Chief Architect

**We help the world run better**

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Within the Customer Services and Delivery (CS&D) board area, the mission of the Enterprise Cloud Services (ECS) organization is to run and operate SAP’s private cloud offering. Isolated private cloud landscapes are built for customers both in SAP owned datacenter as well as on IaaS infrastructure provided by Hyper-Scalers like Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform or Amazon Web Services (AWS). Services are delivered from all regions (EME/AME/APJ) having a strong international focus and cultural diversity.

As part of ECS Delivery Technical Operations the Database Services Team is responsible for enabling Database Technologies and operating them at maximum efficiency. Beside project delivery and day to day administration we are part of strategic pilot projects for new technologies as reference for other customers. Teams provides stable operational support for customer Database landscapes for their critical business systems.

For our Delivery Centers, we are looking for a Chief Architect - Database CoE with a strong technical background for supporting critical projects & administration in the Enterprise Cloud Services Delivery environment. Beside administration we are part of pilot projects for new technologies as reference for SAP customers.

**THE ROLE**:
You will be responsible to drive continuous improvement to increase operation, availability and efficiency. Infrastructure landscape re-architecture and new technology adoption is another important part. Global thinking and a strong customer focus are essential within the new Enterprise Cloud Services program.

Your role will be to lead the Center of Excellence Team comprising of Database Administrators / Expert & Architects managing the complex Database Service delivery mainly involving SAP HANA, ASE besides other databases, driving critical topics related to Incident Management, Problem Management, High Availability, Disaster Recovery, Backup & Restore among other operational tasks.

**ROLE REQUIREMENTS**:

- Strong conceptual understanding & knowledge on the RDBMS products in the market
- Over 20+ years of work experience as Database Administrator in Global Operations team (primarily on SAP HANA and ASE Database Platforms, however any database technology is welcome)
- Strong exposure to the technology Architecture and performance management concepts
- Exposure to the automation tools /scripting or processes
- Strong understanding of the service delivery methods and develop improvements for a faultless service execution.
- Providing technical expertise and support in optimizing and tuning of Systems. Performance Optimization.
- DB Concept on Security, Backup and recovery strategies, performance tuning, System Copies, high availability, and disaster recovery strategy, export-import, replication is must.
- Organize / Structure day2day documentation as needed.
- Willingness to take the on-call duty/Manager On Duty / Weekend tasks during working hours. The on-call duty is based on rotation.

Cloud knowledge (e.g. experience of working in Public Cloud Domains like Microsoft Azure, AWS and GCP) is essential. Good to have Professional Certification of Database Platforms with exposure to Project Management tasks including PMP and ITIL certification.

**Bring out your best**

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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: 413093 | Work Area: Information Technology | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.