SAP BTP Architect

Position: SAP BTP Architect

Employment Type: Contract

Start: ASAP(September/October 2026)

Duration: 12Months

Location: Staffordshire, UK (Hybrid 2-3 days per week onsite)

Language(s): English

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Role – We are seeking an experienced SAP BTP Architect to provide technical architecture leadership across a major SAP S/4HANA transformation , owning the strategy, design, governance and adoption of SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) . This senior role will define the BTP architecture roadmap and target-state platform , ensuring integrations, extensions and cloud innovations align with SAP Clean Core principles, enterprise architecture, security and long-term platform strategy .

You will act as the technical authority for BTP, providing architecture governance and leadership across SAP Integration Suite, Extension/Build capabilities, Event Mesh, API Management, Cloud Identity Services, Datasphere, HANA Cloud and SAP AI Services .

Key Responsibilities

• BTP Architecture & Strategy
  
• Own the SAP BTP architecture roadmap and target-state architecture , defining scalable patterns, standards and platform adoption strategies.
• Ensure alignment between SAP BTP, S/4HANA transformation, enterprise architecture and SAP Clean Core principles .
• Govern the adoption and architecture of BTP services across integration, extension, data, automation, AI and application development .

Integration & Extension Architecture

Define side-by-side extensibility and extension architecture , minimising S/4HANA core modifications and driving Clean Core adoption.

Establish enterprise integration patterns across SAP Integration Suite, API Management and Event Mesh , supporting API-led and event-driven architectures.

Govern integration and extension designs across SAP and non-SAP applications , ensuring consistency, scalability and maintainability.

Platform, Security & Governance

Define BTP tenant and subaccount strategy , environment separation, naming standards, transport models and platform governance.

Own BTP security architecture across identity, access management, Cloud Identity Services, secure configuration, compliance and audit .

Govern platform lifecycle, service onboarding, technical debt and adoption of new BTP capabilities.

Technical Leadership & DevOps

Act as the technical authority for SAP BTP , leading architecture reviews and approving solution designs and technical approaches.

Provide technical leadership and mentoring across BTP Developers, Integration Specialists and Platform Engineers .

Define CI/CD, transport, deployment and release governance , driving automation and operational readiness across the platform.

Key Skills

• Extensive experience as an SAP BTP Architect / SAP Technical Architect , providing architecture leadership across complex SAP transformation programmes.
• Deep expertise in SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) with strong knowledge of SAP Integration Suite, Extension/Build capabilities, API Management and Event Mesh .
• Strong experience defining SAP Clean Core and side-by-side extensibility strategies , including scalable extension patterns for SAP S/4HANA.
• Proven expertise in integration architecture , including API-led integration, event-driven architecture and integration across SAP and non-SAP applications.
• Strong experience defining BTP platform architecture and governance , including tenant/subaccount strategy, environments, transports, standards and service adoption.
• Strong understanding of BTP security, Identity & Access Management and SAP Cloud Identity Services , with experience supporting security, compliance and audit requirements.
• Experience across wider BTP capabilities such as SAP Datasphere, HANA Cloud, SAP AI Services, Business Application Studio, Automation Services, Mobile Services and SAP Fiori .
• Strong technical leadership and architecture governance capability, with experience leading design reviews, setting technical standards and influencing senior programme stakeholders.
• Knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD, transport automation and release governance within enterprise SAP/BTP environments.

Applicants must be UK residents with a valid right to work in the UK.

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