Development Architect SAP Office CTO

Development Architect SAP Office of the CTO

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At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong.

What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.

As a Development Architect, you will contribute to shaping SAP’s architecture strategy in alignment with our AI-first and Suite-first product direction. Working closely with senior architects and cross-functional teams, you will support the design and implementation of next-generation, cloud-native and AI-integrated solutions.

In this role, you will gain hands‑on experience with modern technologies and help ensure our solutions are scalable, secure, and future‑ready. You will collaborate in a global environment, learning from experts while contributing to projects that influence platform evolution, product strategy, and customer success.

• Champion architectural excellence across multiple teams, ensuring alignment with SAP’s AI‑first and Suite‑first strategic direction.
• Manage the end‑to‑end lifecycle of major architectural initiatives – from ideation to implementation – focusing on scalability, performance, and security at every stage.
• Foster a collaborative, high‑performing team environment by facilitating effective communication and alignment between stakeholders and technical teams.
• Proactively identify and evaluate architecture risks, deliver strategic recommendations and influence key management decisions.
• Work closely with executive leadership and product teams to define and drive architectural roadmaps that align with SAP’s broader business objectives.
• Future‑proof SAP’s technology landscape by promoting the adoption of innovative approaches, integrating emerging trends such as AI, machine learning, cloud‑native solutions.
• Collaborate with global teams to ensure architecture decisions are adaptable, scalable and meet diverse business needs.
• Design and manage cloud‑ and AI‑system‑architectures for complex customer solutions, ensuring technical strategies align with business requirements and deliver measurable value.
• Continuously enhance development processes, driving efficiency, scalability, and innovation across SAP’s offerings.

• 3‑5 years of experience in software architecture with recognized expertise and thought leadership in one or more areas: AI system architecture, cloud‑native frameworks, large‑scale distributed systems.
• Knowledge of software architecture and cloud infrastructures (AWS, Azure, GCP) with a strong focus on scalability and performance optimization.
• Proficiency in container technologies, Kubernetes (including Gardener), microservices, and network technology.
• Experience with SAP technologies, BTP, and enterprise integration landscapes.
• Proven success designing and implementing large‑scale, distributed systems using modern cloud platforms and technologies like Kubernetes, containers, microservices, AWS, Azure, GCP.
• Awareness of distributed systems, data, or AI/ML architecture, including experience with model training, deployment, MLOps, and AI service integration.
• Experience working with cross‑functional teams and executive stakeholders to align technical and business objectives.
• Exceptional analytical thinking, problem‑solving, and decision‑making abilities.
• Experience in writing technical documentation and providing technical leadership to teams.
• Fluency in English, with strong communication skills to liaise with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to share and communicate ideas to executive staff, technical resources and other key constituents in clear, concise language.

The CTO area’s mission is to future‑proof our customers and SAP. Together we evolve SAP’s technology strategy and North Star architecture, explore the impact of emerging technologies on SAP’s portfolio and…