SAP BTP Architect

Responsibilities:
Contribute to IP creation accelerators, reusable assets, reference architectures, and practice-building initiatives.
Design BTP solution architectures covering SAP Integration Suite, Extension Suite, Data and Analytics cloud, and SAP Build portfolio.
Architect and deploy SAP AI Core pipelines model serving, ML Ops workflows, and custom inference endpoints in production.
Lead development of cloud integration flows using SAP Integration Suite (CPI), API Management, and Event Mesh for hybrid and multi-cloud landscapes.
Drive SAP BTP subaccount strategy, environment provisioning, identity and access management (IAS/IPS), and security posture.
Define and govern integration patterns: synchronous/asynchronous, event-driven, point-to-point, and hub-and-spoke models.
Enable AI use cases using SAP AI Launchpad, Foundation Models, and third-party LLM integrations via BTP Generative AI Hub.
Build and mentor a team of consultants and developers; run architecture workshops, enablement sessions, and CoE activities.
Evaluate and recommend SAP BTP service mix against custom cloud-native alternatives to optimize TCO and roadmap alignment.
Stay current with the SAP roadmap, RISE with SAP, GROW with SAP, and relevant cloud platform evolution (AWS, Azure, GCP).
Requirements:
12+ years of overall SAP consulting/architecture experience, with at least 4-5 years on SAP BTP and its predecessor (HCP/SCP).
Minimum 3 full-cycle SAP BTP implementation projects as Solution/Integration Architect or Technical Lead in large enterprise environments.
Hands-on delivery experience with SAP AI Core or at least 2 production AI/ML implementations in the SAP ecosystem (not just POC/demo).
Deep familiarity with SAP S/4HANA cloud integration patterns, side-by-side extensibility, and ABAP-to-BTP migration strategies.
Experience leading architecture design sessions, reviewing technical deliverables, and owning solution blueprints for enterprise clients.
Exposure to multi-cloud environments and ability to design hybrid landscapes integrating SAP BTP with hyperscalers.
Prior client-facing consulting or practice-building experience in a Big 4 SAP partner or independent software vendor context preferred.
Certifications:
Preferred/expected: C_BTP_2408 SAP Certified Associate, BTP; P_BTP_2408 SAP Certified Professional, BTP; C_AIG_2412 SAP AI & GenAI, C_ARCIG_2404 SAP Integration Solution Architect; C_HANADEV SAP HANA Cloud Developer.
Good to have: AWS Solutions Architect, Azure/GCP Professional, SAP Analytics Cloud.

Experience
12-16 yrs