SAP Enterprise Architect

Location: Northern Virginia/Washington, DC

Type: Full-time

Remote: Available

Commensurate with experience

Remote Work

Available

Education

Bachelor's degree IT, Business Administration, or related field Experience may substitute

Security Clearance

Secret Or ability to obtain

Key Responsibilities

• SAP Upgrades and Migrations
• Technical Project Planning
• SAP System Administration
• Experience in architecting and planning SAP Upgrade and database migration projects
• Excellent track record of delivering SAP upgrades, migrations and other technical related projects
• Strong consulting background in providing both technical delivery and advisory services in a senior role
• Deep SAP Product and architectural knowledge. Evidence of thought leadership in this domain is preferable
• 'Real world' SAP HANA Experience (At least one HANA project which wasn't a proof of concept)
• Excellent communication skills and ability to build 'Trusted Adviser' relationships
• Directs and participates in high-level SAP ERP enterprise architecture analysis, evaluation, design, integration, and solution development
• Apply SAP ERP Architecture expertise to design, integrate, optimize and manage customer EPR implementation
• Prepares and presents status briefings to the client’s senior executives on approach and courses of action
• SAP BASIS/HANA administration and technical core competencies for tasks including installations and upgrades, problem determination and resolution, software patching, support package application, performance tuning, and project sizing
• Participate in development of business process, strategic, systems and data models
• Develops a deep understanding of business objectives and strategies and ensures architectural vision is fully aligned with those objectives and strategies
• Applies analytical expertise to guide business leaders in optimizing their processes and streamlining their portfolio of information systems
• Advises executives on enterprise strategy, governance, solution implementation and compliance
• Facilitates work-group across stakeholder organizations to identify and define requirements, assess business processes and solution designs and evaluate technology solutions for customers

Qualifications

Required

• Candidate must be a US Citizen
• Secret security clearance or ability to obtain one
• Minimum of 10 years SAP Basis experience with SAP systems installation and administration with three or more of the following SAP applications: ECC, CRM, BI, BW, or GRC
• Certified SAP Architect prefered
• At least 10 years of experience in business process analysis/management, enterprise architecture development, systems portfolio management, enterprise solution implementations, operations analysis, enterprise governance and/or strategic planning and a background in management consulting
• The ability to communicate politely, clearly and effectively and persuade and/or influence internal customers at a high level such as senior management on matters of a technical issues
• Possess deep understanding of IT Security principals, Networking and Infrastructure architecture principles to support clients in achieving clean cloud IT Operational Audits
• Must possess excellent communication skills and ability to work in a team environment with minimal guidance
• Ability to relate to people at all levels of an organization and possesses excellent communication and presentation skills
• Proven track record using analytical skills to evaluate system performance, system health checks, and implementation of tuning improvements

Preferred

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Business Administration, or related field

Thorben Consulting, LLC is a 100% woman-owned small business that delivers enterprise solutions for growing businesses and provides trusted technology professionals for SAP and other enterprise system integration planning, design, implementation, and maintenance projects. Thorben has supported commercial and US Government clients for more than 15 years and strives to help our customers achieve success through innovative solutions implemented in a responsible manner.

Seize the opportunity to become a member of our trailblazing team, where you'll work on groundbreaking cloud solutions and be part of a culture that fosters innovation. Collaborate with industry experts to stay at the forefront of cloud technology, while shaping the next generation of secure, scalable, and efficient cloud infrastructure solutions.

• Employer paid health insurance
• 401K retirement plan with employer match
• Unlimited paid time off

Hiring Process

• Interviews will be conducted remotely via video conference
• Salary and benefits are negotiable pending experience