Divisional Solution Architect - SAP- (Remote)

Job Description

An imperative around driving efficient, scalable, reusable, and easy to consume technology solutions is a bedrock of our Digital Strategy. The focus of this role is to “provide strategic technology decisions linked to investments that achieve business outcomes” by setting a solid foundation with architecture. This role will set the direction and focus for the architecture capability that will underpin both our Manufacturing Division and the wider company’s Digital Strategy.

This position will support architecture guidance and governance for our Manufacturing Division, in support of the key capabilities in our global manufacturing, supply chain, quality, and operations value teams with a specific focus on our existing SAP System and S/4 HANA Upgrade. The position, in partnership with the Enterprise Architecture and Enterprise IT, is responsible for delivering business, systems, information and technology architecture artifacts that drive SAP investments for our Manufacturing Division. This role will work collaboratively with business and IT leaders throughout our company.

A partial list of responsibilities includes the following:

• Collaborate with peer architects to deliver value-centric designs to support Manufacturing Division demands, focusing on SAP Manufacturing functions and SAP system integrations.

• Create documented SAP and other system architectures in collaboration with the Manufacturing, Quality, and Supply Chain Value teams.

• Advise value teams on modern information system integration practices using SAP BTP, iPaSS (Application Integration as a Service), and Data Abstraction Layers.  

• Provide operational input into architectures for the various value teams to ensure plan and predictable performance for site based and enterprise applications / products within our Manufacturing Division.

• Participate in the Manufacturing Division architecture community, gaining alignment of architecture practices and capabilities for the division, in alignment with Enterprise Architecture (EA) and Enterprise IT (EIT) practices.

• Update and maintain the Manufacturing Standard Architecture (MSA) and Enterprise Capability Model.

• Support the collection / assessment of metrics of technology maturity, health, and business value and plays an active role in delivering the MSA.

• Partnering with EA and EIT, re-use the best available technologies and processes from across the enterprise.  

• Lead the creation of a common and well managed set of Architecture practices, which includes architecture models, architecture methods and templates, architecture communities and training, and much more.

• Stay current with industry technology trends, cross industry architecture standards and introduce best practices to our Manufacturing Division.

• Effectively work with both waterfall and agile project teams to evolve the technical landscape toward the desired end state.

• Prepare …