SAP SD Architect / SAP Solution Architect (SAP SD, EDI, OTC)

Job Description :

The Solution Architect is responsible for integrating business, information, and technology architecture to create architecture for each business service (Customer Service). The role collaborates with Service Management Leads, Business Analysts, and Enterprise Architects to understand the implications on solution architecture.

This role is viewed as an expert in complex application environments, encompassing both business process understanding and technical expertise. Leads in developing innovative, technical solutions to important, highly complex strategic and operating problems. Has strong knowledge in business and technical functions that are touch points with their area of expertise. Provides technical consulting on complex projects. Acts as a source of direction, training and guidance for other team members. Is knowledgeable in industry best practices in their area of expertise and uses resources outside of client to deliver solutions.

Duties & Responsibilities :

• Provide solution architect leadership & strategy development.
• Lead Technical architect for medium to large projects for a specific business capability which can span across multiple capabilities.
• Accountabilities across multiple functional and technical areas with wide range of complexity.
• Accountable for leading the overall design, including the detailed configuration that takes into account how to structure a segment solution based on requirements from the business, global and regional views, as well as the design of standard software configurations.
• Delivers solution delivery blueprints including but not limited to application diagrams, physical architecture, process diagrams, systems maps, service interfaces, technical interfaces, data modeling, integration planning.
• Translates non-functional and functional requirement into solution designs, ensuring solution aligns with business goals and processes, uses and provides enterprise information consistently, integrates effectively with other applications, supports a common application environment and user interaction model, uses the common technology platform, and achieves enterprise level security, quality of service and scale.
• Collaborates with Enterprise Architecture to make sure that the solution fits within enterprise context, while also ensures solutions align with business goals and processes, and follow Client IT Standards and Best Practices.
• Participates in Community of Practice forum with other Solution Architects at Client.
• Coordinates complex solution architecture implementations while leading design variances based upon business needs. Ensures artifacts are documented in enterprise architecture repository.
• Coordinates engagements with internal and external parties as they relate to evaluation, design and delivery of business capabilities.
• Contributes to the evaluation and selection of software product standards.
• Participant in industry representation, policy formation, User Groups, and strategic direction.
• Provides coaching and leadership to system software developers through enhancements and projects.
• Works well with varying levels of Business and IT Professionals.
• Able to communicate technical information in a non-technical manner to Business team (written and verbal).
• Able to understand business requirements to turn into technical specification solutions.
• Stay abreast of latest technologies in his / her functional space, consistently growing in knowledge and industry trends.

Candidate Requirements :

Ability to work in a virtual team across distance (remote) cultures and time zones, in a matrix with multiple reporting lines, with on-shore and off-shore resources, and may extend outside the Client organization including suppliers, partners and customers.