Development Architect

What we offer

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We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Development Architect to join our growing CPIT Private Cloud Delivery team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in development and architecture design, with at least 5 years of relevant experience. This role requires a deep architectural knowledge, understanding of Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) principles and hands-on expertise in CAP development.

In the Private Cloud delivery organization, we are focusing on the development of solutions for our external and internal stakeholders to ensure a smooth, transparent, and automated way of selling, configuring and provisioning of landscapes to SAP's private cloud customers.

What you'll build

As Development Architect in one of our agile teams you will have following tasks and responsibilities:

• Be responsible for the technical architecture of our solutions

• Have a focus on scalability and automation while taking architectural decisions

• Work closely with your product owner to align on priorities and bringing the team forward

• Explain architecture ideas and provide technical guidance to the development teams

• Work collaboratively with other product owners, architects and developers cross-workstream towards a solution working end-to-end

• Participate in refinement sessions with business stakeholders and verify technical feasibility of business requirements

• Decompose business requirements and lead the development team and support full life cycle.

• Participate in Agile/SAFe ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.

What you bring

• 14+ years of experience as architect or senior developer with experience in architectural design

• 7+ years of experience in BTP Application technical architecture (RISE with SAP, SAP System Architecture)

• Proven track record of successfully delivered projects as architect or senior developer

• Knowledge about architectural design patterns

• Design sustainable architecture with a focus on scalability and automation

• Challenge the Status Quo and drive developments with best fit solutions

• Experience in working in an agile environment according to SAFe methodology

• BTP know how with solid understanding of CAP Framework

• Development experience in one or more programming langauges like Java, Javascript/Typescript or any other languages

• Good understanding in Integration technologies and Process Integration

• SAC and the underlying DSP and BDC skills, data architecture, knowledge of data sources, authorizations

• DevOps

• Ability to lead a team of both internal and external developers.

• Experience with JIRA

• Mindset for strategic thinking, continuous learning and business acumen

• Very good analytical and communication skills

• Structured and goal-oriented approach to work

• Proactive attitude of getting things done

• Team player

• Challenger of status quo

• Fluent English language skills oral and written

• Knowledge about ABAP, SAP Fiori, UI5 and OData is a plus

Where you belong

The Corporate Processes & IT (CPIT) organization is responsible for evolving and executing SAP's IT strategy. We are applying our expertise in technology and business processes by driving the internal adoption of standard applications that support end-users in the execution and re-engineering of their processes in all lines of business, always putting a strong focus on end-user centricity. It is our objective to accelerate co-innovation with development and extend the use of SAP standard products within SAP, shifting the focus from maintaining a heavily customized environment to optimizing our processes on top of standard services. By combining technological understanding with business know-how and using our own innovative solutions as the earliest adopter, we ensure zero distance between business and technology and act as ultimate proof point in SAP's transition to a cloud company.

We are SAP

SAP innovations help more than 400,000 customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with 200 million users and more than 100,000 employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, we build breakthroughs, together.

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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.

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Requisition ID:424240 | Work Area: Software-Design and Development | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time |