Architect - SAP Ai Core/ Generative Ai Hub

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**Architect - SAP AI Core/ Generative AI Hub**

**Meet Our Team**

**What You'll Do**

As an **Architect**, you will lead the technical design and architecture of AI Core, ensuring that systems are robust, scalable, and efficient. Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams, ensuring adherence to architectural best practices and product standards. Author clear technical documentation and presentations in collaboration with product engineers and architects to communicate architecture and design options to educate engineering teams and product managers.

You will have a great opportunity to learn and work on emerging technologies, solving high impact real-world problems at the intersection of Cloud, DevOps, and Artificial Intelligence which is a strategic priority for SAP.

Your tasks will include:

- ** Architect and Design AI Core Features**: Lead the end-to-end architecture of AI solutions and platforms, ensuring scalability, security, and high performance.
- ** Drive Innovation**: Lead the evaluation, design, and integration of cutting-edge AI technologies, with a focus on generative AI, machine learning, and cloud-native architectures
- ** Collaborate Across Teams**: Work closely with cross-functional teams including developers, DevOps engineers, and AI researchers to create a unified technical vision and drive high-impact projects.
- ** Optimize System Performance**: Ensure that systems are optimized for large-scale data processing, AI workloads, and high availability.
- ** Mentor and Inspire Teams**: Provide technical leadership, mentoring junior engineers, and driving best practices for software architecture and full stack development.
- ** Strategize Future Growth**: Work with Product Leaders and management to align technical strategies with business goals, identifying expansion opportunities
- ** Oversee Quality and Security**: Ensure that systems meet the highest standards for security, performance, and scalability. Lead code reviews, architecture audits, and system evaluations.
- Explore, understand, and implement most recent technologies and approaches for enhancing the value and adoption of AICore.

**What You Bring**
- Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields. Master’s degree preferred
- 10+ years of experience in software development and architecture, with a focus on cloud-based AI solutions.
- Strong expertise in cloud-native platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and AI technologies.
- Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), microservices, and SAP Business Technology Platform.
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Go, or JavaScript
- Deep understanding of DevOps practices, including CI/CD, automation, and orchestration tools like Jenkins, Helm, Istio, and Argo
- Foundation in AI and machine learning model integration, particularly generative AI, and large language models (LLMs)
- Proven track record in technical leadership, mentoring, and collaboration across global, distributed teams.
- Ability to tackle complex architectural problems and deliver innovative solutions under tight deadlines.

Nice to have
- Experience in developing AI tools or frameworks, especially in enterprise contexts.
- Exposure to Generative AI and build SAP Embedded AI solutions
- Knowledge of AI ethics and data privacy in AI deployments

**Bring out your best**

**We win with inclusion**

SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone - regardless of background - feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.

**EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability**:
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.

Requisition ID: 430077 | Work Area: Software-Design and Development | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI