SAP Development Solution Architect

We are looking for a SAP Development Solution Architect to become a part of our tight-knit EPAM team and engage in technology-driven activities. As a SAP Development Solution Architect, you will be granted a fascinating opportunity to work in a leading software engineering and IT consulting company. If you want to gain vast professional experience and enrich your knowledge – welcome on board. We're looking for a professional with exceptional communication skills who brings a high-level understanding of various SAP Portfolio Categories and Products (ERP and Finance, CRM and Customer Experience, Spend Management, Supply Chain Management, HR and People Engagement), along with a solid grasp of SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) products, and experience in environments like Cloud Foundry, Kyma/Kubernetes, or ABAP PaaS. If you're also skilled in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD pipelines, capable of deployments in diverse settings, including Cloud and On-Premise, you're the professional we're seeking to shape the future of SAP development solutions. Responsibilities Understand the stakeholder's needs to help envision and create a solution to solve a problem Support cost/benefit analysis to align technology solutions with business strategy Gather and catalog functional and non-functional (quality attributes and constraints) requirements for stakeholder requests Participate in pre-sales activities as a technical architect and be ready to advocate for a solution proposal Lead the development of new capabilities or service offerings within SAP BTP, SAP S/4HANA, and SAP SaaS, including the design and deployment of integrated end-to-end solutions As part of the application development team, take the lead in solving technical challenges using industry best practices Be ready to engage in hands-on programming for front-end and/or back-end Determine the impact of modifications and enhancements to applications, and assist with identifying integration points and the end-to-end solution design Advise on SAP CIO Guides (On-premises / Cloud / Hybrid), Integration Solution Advisory Methodology (ISA-M), Application Extension Methodology, RISE/GROW with SAP, and SAP Data and Analytics Advisory Methodology Estimate work efforts related to SAP development, Basis, DevOps activities, and technical architecture components Create solution architecture documentation, work/feature breakdown structure documents, and other related artifacts with deep technical details Requirements 7+ years of hands-on experience in SAP ABAP development Minimum of 2 projects in a technical team lead role with constant hands-on work during the last 2-3 years Understanding of IT architecture best practices and body of knowledge (BoK) such as TOGAF, ITABoK, BTABoK, DMBoK, and others Knowledge of SAP best practices and methodologies, including SAP Human-Centered Approach to Innovation, SAP Activate Methodology, RISE/GROW with SAP, SAP Golden Path for SAP BTP, SAP Integration Solution Advisory Methodology, SAP Enterprise Architecture Methodology, SAP Data and Analytics Advisory Methodology Proficiency in SAP S/4HANA and SaaS Extensibility (In-App, On-Stack, and Side-by-Side) Knowledge of end-to-end business processes such as Idea to Market, Source to Pay, Plan to Fulfill, Lead to Cash, Recruit to Retire, Governance, and Finance Familiarity with architectural styles and patterns, including Monolith, Layered Architecture, Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture, and Actor/Module-Based Architecture Experience in SAP Technical Architecture Modeling (TAM) and Architecture Concept Document, SAP BTP Architecture modeling Competency in programming languages such as ABAP, SQL, Java, JavaScript (Node.js, TypeScript), Groovy, XSLT Knowledge of programming models/frameworks like SAP Cloud Application Programming Model, ABAP RESTful Programming Model, SAP Fiori Elements, and SAP Business Object Programming Framework Understanding and experience with SAP BTP services/capabilities, including SAP HANA Cloud, SAP Build Process Automation, SAP Build Apps, SAP BTP Connectivity, SAP Cloud Identity Services, Integration Suite, SAP Build Work-Zone/Central Launchpad, and SAP (Advanced) Event Mesh Expertise in designing and developing Web-Services (REST, SOAP, WebAPI) and deploying them in various environments Proficiency in the core URI capabilities of OData, including designing, developing, and deploying OData services English level of minimum B2 (Upper-Intermediate) for effective communication Nice to have SAP certifications Experience with Agile methodologies, such as Scrum or Kanban