Application Architect: SAP HANA Basis

Introduction
In this role, you'll work in one of our IBM Consulting Client Innovation Centers (Delivery Centers), where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world. Our delivery centers offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.

A career in IBM Consulting embraces 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; including IBM Software and Red Hat.

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.

Your Role and Responsibilities
As an Architect at IBM, you'll work with clients to co-create solutions to major real-world challenges by using best practice technologies, tools, techniques, and products to translate system requirements into the design and development of customized systems. In your role, you will be responsible for:
Your primary responsibilities include:

• Design and configure solutions for S/4 HANA implementations and migrations by using an agile framework.
• Share technical inputs and best practices to the delivery team to conduct successful outcomes for our clients.
• Communicate with customers to understand their needs and customize a plan to take their implementations to the next level.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Minimum of 10+ years of experience in SAP S/4HANA migrations, SAP sizing, application design, and configuration. Strong expertise in both Greenfield and Brownfield migration projects.
• Experience with SAP Landscape Management (LaMa), SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP), implementing RISE-related policies and procedures, including BASIS coordination.
• Expertise in disaster recovery (DR) setup for SAP environments.
• Certification from leading hyperscale platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
• Advanced experience in performance troubleshooting, RCA generation, and tools for SAP environments.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Deep understanding of SAP S/4HANA architecture and cloud integration.
• Strong track record in SAP S/4HANA upgrades and database management (SAP HANA, Oracle, SQL Server, etc.).
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment.