SAP Application Architect

SAP Application Architect

Location: Austin, TX

Expectations / Deliverables for the Role

• Defines end-to-end application architecture for SAP solutions, aligned with business strategy and enterprise standards.
• Produces reference architectures by leveraging expert input from application, platform, integration, data, and security engineering teams. These reference architectures form the foundation for new SAP solutions and programs.
• Drives Clean Core principles by clearly defining what belongs in SAP standard, in-app extensibility, and side-by-side extensions.
• Reviews and approves designs to reduce customization, technical debt, and long-term maintenance risk.
• Defines application-level standards for monitoring, logging, and observability to ensure reliable and supportable solutions.
• Evaluates and influences total cost of application ownership, including build, run, support, and upgrade costs.

Technical Proficiency

• Strong experience with SAP BTP + SAP S/4HANA application and functional architecture across core business domains.
• Deep understanding of SAP extensibility options and Clean Core–aligned design patterns.
• Familiarity with application monitoring, observability, and operational readiness in SAP landscapes.
• Experience assessing custom code, enhancements, and workflows for simplification or retirement.
• Ability to design applications with long-term maintainability, performance, and upgradeability in mind.

Soft Skills

• Strong decision-making skills with the ability to balance speed, quality, and long-term cost.
• Clear communicator who can explain architecture choices, trade-offs, and cost impacts to stakeholders.
• Collaborative individual who brings together multiple engineering teams to shape shared solutions.
• Comfortable challenging designs constructively in ARB reviews
• Acts as a trusted advisor / partner to other IS&T Teams