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Unlimited. At Smith+Nephew we design and manufacture technology that takes the limits off living.\nAre you ready to shape the future of SAP in a truly global, cloud first organisation? As our SAP Cloud Infrastructure Architect, you will play a critical role in designing and evolving how SAP workloads operate across hybrid and Microsoft Azure environments. This is a high impact position where you will work at the intersection of cloud, security, networking, and enterprise SAP platforms, influencing strategic direction while staying hands on with cutting edge technologies.\nWhat will you be doing?\n- Act as lead infrastructure architect for SAP workloads covering Azure hosting, connectivity, security, and platform services\n- Define and maintain SAP cloud architecture patterns, reference designs, and guardrails aligned with Cloud COE standards\n- Partner with SAP COE and application teams to translate SAP requirements into scalable, secure, and supportable infrastructure designs\n- Ensure SAP platforms meet non-functional requirements including availability, performance, DR, and compliance\n- Review and approve vendor and partner designs related to SAP infrastructure and hosting\n- Contribute to technology roadmaps impacting SAP platforms\n- Provide architectural input into EARS, security reviews, and governance forums for SAP initiatives\nWhat will you need to be successful?\nSuccess in this role comes from combining deep technical expertise with strong collaboration and a forward thinking mindset. 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