifacts with deep technical details
What You Have
- Understanding of IT architecture best practices and body of knowledge (BoK) such as TOGAF, ITABoK, BTABoK, DMBoK, and others
- Knowledge of SAP best practices and methodologies, including SAP Human-Centered Approach to Innovation, SAP Activate Methodology, RISE/GROW with SAP, SAP Golden Path for SAP BTP, SAP Integration Solution Advisory Methodology, SAP Enterprise Architecture Methodology, SAP Data and Analytics Advisory Methodology
- Proficiency in SAP S/4HANA and SaaS Extensibility (In-App, On-Stack, and Side-by-Side)
- Knowledge of end-to-end business processes such as Idea to Market, Source to Pay, Plan to Fulfill, Lead to Cash, Recruit to Retire, Governance, and Finance
- Familiarity with architectural styles and patterns, including Monolith, Layered Architecture, Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture, and Actor/Module-Based Architecture
- Experience in SAP Technical Architecture Modeling (TAM) and Architecture Concept Document, SAP BTP Architecture modeling
- Competency in programming languages such as ABAP, SQL, Java, JavaScript (Node.js, TypeScript), Groovy, XSLT
- Knowledge of programming models/frameworks like SAP Cloud Application Programming Model, ABAP RESTful Programming Model, SAP Fiori Elements, and SAP Business Object Programming Framework
- Understanding and experience with SAP BTP services/capabilities, including SAP HANA Cloud, SAP Build Process Automation, SAP Build Apps, SAP BTP Connectivity, SAP Cloud Identity Services, Integration Suite, SAP Build Work-Zone/Central Launchpad, and SAP (Advanced) Event Mesh
- Expertise in designing and developing Web-Services (REST, SOAP, WebAPI) and deploying them in various environments
- Proficiency in the core URI capabilities of OData, including designing, developing, and deploying OData services
Nice to have
- SAP certifications
- Experience with Agile methodologies, such as Scrum or Kanban
We Offer
- Opportunity to work in a fast-paced, agile, software engineering culture
- English-speaking environment
- Unlimited access to LinkedIn learning solutions
- Comfortable modern offices in Prague 4 or hybrid office
- Benefit program (5 weeks of vacation, paid sick days, paid days off for special occasions, meal vouchers, flexi pass, Prague city public transport annual coupon, multisport cards, contribution to pension fund, health insurance for family member)
- English language courses
- Czech language courses upon request
- Relocation assistance
- Rotation program - possibility to relocate for short and long-term projects within 30 countries
- Referral bonuses for recommended candidates
- Mobile Phone Tariff’s program for managerial level candidates
- EPAM Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) (subject to certain eligibility requirements)
- Some of these benefits may be available only after you have passed your probationary period
