About the Role :
We are seeking an experienced and visionary SAP S / 4 RISE Cloud Solution Architect to join our enterprise solutions team. The ideal candidate will play a critical role in pre-sales engagements, cloud strategy development, and solution architecture for SAP S / 4HANA Cloud implementations under the RISE with SAP model. This role is strategically positioned to support high-value, complex transformation opportunities, ensuring technical and commercial viability of SAP cloud-based Responsibilities :
1. Presales & Strategic Solutioning
- Engage in strategic deal pursuits and contribute to deal structuring by providing end-to-end cloud-based SAP solution architecture aligned with RISE with SAP.
- Collaborate with internal sales teams, SAP, hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, GCP), and clients to present winning solutions, emphasizing value realization, cloud migration, and digital transformation.
- Drive discovery workshops and technical due diligence sessions to assess clients IT landscape, business needs, and cloud readiness.
- Develop and deliver high-impact presentations, solution blueprints, and proposals to CXOs and IT SAP Cloud Architecture Leadership
- Lead the design of scalable, secure, and high-performing SAP S / 4HANA system architectures on cloud infrastructure (RISE with SAP).
- Provide architectural guidance on SAPs SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS offerings, including integration with third-party tools and legacy systems.
- Define cloud migration paths and landscape transformation roadmaps to SAP S / 4HANA for enterprises across multiple industries.
- Stay abreast of SAP's product roadmap, SAP BTP (Business Technology Platform), and innovations around AI, ML, IoT, and Industry Cloud Bid Management & Proposal Governance
- Manage end-to-end RFP / RFI response processes for medium to large transformation deals.
- Own solution narratives and provide QA review on technical and functional components of bid submissions.
- Engage with legal and commercial teams to ensure solutions are viable from a contractual, compliance, and risk standpoint.
- Contribute to pricing strategies and TCO / ROI models in collaboration with finance and delivery leads.
4. Mentorship & Enablement
Actively mentor junior architects, presales consultants, and solution engineers to develop competency in SAP S / 4 RISE Cloud solutions.Promote continuous improvement and best practices across solutioning teams and knowledge repositories.Contribute to reusable assets including reference architectures, delivery frameworks, and technical Skills & Experience :10+ years of experience in SAP architecture, with significant exposure to SAP S / 4HANA (on-premise and cloud), SAP ECC, and related modules.At least 3 years of hands-on experience with RISE with SAP engagements, preferably including public and private cloud deployments.Deep understanding of SAP Activate methodology, SAP S / 4 deployment options (Greenfield, Brownfield, Hybrid), and landscape transformation.Experience in working with hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, GCP) and understanding of infrastructure provisioning, scalability, and cost optimization on cloud.Proven track record in complex deal pursuit, proposal writing, and client workshops.Knowledge of SAP BTP, Integration Suite, CPI, and API Management.Strong articulation, storytelling, and stakeholder engagement skills across technical and non-technical audiences.Certification in SAP S / 4HANA and / or Cloud Architecture (e.g., AWS / Azure Solutions Architect) is highly desirable.ref : hirist.tech)