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Founded in 1912, it has grown into a worldwide organization with around 20,000 employees across 47 locations in 22 countries.\nRenowned for delivering innovative, market-leading solutions in the automotive and solar industries, KOSTAL specializes in the development and production of technologically advanced electronic and mechatronic systems for a wide range of applications.\nWith a strong focus on quality, flexibility, and customer-centricity, the company combines decades of expertise with forward-thinking innovation to meet the evolving needs of its global partners.\nThe Shared Services Center in Sofia plays a key role in this global network, delivering reliable internal IT and a wide range of essential services to support KOSTAL’s subsidiaries worldwide.\n Overall Purpose of Job:\nSAP Cloud Platforms Architect designs, implements, and stabilizes enterprise cloud platform capabilities across SAP Business Technology Platform and SAP Business Data Cloud. 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