The Platform Architect, SAP is a critical role within CyberEA (Cyber and Enterprise Architecture) group of General Mill s D&T (Digital and Technology) organization. This role specifically focuses on the SAP platform and its comprehensive integrations across the enterprise. Solutions include projects and products, systems (applications, processes, data and technology), shared infrastructure services and shared application services. They are accountable for driving clarity, enabling enterprise agility, and mitigating risk within and across all domains.
Role Responsibilities
The candidate works as an individual contributor.
The candidate is accountable to provide guidance and regular consulting to various stakeholders.
Focus on technical near-term strategy to design and deliver successful solutions, with a emphasis on the SAP landscape and integrations with the SAP landscape.
It is expected that the candidate should act as partner with overall SAP practices teams and contribute to architecture design of critical enterprise systems.
Align prioritized solutions to strategy, technical implementation leadership across an ecosystem (ex, Finance, Sales, or Marketing), design & delivery, and define interfaces and integration patterns for SAP and connected systems.
Coach and mentor other architects, product owners/managers and business stakeholders to encourage architectural thinking Provide leadership, analysis and design tasks ensure technology solutions meet business needs and align with architectural governance and standards, with a strong focus on SAP best practices, architectural principles, and roadmap alignment Should keep constant connect with external community, understand future trends, and influence internal functions with the same
Must - have skills and experience
12+ Years of architecture experience with SAP
Deep knowledge of SAPs technology stack, such as SAP S/4HANA, SAP Business Technology
Platform (BTP), SAP Cloud Platform Integration (CPI), SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), and various SAP
modules & bigger picture understanding of systems that integrate with SAP.
Candidate should have working experience with a global team on supporting SAP and Non-SAP
systems.
Candidate should have knowledge in working on HANA, S4, cloud hyperscaler (desired GCP) &
macro knowledge of various modules of SAP solutions
Strong problem determination and resolution skills are needed
Skilled at understanding the long-term (big picture) and short-term perspectives of situations
Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment
Ability to organize, prioritize, follow-up and ensure execution of multiple projects in a dynamic environment.
Proactive and anticipate future needs.
Demonstrated ability to work independently or in a team environment.
Clear understanding of criticality of SAP BASIS team roles and responsibilities.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Strong aptitude to learn and passion for problem solving
Quickly learn and apply new technologies.
Good to have skills
Able to define strategic vision and help to implement
Skilled at influencing, guiding and facilitating stakeholders and peers with decision making
Knowledge of various artificial intelligence/machine learning frameworks (AI/ML) and their application within the SAP ecosystem
Understands emerging technology trends and disruptions and their practical application to enable new and evolving business and operating models.
Data savvy with knowledge of various aspects of a technology architecture like integration, network and security, with a strong understanding of SAP data models, data migration strategies, and SAP security architecture.
Understanding and knowledge of system development life cycle methodologies (such as waterfall, spiral, agile software development, rapid prototyping, incremental, synchronize and stabilize and DevOps)
Facilitates the evaluation, selection and TCO of software product standards and services, as well as the design of standard and custom software configurations.
Manages and develops the architecture for a broader scope of projects or products, working closely with application architects that manage and design architecture for a single project or product or initiative.
Develops the roadmap for the evolution of the enterprise solution portfolio from current to future state.
Contributes to the development of goals for the department and planning efforts
Manage large projects or processes that span outside of immediate job area.
Derive result from highly ambiguous situation
Work is performed with limited oversight.
Communicates and work to influence with parties within and outside/external of own job function regarding policies, procedures, and practices. Energizes others to go the extra mile Sets and example of effective self-development Challenge self and others to identify creative approaches to solution Focus time and energy on most important priorities Proactively develop solution to mitigate the risk and maximize the opportunities Create the atmosphere of trust in work group. Model and insist of multi-perspective approach on all projects and customer interaction Challenge and question with courage Demonstrate the judgment to maintain systems and processes that are working well Holds self and other accountable for getting the job done with excellence Encourage team to continuously expand their knowledge base
Skill proficiency expectations
Expert level Intermediate Level Basic Level
Strong relationship
management and
communication skills
Effective abilities to
solution, design and
architect
Broader SAP component
knowledge
Working in global teams
Knowledge of Google Cloud Platform Experience with DevOps, CI/CD, Cyber Security Resource management/technical resource guidance Agile techniques, methods and experience External vendor relationship management experience
