SAP Integration Architect

IBM

Remote

Job Description SAP Integration Architect

Position Title SAP Integration Architect

Role Summary

We are seeking a highly experienced SAP Integration Architect to lead enterprise-wide integration strategy, architecture, and delivery across complex SAP transformation programs. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in SAP BTP Integration Suite (SAP CPI), EDI/B2B integrations, hybrid cloud integration landscapes, and SAP-centric application integration architectures.

This role will provide technical leadership for large-scale SAP implementations and modernization initiatives, ensuring scalable, secure, and clean-core aligned integration solutions across SAP and non-SAP platforms.

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Key Responsibilities

Integration Architecture & Strategy

Define and govern enterprise integration architecture standards, frameworks, and best practices across SAP and non-SAP ecosystems.

Design scalable integration solutions supporting:

o On-Premise to On-Premise

o On-Premise to Cloud

o Cloud to Cloud

o On-Premise to SaaS

o SaaS to SaaS integrations

Lead architecture reviews and provide technical oversight from solution design through deployment and hypercare.

Establish integration patterns aligned with SAP Clean Core principles and SAP BTP Integration Suite capabilities.

Collaborate with business stakeholders, enterprise architects, and functional teams to translate business requirements into integration solutions.

SAP CPI / SAP Integration Suite Leadership

Architect, design, and oversee development of complex integration scenarios using SAP Cloud Platform Integration (CPI).

Drive development of custom iFlows leveraging:

o Message Mapping

o XSLT Mapping

o Content Modifier

o Router

o Splitter

o Aggregator

o Exception Handling

o Process Direct

o JMS and Event-based patterns

Provide expertise in Groovy scripting and/or JavaScript for advanced transformation and orchestration requirements.

Guide development teams on reusable integration frameworks, standards, and performance optimization techniques.

Manage CPI monitoring, troubleshooting, certificate lifecycle management, keystore administration, and operational support processes.

EDI & B2B Integration Architecture

Architect and govern B2B and EDI integrations across suppliers, customers, logistics providers, and trading partners.

Design and support integrations using:

o EDIFACT

o ANSI X12

o XML

o JSON

o Industry-specific EDI standards

Define and manage trading partner onboarding processes and communication protocols such as:

o AS2

o SFTP

o OFTP

o VAN

Ensure compliance, reliability, and scalability of B2B transaction processing.

SAP Functional & Cross-System Integration

Partner with SAP functional teams across:

o SD

o MM

o FI/CO

o TM

o WM/EWM

o SuccessFactors

Design integrations involving SAP S/4HANA, SAP Ariba, SAP SuccessFactors, third-party applications, banks, logistics providers, and external SaaS platforms.

Drive API-led integration strategies using REST, SOAP, OData, and event-driven architectures.

Leadership & Governance

Lead and mentor integration architects, developers, and technical teams.

Establish development standards, code reviews, architecture governance, and implementation best practices.

Maintain architecture artifacts, interface inventories, integration catalogs, technical specifications, and operational runbooks.

Act as a trusted advisor to project leadership, business stakeholders, and client executives.

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Required Experience & Qualifications

Primary Skills

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related discipline.

15+ years of experience in SAP integration technologies.

Minimum 4+ years of hands-on SAP CPI / SAP Integration Suite experience.

Proven experience leading large-scale system integration teams and managing end-to-end delivery of enterprise integration programs.

Strong track record delivering integration solutions across hybrid landscapes including on-premises, cloud, and SaaS environments.

Deep expertise in:

o SAP CPI/iFlow development

o Groovy Script and/or JavaScript

o API-led integrations

o Message Mapping

o XSLT Transformations

o Integration Architecture Patterns

Strong knowledge of SAP CPI adapters including:

o File

o RFC

o IDoc

o JDBC

o SOAP

o REST

o SFTP

o JMS

o OData

o SuccessFactors

Experience with integration testing tools such as:

o Postman

o SoapUI

Familiarity with:

o SAP Cloud Connector

o SAP BTP Cockpit

o SAP SOAMANAGER

Extensive experience in CPI monitoring, debugging, trace analysis, security certificates, keystores, and operational support.

Strong understanding of EDI/B2B integration architecture and trading partner management.

Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.

Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical concepts to business and executive stakeholders.

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Preferred / Secondary Skills

Experience with SAP PI/PO architecture, migration, and coexistence strategies.

Expertise in designing, developing, and deploying A2A and B2B integrations using SAP PI/PO.

Proficiency in:

o ESR Objects

o ID Objects

o Graphical Mapping

o Java Mapping

o XML Technologies

Working knowledge of SAP PO NetWeaver Administrator (NWA) including:

o Certificate Management

o Destination Configuration

o PGP Encryption

Experience with SAP S/4HANA transformation programs and integration modernization initiatives.

Knowledge of event-driven architecture, Integration Suite advanced event mesh, and API management capabilities.

SAP Integration Suite or SAP BTP certifications preferred.

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Leadership Expectations (Band 8)

Serve as the Integration Architecture lead for strategic SAP transformation programs.

Influence enterprise integration roadmaps and technology decisions.

Build and mentor high-performing integration teams.

Establish reusable integration assets, frameworks, and governance standards.

Engage with senior client stakeholders and executive leadership to drive business outcomes through technology transformation.