SAP Development Solution Architect

Role Summary

We are looking for an SAP Development Solution Architect to become a part of our tight-knit EPAM team and engage in technology-driven activities.

In this role, 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.

This is a remote position that offers you the flexibility to work from any location in Albania.

Responsibilities - Understand stakeholder needs to help envision and create a solution to solve a problem

• Support cost/benefit analysis to align technology solutions to 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 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
• Take the lead in solving technical challenges with industry best practices
• Be ready to engage with 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, SAP Data and Analytics Advisory Methodology
• Estimate work efforts relating to SAP development, Basis, DevOps activities, and technical architecture components
• Create solution architecture documentation, work/feature-breakdown structure document, and other related artifacts with deep technical details

Requirements - 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

Nice to have - SAP certifications

• Experience with Agile methodologies, such as Scrum or Kanban

We offer - Outstanding personal career growth roadmap

• Leadership development, career advising, soft skills and well-being programs
• Experience exchange with colleagues from 55+ locations
• Bonuses for participating in the Employee Referral Program

EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. For over 30 years, our team has helped leading brands navigate the waves of digital transformation, building solutions that help them stay competitive through constant market disruption.