Expert Development Architect SAP Office of the CTO
About the role
The role of Expert Development Architect at SAP involves shaping the future architecture strategy in alignment with SAP's AI first and Suite first product direction. This position requires a deep technical expertise and hands-on approach to design and enable next-generation, cloud-native, and AI-integrated architectures.
Responsibilities
- Champion architectural excellence across multiple teams, ensuring alignment with SAP’s AI- first and Suite-first strategic direction.
- Manage the end-to-end lifecycle of major architectural initiatives - from ideation to implementation – focusing on scalability, performance, and security at every stage.
- Foster a collaborative, high-performing team environment by facilitating effective communication and alignment between stakeholders and technical teams.
- Proactively identify and evaluate architecture risks, deliver strategic recommendations and influence key management decisions.
- Work closely with executive leadership and product teams to define and drive architectural roadmaps that align with SAP’s broader business objectives.
- Future-proof SAP’s technology landscape by promoting the adoption of innovative approaches, integrating emerging trends such as AI, machine learning, cloud native solutions.
- Collaborate with global teams to ensure architecture decisions are adaptable, scalable and meet diverse business needs.
- Design and manage cloud- and AI system-architectures for complex customer solutions, ensuring technical strategies align with business requirements and deliver measurable value.
- Continuously enhance development processes, driving efficiency, scalability, and innovation across SAP's offerings.
Requirements
8+ years of experience in software architecture with recognized expertise and thought leadership in one or more areas: AI system architecture, cloud-native frameworks, large-scale distributed systems.
Expertise in multiple modern programming languages and environments such as Java, Javascript, Python, Go, and related modern technologies.
Advanced knowledge of software architecture and cloud infrastructures (AWS, Azure, GCP) with a strong focus on scalability and performance optimization.
Deep proficiency in container technologies, Kubernetes (including Gardener), microservices, and network technology.
Experience with SAP technologies, BTP, and enterprise integration landscapes.
Proven success designing and implementing large-scale, distributed systems using modern cloud platforms and technologies like Kubernetes, containers, microservices, AWS, Azure, GCP.
Strong expertise in distributed systems, data or AI/ML architecture, including experience with model training, deployment, MLOps, and AI service integration.
Experience working with cross-functional teams and executive stakeholders to align technical and business objectives.
Exceptional analytical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
Extensive experience in writing technical documentation and providing technical leadership to teams.
Fluency in English, with strong communication skills to liaise with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Qualifications
Exceptional analytical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
Fluency in English, with strong communication skills to liaise with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Skills
Technical skills in AI system architecture, cloud-native frameworks, large-scale distributed systems, modern programming languages and environments, advanced knowledge of software architecture and cloud infrastructures, container technologies, Kubernetes, microservices, network technology, SAP technologies, BTP, and enterprise integration landscapes.
Benefits
Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.
Pay
The targeted combined range for this position is 218300 - 371100(USD) USD.
Schedule
Expected Travel: 0 - 10%