Senior Manager / Director - SAP Solution Architect
Ernst and Young4 days ago
Amsterdam, NetherlandsStaff+
Responsibilities
- Lead assessments of complex SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA and non-SAP landscapes, including applications, interfaces, extensions, custom code and technical debt.
- Translate end-to-end transformation requirements into SAP-enabled solution architectures and detailed solution designs.
- Define architecture patterns, integration boundaries, dependencies, design principles and implementation options.
- Evaluate fit-to-standard, Clean Core, modernization, consolidation and retain/replace/sunset decisions using business evidence.
- Develop SAP S/4HANA, SAP BTP, extensibility, API, event-driven and integration recommendations.
- Partner with process and data specialists on business design, master data, migration, data quality and cross-system dependencies.
- Assess how AI, SAP-native capabilities, agents and automation can be securely embedded into enterprise workflows.
- Lead technical design reviews, architecture decisions, feasibility assessments and dependency resolution.
- Translate architecture options into phased roadmaps, effort and cost assumptions, implementation risks and executive recommendations.
- Lead multidisciplinary teams, coach architects and specialists, develop senior client relationships and grow the SAP Technology Transformation practice.
Requirements
- Completed Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business Technology or a related field.
- Experience leading SAP Solution Architecture on complex global SAP ECC/S/4HANA transformation and implementation programs.
- Broad knowledge of SAP S/4HANA functional domains and their interactions across sales, supply chain, manufacturing, procurement and finance.
- Strong understanding of enterprise application architecture, SAP BTP, Clean Core and SAP extension strategies.
- Experience assessing ERP instances, applications, integrations, legacy customizations and simplification opportunities.
- Ability to create detailed solution architectures and support implementation, not only define high-level principles.
- Strong knowledge of integration architectures, SAP Integration Suite, APIs, middleware and event-based patterns.
- Understanding of SAP and non-SAP master and transactional data, governance, quality, migration and cross-system dependencies.
- Ability to assess architecture trade-offs involving business value, cost, risk, scalability, sustainability and delivery feasibility.
- Awareness of AI-enabled business architecture, SAP AI capabilities, automation, agents and governance or security considerations.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills with process leads, enterprise architects, data specialists, technical experts and senior stakeholders.
- Excellent written and verbal English; Dutch is preferred but not mandatory.
- Willingness to travel internationally as required by client engagements.
- Advantageous qualifications include global industry architecture experience, enterprise architecture governance experience, RISE with SAP, selective data transition, Central Finance, integration modernization, SAP architecture discovery tools, and experimentation with AI agents or SAP AI capabilities.
Benefits
- Flexible working from home, the office, client sites or another European country for up to 20 working days per year, in consultation with the team.
- Home office resources include an office chair, sit/stand desk, external monitor, desk lamp, Bluetooth headset and external keyboard.
- Laptop and smartphone with business subscription.
- Potential performance-related bonus, expense allowance and €40 net monthly internet allowance.
- 34 vacation days per year for full-time employment.
- Option to take unpaid leave after consultation.
- EY pays 100% of birth leave and 70% of additional birth leave salary.
- Vitality support including coaching and/or a padel voucher card.
- Training, external courses and additional education opportunities, including a potential MBA.
- Sustainable mobility options including bicycles, electric shared transport, flexible lease cars and public transport subscriptions.
- Bicycle purchase arrangement using gross monthly salary or non-statutory holiday entitlement.
- Pension capital contributions beginning immediately after starting, with optional additional pension savings.
- Recruitment includes two interviews, an assessment and pre-employment screening.
Categories
Solutions Engineering
About Ernst and Young
Ernst & Young (EY) provides audit/assurance, tax, consulting, strategy and transactions services to enterprises, financial institutions, and public‑sector clients. Structured as a global network of partner‑owned member firms, it sells professional services on a fee basis, including a dedicated Financial Services Organization for banking, insurance, and capital markets. Headquartered in London, EY was formed in 1989 from the merger of Ernst & Whinney and Arthur Young, and operates in 150+ countries.