SAP RISE & BTP Platform Architect

Job Title: SAP RISE & BTP Platform Architect
Job Type: W2 - Contract
Experience: 12+
Location: Cleveland, OH
Work Mode: Hybrid

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced SAP RISE & BTP Platform Architect to lead the architecture, design, implementation, and governance of SAP cloud transformation initiatives. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in SAP RISE with SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition, SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), cloud infrastructure, enterprise integration, security, and SAP landscape management.

The architect will collaborate with business stakeholders, SAP functional teams, infrastructure teams, security specialists, and implementation partners to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing SAP cloud solutions aligned with enterprise architecture standards.

Key Roles and Responsibilities

Define and implement SAP RISE architecture strategies for enterprise SAP transformation programs.

Design SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition landscapes, including development, quality assurance, pre-production, and production environments.

Lead RISE migration planning, system conversion, infrastructure transition, and cloud adoption initiatives.

Understand SAP RISE service scope, shared responsibilities, SLAs, and operational governance.

Coordinate with SAP and cloud infrastructure providers on provisioning, sizing, high availability, disaster recovery, and performance optimization.

Establish SAP landscape standards, technical architecture guidelines, and environment management practices.

Design and implement SAP BTP architectures supporting application development, integration, automation, analytics, and extension scenarios.

Define BTP global accounts, directories, subaccounts, regions, entitlements, quotas, and environment strategies.

Architect SAP BTP services, including Cloud Foundry, Kyma where applicable, SAP Integration Suite, SAP Build, and SAP HANA Cloud.

Required Technical Skills:

Strong experience with SAP S/4HANA and SAP RISE architecture.

Hands-on knowledge of SAP BTP platform architecture and service provisioning.

Expertise in SAP Integration Suite, Cloud Integration (CPI), API Management, and connectivity.

Knowledge of SAP Cloud Identity Services, IAS, IPS, SSO, and enterprise identity integration.

Experience with SAP HANA Cloud, SAP Build, and side-by-side extension architecture.

Understanding of SAP Fiori, OData, REST APIs, event-driven integration, and microservices.

Knowledge of cloud networking, security, high availability, disaster recovery, and cloud operations.

Familiarity with SAP transport management, DevOps practices, monitoring, and lifecycle management.

Experience creating architecture documentation, technical roadmaps, and governance frameworks.