SAP BDC Data Architect

SAP BDC Data Architect

• Team Links: Information Technology

• Location Links: Houston

• Work Pattern: Hybrid - Contract Type: Full-time - Reference: REF2955T

The Role

Job Description

What you'll bring

Bring your deep expertise in services architecture and SAP portfolio advisory, including the SAP Autonomous Suite. You design comprehensive business and technology scenario frameworks, govern cross-functional delivery at scale, and serve as the go-to authority on SAP's integrated IT landscape design. You bring strong communication skills, a collaborative approach, and the creative thinking and learning agility to adapt as the role evolves.

• Depth in applications architecture and the SAP Autonomous Suite, with the ability to design integrated IT landscapes that address complex enterprise transformation challenges.

• Business acumen and client needs assessment skills that translate customer priorities into actionable architecture strategies and measurable IT outcomes.

• Expertise in scenario testing and system implementation, enabling you to define IT end-state scenarios and govern their delivery across multi-workstream engagements.

• Proven stakeholder management and customer interaction management skills, with the presence to build senior relationships and influence complex cross-functional decisions.

• A hands-on approach to AI-assisted architecture decisions — you apply agentic orchestration, rapid field prototyping, and AI-assisted automation to accelerate solution design.

• Grounding in responsible AI (RAI) design and context engineering, with the ability to assure AI output quality and embed AI adoption capability across architecture engagements.

• A drive for technology innovation, with the learning agility to stay ahead of SAP's evolving portfolio and apply agentic AI practices day-to-day.

What you'll build

You will lead complex services architecture engagements, shaping the IT futures of SAP's most strategic customers. From advisory and assessment through to roadmap execution, you will guide customers toward integrated, digitised landscapes using SAP's latest technologies and portfolio offerings.

• Lead end-to-end architecture engagements — from client needs assessment and current-state analysis through to the definition of IT end-state scenarios and actionable project steps.

• Govern holistic advisory delivery across applications, industries, and technologies, driving IT pathway optimisation at scale through structured project management and cross-functional coordination.

• Guide customers in selecting optimal SAP Solutions and Services, building comprehensive business and technology scenarios grounded in business acumen and rigorous scenario testing.

• Cultivate senior strategic relationships with business leaders, delivering outstanding customer service through stakeholder management and customer interaction management, and co-creating long-term IT roadmaps.

• Integrate AI-assisted automation and prototyping into architecture delivery, accelerating system implementation and embedding technology innovation throughout the engagement lifecycle.

• Apply responsible AI (RAI) design principles to architecture decisions, ensuring AI output quality assurance and governance standards are met consistently.

• Mentor services architecture professionals and lead cross-functional teams, building AI adoption capability and advancing team expertise in SAP's latest portfolio offerings.

Where you belong

At SAP, you will be part of an inclusive, global community of services architecture professionals dedicated to guiding customers toward integrated, future-ready IT landscapes. We foster a culture where holistic advisory, strategic relationship building, and deep technical knowledge combine to help customers define and execute their digital transformation journeys. This is a team that embraces technology innovation — including SAP's expanding AI and autonomous capabilities — and where your expertise in architecture, stakeholder leadership, and AI-assisted practice will have real impact from day one. We invest in your growth through structured learning and development opportunities, supporting you to build on the skills you bring and stay ahead of the changes shaping our industry.

Qualifications

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

About SAP

With a global network of customers, partners, employees, and thought leaders, SAP helps the world run better and improves people’s lives.

As a leader in enterprise applications and business AI, SAP stands at the nexus of business and technology. For over 50 years, organizations have trusted SAP to bring out their best by uniting business-critical operations spanning finance, procurement, HR, supply chain, and customer experience.

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Compensation Range Transparency

SAP believes pay transparency is essential to fostering an honest, supportive, and inclusive culture and is an important part of our commitment to pay equity. The salary range for this position is included in the job posting. The actual compensation offered to the successful candidate will fall within that range and will depend on factors such as education, skills, experience, location, and scope of the role, as determined through the selection process. Where applicable, SAP may also provide variable incentive opportunities and additional benefits, subject to the terms of the relevant plans and policies. Any variable incentive amount is target-based, with actual payouts dependent on company and individual performance. Please reference this link for a summary of SAP benefits and eligibility requirements:SAP North America Benefits (http://www.sapnorthamericabenefits.com/) .

AI Usage in the Recruitment Process

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Additional Details

Salary USD 151,900 - USD 340,900 - yearly