SAP Architect

Position Title: SAP Architect
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Position Location: Toronto HQ
Requisition ID: 35491
We are looking for a senior level Handson Techno-Functional, business savvy SAP Architect (SAP ECC/S4 HANA Architect) who will be responsible for envisioning, communicating, and evolving the IT landscape inside and outside of SAP. You have working knowledge of the SAP ecosystem, and experience with migration to S/4HANA.
SAP architect is responsible for designing and implementing SAP solutions that align with a company's business needs by evaluating requirements, creating technical architecture blueprints, overseeing system integration, and providing strategic guidance on SAP technologies to optimize performance and ensure seamless integration with other enterprise applications; essentially translating business needs into technical SAP solutions across various SAP modules such as Finance, MM, PP, QM, SD, PLM, etc. while maintaining alignment with industry best practices. SAP Architect should have experience in both SAP (ie BTP, GRC, Datasphere) and non-SAP systems integration.
The SAP Architect has experience in SAP technical sizing & design, installation, upgrade, S/4HANA migration, and day-to-day administration across multiple OS and database variants (including SAP HANA). Experience in SAP Technical Design for Hyperscaler Hosting is also beneficial (specifically MS Azure and AWS).
You will collaborate with our business leaders and partners, act as a trusted advisor, and lead technical transformations and implementations for our dynamic business, which covers our extended value chain from Agriculture through manufacturing, logistics and commercial, including retail / FMCG.
Job Responsibilities
The SAP Architect proactively and holistically helps and guides the enterprise leaders, product managers, product owners and distributed product delivery teams through transformation and optimization initiatives, supporting the formulation of business strategy, outcomes and capabilities. The SAP Architect's scope of activities includes helping the organization achieve targeted business outcomes related to growing revenue, optimizing costs, mitigating risks and improving sustainability.
Credentials and Experience

• Master's or bachelor's degree in business, computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, system analysis or a related field of study, or equivalent experience.
• Ten or more years of business experience in strategic and operations planning and/or business analysis or experience as an SAP Technical and Domain architecture.
• Fifteen or more years of experience in at least three disciplines, such as business, information, solution or technical architecture, application development, middleware, information analysis, database management or operations in a multitier environment.
• Business architecture and/or data and application architecture and/or technology architecture know-how incl. comprehensive knowledge about the SAP innovation strategy and latest SAP solution portfolio
• At least 2 large scale Enterprise-wide SAP Implementation and Brownfield/Greenfield Migration Experience
• Experience in Migration from SAP ECC to SAP/S4Hana on Cloud
• Experience in SAP Cloud and Rise
• Valid and current SAP certification(s) for SAP Cloud ERP and SAP Cloud platform technology
• Enterprise architecture methodology and framework know-how, preferably TOGAF Certified
• Knowledge of SAP Signavio
• Knowledge of SAP LeanIX solutions

Skills Measured

• SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework and Toolset

• Analyze, assess, and understand a company's business strategies
• Apply Reference Architecture Content from SAP
• Interpret IT requirements
• Map business requirements and (SAP) solution space
• Describe and use SAP Enterprise Architecture Methodology artifacts

• Architecture Vision and Roadmap

• Experience in developing the architecture vision and roadmap for a company
• Experience in capturing existing and future business models and capabilities
• Define a target business/solution architecture roadmap

• Business Architecture

• Recommend a business capability mapping
• Model end-to-end processes using SAP Signavio

• Data, Application, and Technology Architecture

• Describe/explain artifact content, usage, and stakeholders
• Apply best practices of Reference Architecture Content from SAP
• Apply the SAP Integration Advisory Methodology
• Evaluate the impact of regulations
• Apply SAP Clean Core principles and strategy
• Evaluate the impact of using SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition and private edition

• SAP's BTP, BW, GRC, Datasphere and knowledge /exposure to SAP business Data cloud.
• Extensive knowledge of SAP Enterprise Architecture Framework and Toolset, and experience with BTP components and services such as application development, automation, data and analytics, integration with Non-SAP systems, and AI capabilities.
• Knowledge of business ecosystems, SaaS, infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), SOA, APIs, open data, microservices, event-driven IT and predictive analytics.
• Understanding of business models, operating models, financial models, cost-benefit analysis, budgeting and risk management.
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture tools, related graphical models, and frameworks.
• Insight into information management practices, system development life cycle management, IT services management, agile and lean methodologies, infrastructure and operations, and EA and ITIL frameworks.
• Understanding of various operating models such as project-centric and product-centric and also different types of agile principles, methodologies and frameworks, especially those designed to be scaled at the enterprise level.
• Awareness of existing, new and emerging technologies, and processing environments.
• Effective leadership skills with exceptional soft and interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation and negotiation.
• Strong consulting skills such as targeted communications, engagement management, stakeholder management and business development.
• Overall understanding of all components of enterprise SAP solution architecture, business & IT principles and processes.

Competencies

• Excellent analytical, planning and organizational skills. Organizationally savvy, with situational and contextual intelligence of the political climate of the enterprise and how to navigate obstacles and politics.
• Balances the long-term ("big picture") and short-term implications of individual decisions and organization goals.
• Estimates the financial impact of EA alternatives and applies multiple solutions to business problems.
• Rapidly comprehends the functions and capabilities of new technologies.
• Ready to think, behave and act in an innovative consulting manner to drive the organization's digital business strategies.
• Understands and speaks the language of the business. Excellent written, verbal, communication and presentation skills with the ability to articulate new ideas and concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Trusted and respected as a thought leader who can influence and persuade business and IT leaders.
• Comfortable, experienced and accomplished at working with business executives, and able to push back in a professional and diplomatic way.
• Highly collaborative and supportive of business and of its ideals and strategies.
• Highly innovative with aptitude for foresight, systems thinking and design thinking.
• Vendor- and technology-neutral - more interested in achieving targeted business outcomes than in personal preferences, or in vested personal preferences of other business and IT leaders.
• Composed in the face of opposition to architectural principles, governance and standards.
• Practical in approach to problem solving and decision making.

Other Information

• Hours of work are a regular 40-hour work week, Monday to Friday, with the potential for extended work hours based on business needs
• Travel: as required
• Job is primarily performed in a standard office environment

The above information indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
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Compensation Package : $111,700.00 - $149,000.00 CAD annually + bonus eligibility
The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education/training, and other organizational needs.
Benefits : At McCain, we're on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and wellbeing at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person's needs are unique and ensure our benefits & wellbeing programs reflect that. Employees are eligible for the following benefits: health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug), retirement savings benefits, and leave support including medical, family and bereavement. Wellbeing programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned to country, provincial and state governing plans and can vary by work level, location and nature of the role. Additional benefit details available during the application process.
Your well-being matters to us, and we're here to provide you with the necessary resources to support you in being your best self at work - and at home.
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Job Family: Information Technology
Division: Global Digital Technology
Department: S4 Operations
Location(s): CA - Canada : Ontario : Toronto
Company: McCain Foods (Canada)