SAP Application Platform Architect

SAP Application Platform Architect

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

Salary Range: $80,000-$150,000 a year

Location

Austin, TX

Job Function

TECHNOLOGY

Role

Platform Architect

Job Id

Desired Skills

SAP Hana | SAP Landscape Transformation replication server | SAP Solution Manager

Salary Range

$80,000-$150,000 a year