Data Architect Premium Hub CoE AI, Data & Analytics LAC

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What Youll Do:

The Data Architect plays a key role in designing and delivering modern data architectures that support analytics AI and business transformation initiatives You will help position SAP BDC as the central enterprise data layer and ensure it integrates effectively with industry-standard platforms such as Databricks Snowflake and hyperscale data platforms.

In this role you will support the development of data architecture designs contribute to roadmap creation and help evaluate technology choices ensuring solutions are scalable secure and aligned with customer requirements. You will assist in applying architectural standards and governance models and support the reduction of technical debt across data and analytics landscapes.

You will collaborate closely with senior architects SAP product teams partners and customer project teams ( including customer senior management) throughout the delivery lifecyclesupporting solution design validating integrations assisting with issue analysis and ensuring architectural consistency.

Through strong communication documentation and analytical skills you will help customers adopt SAP BDC effectively modernize their data platforms and accelerate outcomes in analytics and AI programs.

What You Bring:

• Strong understanding of modern data and analytics platforms (Databricks Snowflake BigQuery Azure/AWS/GCP data services streaming/event architectures).
• Good knowledge of SAP data platforms including BDC Datasphere SAC BW/4HANA and HANA Cloud.
• Experience designing data models integration patterns and analytical data pipelines.
• Working knowledge of data governance fundamentals: lineage metadata management MDM lifecycle management and compliance considerations.
• Ability to translate business needs into data architecture requirements and communicate them clearly to technical teams.
• Strong problem-solving documentation stakeholder engagement and storytelling skills.
• Comfortable working in complex environments and supporting architectural discussions and trade-off decisions.

EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS

1. Data Architecture Design & Solution Support

• Contribute to the design of customer-specific data architectures using SAP BDC and complementary non-SAP platforms.
• Support creation of architecture diagrams data models integration patterns and supporting documentation.
• Accountable for developing roadmaps aligned to analytics AI and cloud strategies.
• Ensure solution components follow architectural standards and best practices.

2. Data Governance & Standards Implementation

• Support implementation of data governance practices including quality checks lifecycle management and metadata standards.
• Help enforce clean-core and extensibility guardrails for SAP and non-SAP data components.
• Participate in architecture reviews quality gates and compliance checks.

3. Delivery Lifecycle Support & Issue Analysis

• Support solution delivery teams with technical guidance on data integration modeling and platform configuration.
• Assist in analyzing performance data quality and design issues during projects.
• Work collaboratively with SAP colleagues hyperscaler teams and technology partners to ensure smooth delivery.

4. Customer Communication & Alignment

• Prepare customer-facing materials and contribute to architecture presentations .
• Help clarify requirements translate business needs into technical specifications and support stakeholder alignment.
• Provide insights on data modernization opportunities that enhance analytics and AI use cases.

5. Platform Adoption Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• Promote usage of SAP BDC for data unification and analytics readiness.
• Support modernization of BI data engineering and AI landscapes.
• Contribute to reusable assets templates reference architectures and best practices.
• Stay current with evolving SAP and non-SAP data technologies and share insights with teams.

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering Data Science Information Systems or Business Administration (or equivalent experience).

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 1015 yearsof experience in data architecture data engineering analytics or related technical roles.

• Hands-on experience designing or supporting modern data platforms and analytical solutions.
• Exposure to SAP analytics and data products (BDC Datasphere SAC BW/4HANA S/4HANA) and integration with non-SAP platforms.
• Experience working in customer-facing roles delivery projects or large-scale transformation programs.

• Experience with SAP AI and leading AI market solutions with strong ability to position them effectively for enterprise adoption.

Bring out your best
SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database analytics intelligent technologies and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide we are purpose-driven and future-focused with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries people or platforms we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP you can bring out your best.

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Requisition ID: 443160 Work Area: Consulting and Professional Services Expected Travel: 0 - 30% Career Status: Professional Employment Type: Regular Full Time Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid