Technical Architect (SAP S/4HANA) (JO021233) 

We are looking for a Technical Architect (SAP S/4HANA) for one of our clients with the following details: 

Start date: ASAP (Tentative date)

End Date: 31-DEC-2026

Location: Doha, Qatar 

Work status: Residential, Single

ACTIVITIES

• Analyze and gather functional requirements and perform the required research & investigation to identify, create and execute technical architectural landscapes that outline technical solutions to achieve complex functional objectives.
• Ability to translate complex SAP functional requirements into clear and concise technical solutions.
• Assist the S/4HANA Program Lead and the Functional Integration Architect in identifying and aligning with multifarious SAP products and technologies that can be employed for technical development.
• Define, Design and Deliver SAP Architectural design with a thorough understanding of enterprise technology framework.
• Prepare as well as evaluate efforts and cost estimates for SAP technical deliverables encompassing New Changes, Implementation Change Requests, Professional services and so on, encompassing activities including but not limited to migration, upgrades, trainings, implementations, workshops and so on by reviewing & studying functional specifications, architectural diagrams, fit-gap documents, Designs etc.
• Develop overall solutions, including but not limited to high-level technical design, Technical architecture, System landscapes and relevant Bills of Materials (BOM).
• Extensively coordinate with Architects, Leads, internal & external functional / technical team members, solution specialists from SAP as well as other partners in driving forward customization requirements.
• Management of SAP Technical requirements, including any support (review / creation / quality check) of the Code as well as the development of project documentation (architecture maps, plans, TDS, test scripts).
• Analyze new developments (WRICEF list) for having aligned them as close as possible to standard SAP.
• Review and approve technical deliverables from SI partners and 3rd parties.
• Provide technical expertise for integration between SAP solutions and legacy business systems, while documenting relevant risks as well as challenges and developing mitigative actions to resolve them.
• As the Technical & Process expert, work with business analysts, developers and deployment teams to lead the development, upgrade and maintenance of custom components and WRICEF within ABAP / Fiori / SCP / BTP, reporting & analytics within SAP S/4HANA (SAP Datasphere, SAP Analytics Cloud), Manage Basis as well as security roles & authorizations within the SAP S/4HANA Cloud environment and Oversee the SAP S/4HANA Cloud environments’ administration, and their integration into the Business Operation Solution ecosystem.
• Hands-on technical involvement in transforming functional requirements into technical code for developing, testing and debugging code, aided by extensive, prior working experience on ABAP (WRICEF), Fiori / UI5 Objects, OOABAP, IDOC, ODATA and ABAP new syntax, with a base functional knowledge in core SAP modules, preferably FICO, MM, PS, PM, QM and EWM.
• Provide guidance and leadership for all integrations using various CPI adapters and components, including ODATA, SFTP, FTP, IDOC, RFC/BAPI, SOAP, HTTP, REST, JDBC, XI Proxy Adapters etc.
• Ensure aligned and coordinated cutover and go-live activities across all techno-functional streams.
• Analyze the impact of SAP release updates on other technologies within the organization’s ecosystem, while defining and implementing the necessary adaptation of either S/4HANA Public Cloud environments or S/4HANA Cloud security and authorization concepts.
• Handle tasks including problem resolution, request fulfillment, configuration changes and implementation support, while creating/maintaining appropriate documentation, training and communication around new features and process changes.
• Identify approaches for new processes and recommend improvements to automate or simplify existing processes or propose better alternatives, perform performance tuning to improve performance over multiple functions and possess ability to multitask and manage multiple deliverables.
• Contribute to solution effectiveness by identifying short-term as well as long-term issues that must be addressed with tangible deliverables by providing information, solutions, commentary, recommendations, courses of action and directives.
• Maintain and acquire advanced level technical certification in assigned areas and maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending as well as conducting educational workshops, seminars & roadshows, reviewing professional & technical publications / blogs and participating in SAP-related forums & societies.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• University degree (preferably in the field of Information Technology) and/or equivalent combination of experience and education.
• 10+ years or equivalent hands-on experience in SAP, with at least 5 years in S/4HANA, with good knowledge of SAP architecture design, SAP best practices, Cloud technologies and SAP Ecosystem
• Hands-on experience in SAP Delivery and end-to-end implementations, SAP cloud deployments, migrations and Development of SAP Cloud Platform solution / BTP, reporting and analytics (SAP concepts S/4HANA, SAP Datasphere), authorization (business roles, catalogs, restrictions), and CPI and environment / integration technologies including API management tools.
• Deep understanding of Application development and life cycle management along with SAP Activate methodology, preferably in an onsite-offshore model. 
• Possess an advanced level of SAP technical knowledge across a deep set of foundational technologies as well as strong exposure to multiple SAP functional SCP/modules. Practical experience in S/4 extensions on SAP Cloud Platform (side by side extensions), ABAP expertise in WRICEF, ABAP, custom CDS (SAP Core Data Services), AMDP, BADIs, BAPIs, services, SAP HANA modelling, NetWeaver Gateway, OData APIs
• Hands-on experience of data migration cockpit in S4HANA is a must.
• Experience in WSDL, JSON, XML, XSD, Webservice, REST, SFTP, Java Script, and XSLT technologies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to convey complex technical principles to non-technical audiences, promote ideas, recommend solutions and influence others.
• Ability and discipline to self-manage assignments to meet deadlines and scope.
• Knowledge in using SAP Solman / ALM and Managing Transports between SAP landscape. 
• Expertise in on-premise, private cloud and public cloud solutions architecture.