SAP Basis System Architect
Summary
Designs and modernizes SAP landscapes (S/4HANA, BTP, Cloud ALM) for cloud and hybrid environments, setting security, automation and governance standards for enterprise SAP systems.
We're looking for an SAP Basis System Architect to join our team in Spain in a remote working mode. In this role, you will lead architecture design, modernization and operational excellence for SAP landscapes, ensuring they are scalable, secure and cloud-ready. You will define platform standards, deliver transformation programs and enable clean, automated operations across hybrid environments.
This position involves working on large enterprise SAP initiatives, including SAP S/4HANA, SAP BTP, SAP Cloud ALM and RISE with SAP solutions, while collaborating with global teams to set governance frameworks, security architecture and performance strategies.
Responsibilities
- Define SAP platform architecture standards and governance frameworks
- Design SAP S/4HANA landscapes for on-premise, private cloud and public cloud deployments
- Lead RISE with SAP migration and cloud transformation programs
- Architect high availability and disaster recovery solutions for mission-critical systems
- Develop SAP system sizing and performance strategies
- Define transport and landscape management strategies aligned with DevOps principles
- Establish SAP security architecture and compliance controls in collaboration with security teams
- Drive SAP Basis modernization and enforce Clean Core principles
- Implement monitoring and observability standards using SAP Cloud ALM
- Define automation approaches for system provisioning and operational processes
- Support hyperscaler deployments across Azure, AWS and GCP
- Provide technical leadership during upgrades, migrations and conversion projects
Requirements
- Extensive experience in SAP Basis administration and architecture leadership
- Strong expertise in SAP S/4HANA, SAP NetWeaver and SAP HANA database platforms
- Knowledge of SAP Cloud ALM, SAP Solution Manager and SAP Focused Run
- Experience with SAP Landscape Management and RISE with SAP
- Proficiency with high availability, disaster recovery and performance engineering
- Understanding of SAP platform security frameworks including IAS/IPS, Single Sign-On, TLS/certificates and authorization concepts
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure technologies (Azure, AWS, GCP) and containerization tools (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Experience defining governance models, architecture patterns and automation strategies
- Knowledge of DevOps practices, monitoring frameworks and infrastructure operations in SAP environments
Nice to have
- Exposure to SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) administration
- Familiarity with tools like LeanIX, Signavio for architecture governance
- Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code methodologies with Terraform
- Background in SAP security compliance and advanced observability
Benefits
- Private health insurance
- EPAM Employees Stock Purchase Plan
- 100% paid sick leave
- Referral Program
- Professional certification
- Language courses