SAP Senior BASIS Architect

SAP Senior Basis Architect, SAP Platform

Job Posting Title: SAP Senior Basis Architect (BTP Focus)

Role Name: SAP Senior Basis Architect

Department Name: Digital Technology and Innovation (DTI)

Role GCF: 5A

ABOUT AMGEN

Amgen harnesses the best of biology and technology to fight the world's toughest diseases, and make people's lives easier, fuller and longer. We discover, develop, manufacture and deliver innovative medicines to help millions of patients. Amgen helped establish the biotechnology industry more than 40 years ago and remains on the cutting-edge of innovation, using technology and human genetic data to push beyond what's known today.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Role Description:

The SAP Senior Basis Architect (BTP Focus) is responsible for the operation, optimization, and evolution of Amgen's global ERP landscape, comprising SAP and non-SAP systems managed on AWS. As a senior technical leader, this role ensures the resilience, compliance, and security of Amgen's 24x7 regulated and mission-critical ERP platform.

This position plays a key role in Amgen's ERP modernization program, driving S/4HANA and Cloud ERP (RISE) adoption while owning the architecture, operations, and governance of SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP). The Senior Basis Architect combines deep technical expertise in SAP Basis with strategic insight into cloud-native extensibility, automation, and platform engineering, advancing Amgen's clean-core and innovation objectives.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Lead the roadmap execution and lifecycle management of SAP landscapes across AWS and RISE with SAP environments, ensuring reliability, security, and compliance
• Architect, operate, and continuously optimize SAP systems including S/4HANA, GRC, ATTP, GTS, and other core components along SAP's integrated toolchain (CALM, LeanIX, Signavio, etc.)
• Own the design, deployment, and administration of SAP BTP services, including subaccounts, entitlements, Integration Suite, Business Process Automation, Build, AI, etc.
• Define and enforce technical standards, governance models, and lifecycle management for both Basis and BTP environments
• Lead DevOps and automation initiatives to streamline deployments, transport management, patching, and provisioning across SAP core and BTP platforms
• Implement observability and performance optimization using tools such as SAP Focused Run, CloudWatch, and BTP monitoring solutions
• Collaborate with SAP, AWS, and enterprise architecture teams to ensure consistent security, scalability, and cost-optimization across all platform layers
• Ensure compliance with cybersecurity, GxP, SOX, and data governance requirements across SAP core and BTP systems
• Drive extensibility and integration through BTP services, maintaining a clean core while enabling innovation and intelligent automation
• Partner with infrastructure and security teams to design resilient cloud architectures supporting business continuity and disaster recovery
• Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership on SAP platform modernization, BTP adoption, and cloud transformation strategy

Basic Qualifications and Experience

• Doctorate degree OR
• Master's degree in computer science or STEM majors and 4 to 6 years of IT or SAP related field experience OR
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or STEM majors and 6 to 8 years of IT or SAP related field experience OR
• Diploma in computer science or STEM majors and 10 to 12 years of IT or SAP related field experience

Functional Skills:

Must-Have Skills:

• Proven experience leading SAP Basis operations and architecture across on-premise, AWS, and RISE with SAP environments
• Deep hands-on expertise with SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) administration, including subaccount management, service enablement, entitlements, and connectivity setup
• Strong background in S/4HANA, ATTP, GTS, GRC, ATC, GIS, Onapsis, OpenText, CALM, BTP DataSphere, etc.
• Solid understanding of security, scalability, and compliance frameworks within regulated (GxP/SOX) environments

Good-to-Have Skills:

• Experience integrating SAP BTP and hyperscaler services with RISE landscapes
• Hands-on experience implementing DevOps and automation pipelines for SAP system management
• Familiarity with AI/ML, GenAI, and SAP Business AI to implement advanced technologies in optimizing SAP solutions and driving innovation.

Professional Certifications (please mention if the certification is preferred or mandatory for the role):

• SAP Certified Solution Architect - SAP BTP (preferred)
• SAP Certified Technology Associate (preferred)
• Agile Certified Practitioner (preferred)

Soft Skills:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities successfully
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work under pressure
• Adaptability and flexibility in a rapidly changing environment
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Proactive and self-motivated with a strong sense of initiative taking
• Ability to mentor and develop junior team members
• Critical thinking and decision-making abilities
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to work collaboratively in a diverse and multicultural team environment

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.