SAP HC Solutions Architect at Sanlam Group

What will you do?

The role is located in the SAP Centre of Expertise (CoE) within Sanlam Group Technology (SGT), and you will report to the Domain Architect: Application Architecture. As the Technical Lead you will be responsible for the solution design and delivery of best in class capabilities related to the Digital Core program supporting. This position is also responsible for design, development and support of new and existing to SAP ECC HCM, Success Factors and SAP Business Technology Platform applications.

What will make you successful in this role?

• SAP solution design and/or implementation.
• Design and validate a complex architecture and ensure successful implementation.
• Identify and challenge solution scenarios by considering the business environment.
• Provide recommendations and guidance on the SAP ECC HCM, Success Factors and SAP Business Technology Platform and tools.
• Strategically plan the solution landscape.
• Integrate SAP ECC HCM, Success Factors and SAP Business Technology solutions into a broad array of technologies and architectures.
• Understand the SAP ECC HCM, Success Factors and SAP Business Technology Platform roadmap around Cloud products and how it integrates with on-prem.
• Active involvement in SAP ECC HCM, Success Factors and SAP Business Technology Platform system migration or upgrades.
• Understand the business processes for which the solution architecture is being developed.
• Influence the IT Strategies ensuring collaborative alignment.
• Document the overall SAP Solution Architecture and integration to other systems in line with the Sanlam Enterprise Architecture standards and practices.
• Present SAP solutions architecture to different Sanlam forums (including the Sanlam Architecture Solutions Evaluation & Review forum).

Qualification

• Matric
• Relevant bachelor equivalent will be recommended
• SAP ECC HCM Certification.
• SAP Success Factors Certification
• Architecture Knowledge and/or certification (e.g. TOGAF, Zachman, etc.) will be beneficial 

Experience

• 10 + years of solution specialist (or equivalent customer facing) experience in areas appropriate to the job
• Cloud experience will be beneficial.
• SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) experience will be essential
• Experience in designing and validating a complex architecture.
• Experience integrating SAP solutions into a broad array of technologies and architectures.
• Experience and knowledge of SAP system migration or upgrades
• Successful candidates must demonstrate experience in designing and implementing enterprise-wide SAP transformation initiatives that delivered proven business value
• More than 10 years of SAP implementation and/or solution design experience

Knowledge and skills

• Extensive knowledge of SAP systems, including SAP Business Suite, SAP ECC HCM, Success Factors and SAP Business Technology Platform, and the required architecture and infrastructure to support them.
• Functional/technical proficiency with at least 6+ full lifecycle SAP implementations
• Ability to identify and challenge solution scenarios by taking the business environment into account.
• Provide recommendations and guidance on the SAP platform and tools.