Senior Application Architect - SAP

A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe. You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio. Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM Consulting. In your role you'll be encouraged to challenge the norm investigate ideas outside of your role and come up with creative solutions resulting in ground breaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centers on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.

An SAP Architect is a senior-level expert responsible for designing implementing and optimizing SAP solutions that support an organization’s strategic business objectives. This role requires a blend of deep SAP expertise broad enterprise architecture knowledge and strong communication skills to bridge the gap between business and technology.

Core Responsibilities

SAP Solution Architecture: Design scalable secure and high-performing SAP landscapes (e.g. S/4HANA SAP Fiori SAP BTP) tailored to business needs.

Integration Architecture: Develop and oversee integration strategies between SAP and non-SAP systems (e.g. CRM HR finance platforms) ensuring seamless data flow and process continuity.

End-to-End Business Process Understanding: Map and optimize complete business process chains across departments (e.g. Order-to-Cash Procure-to-Pay Hire-to-Retire).

Enterprise Architecture Alignment: Collaborate with other architects to ensure SAP solutions fit within the broader IT architecture and support long-term strategic goals.

Project Leadership: Provide architectural guidance during SAP implementations upgrades and migrations; support project teams with technical decisions and risk mitigation.

Performance & Security: Ensure SAP systems meet performance benchmarks and comply with security and regulatory standards.

Innovation & Roadmapping: Stay current with SAP innovations and contribute to the organization’s SAP roadmap and digital transformation initiatives.

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Required Skills & Qualifications

SAP Expertise: Strong hands-on experience with SAP modules (e.g. FI/CO MM SD HCM) SAP Basis and SAP HANA.

Architecture Frameworks: Familiarity with TOGAF SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework or similar methodologies.

Integration Knowledge: Deep understanding of middleware APIs and integration platforms (e.g. SAP PI/PO SAP CPI MuleSoft).

Business Process Insight: Ability to analyze and model end-to-end business processes and translate them into SAP solutions.

Language Skills: Proficiency in Finnish in addition to English is highly valuable for working with local stakeholders and understanding regulatory requirements.

Certifications:

SAP Certified Technology Architect (e.g. SAP S/4HANA)

SAP Certified Application Associate (various modules)

TOGAF or other enterprise architecture certifications

Soft Skills: Excellent communication stakeholder management and leadership capabilities.

Preferred Background

Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science Information Systems Engineering or related field.

Experience: 8–15 years in SAP environments with several years in architecture or senior consulting roles.

Industry Knowledge: Experience in industries such as manufacturing retail finance or public sector is a plus.