{"id":3684292,"url":"https://alion.io/job/stefanini-emea-sap-basis-technical-architect","title":"SAP Basis Technical Architect","company":{"id":4425653,"name":"Stefanini EMEA","domain":"stefanini.ro","url":"https://alion.io/company/stefanini-ro","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"SmartSearch","truth_index":null},"role":"Enterprise Apps","role_family":"Enterprise Apps","seniority":"staff","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Poland","Hungary","Moldova","Romania"],"countries":["PL","HU","MD","RO"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":8,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"ABAP","optional":false},{"name":"Java","optional":false},{"name":"SAP HANA","optional":false},{"name":"Windows","optional":false},{"name":"Ansible","optional":true},{"name":"AWS","optional":true},{"name":"Azure","optional":true},{"name":"Db2","optional":true},{"name":"GCP","optional":true},{"name":"ITIL","optional":true},{"name":"MS SQL","optional":true},{"name":"Oracle","optional":true},{"name":"PowerShell","optional":true},{"name":"SAP BW","optional":true},{"name":"SAP Fiori","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-03T12:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-03","last_verified_at":"2026-11-04T14:54:02Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":1,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":1},"description":"This is a Technical Architect position in HCI & SAP Professional Services, specialised in SAP Basis. The role designs SAP technical solutions for customers: in new bids, in assessments of existing landscapes, and in implementation, migration, upgrade and transformation projects.\nProfessional Services is the design authority of the HCI & SAP department. Every new opportunity passes through it, and it is the highest technical escalation level for the delivery teams. It has two tracks: Technical Architects, who own the technical design, and Solution Architects, who own the end-to-end solution, including its commercial and governance aspects.\nThis role belongs to the Technical Architecture track. On opportunities and projects where SAP Basis is the main scope, it also covers the Solution Architect activities.\nJob Responsibilities:\n Technical design: Own the SAP Basis technical design for customer engagements, from requirements to final design - landscape, sizing, high availability and disaster recovery, operating system and database, and hosting platform (on-premises, private or public cloud).\nAssessments and reviews: Assess existing SAP landscapes and run architecture reviews. Deliver clear findings, risks and recommendations.\nProjects: Define the technical approach for SAP implementation, migration, upgrade and S/4HANA conversion projects. Remain the design authority while the delivery teams execute.\nPresales: Analyse RFP and RFI requirements for SAP Basis scope. Design the solution, estimate the effort and write the technical sections of proposals and SOWs. Advise on commercial trade-offs.\nTransition: Contribute to the transition design when the department takes over a customer\"s SAP environment.\nCustomer engagement: Lead design workshops, explain proposed solutions to customer IT teams and leadership, and take part in bid defence sessions.\n Design validation: Validate designs with the SAP practice Tech Lead and with the Tech Leads of the other domains involved (compute, storage, network, cloud, database).\nTechnical escalation: Support the delivery teams on complex SAP Basis problems that go beyond practice level.\nWorking with Customers and Internal Teams:Customers: Main technical counterpart on SAP Basis during bids, assessments and projects. Works with customer architects, SAP teams and IT leadership.\nSolution Architects: Provides the SAP Basis design within the overall solution owned by the Solution Architect. Covers the Solution Architect activities directly where SAP Basis is the main scope.\nSAP delivery team: Hands over the design to the SAP practice, which builds and operates the environment. Stays involved as design authority and escalation point.\nOther practices: Works with the infrastructure, cloud, database, network and backup teams on the parts of the design they deliver.\nSales and bid teams: Supports opportunity qualification, proposal writing and customer presentations.\n\nDifference from an SAP Basis Operations Role: A SAP Basis operations role keeps systems running: monitoring, incidents, changes, patching and system copies. This role works before and above that level.Output: Designs, assessments, effort estimates and proposal content - not tickets or system changes.\nScope: Several customers, opportunities and projects at the same time, not one landscape.\nDecisions: Selects the technical approach and defends it with customers and internal teams.\n Hands-on depth: Still required. Designs must be credible to the engineers who build them and to the customer\"s own SAP experts. Hands-on work is occasional, mainly on complex escalations.\n\nRequired qualifications:\nEducation:\nPreferred: Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.\nMandatory: Bachelor's degree in any field with equivalent professional experience relevant to the job.\nExperience:\nMinimum 8 years in SAP Basis, including at least 2 years in a senior technical lead or architecture role across several projects or customers.\nTechnical skills:\nSAP platform: Strong knowledge of SAP NetWeaver (ABAP and Java stacks), SAP S/4HANA and SAP ECC 6.0.\nSAP HANA: Administration, sizing and architecture of SAP HANA, including high availability and disaster recovery options.\nProjects: Delivered SAP migration, upgrade or S/4HANA conversion projects, with hands-on use of SUM, SWPM and system copy procedures.\nBasis fundamentals: Transports (CTS+), kernel upgrades, system landscape design (DEV/QAS/PRD), authorisations and system monitoring with SAP Solution Manager.\nInfrastructure: Working knowledge of the layers below SAP - Linux and/or Windows, databases, virtualisation, storage and network - sufficient to design them with the relevant teams.\nPresales: Experience contributing to RFP responses - requirements analysis, solution design, effort estimation and written technical content.\nSoft skills:\nExcellent analytical, problem-solving, and multitasking skills capable of handling a vast variety of systems\nStrong problem-solving skills with the ability to handle complex automation challenges\nClient Orientation & Communication: Able to run workshops and explain technical designs to technical and non-technical audiences.\nAccountability\nAdapting & responding to change\nTeamwork & cooperation\nLanguage proficiency:\nProficiency in English for professional communication and documentation.\nDesired skills and qualifications:\nPublic cloud: Experience designing or migrating SAP on Microsoft Azure, AWS or Google Cloud.\nSource databases: Experience with Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, IBM Db2 or SAP MaxDB in SAP landscapes, in particular migrations to SAP HANA.\nAdditional SAP products: SAP BW/4HANA and SAP Fiori.\nAutomation: Scripting or automation of SAP Basis tasks (for example Ansible, shell or PowerShell).\nManaged services: Experience with a managed services provider or in a multi-customer environment.\nCertifications: SAP Certified Technology Associate or Professional (SAP HANA, S/4HANA, Solution Manager); ITIL Foundation; TOGAF; cloud architect certifications (for example Microsoft Azure AZ-305 or AWS Solutions Architect - Professional).\nRecommended - RISE with SAP and SAP Cloud ALM: Knowledge of both, as customers move to RISE and SAP Solution Manager approaches end of mainstream maintenance.\nWork conditions:\nWorking hours: EMEA business hours \nWorking setup: hybrid or remote\nThis job description outlines the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification and is not intended to be a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities. Additionally, the responsibility to possess the necessary employment documents for this country rests with the candidate.\nWhat we offer\nYou will find here not only an environment where you can do meaningful work and feel supported, but also a benefits package designed to foster your growth and wellbeing:\nSoft skills and technical training for current and emerging products and technologies;\nMentoring programs that connect you with mentors from around the world;\nEmployee Assistance Programs to support your wellbeing, both personally and professionally;\nCareer development opportunities to grow within the team;\nSpecial referral bonuses for recommending friends;\nA friendly team eager to welcome you;\nAbout us\nStefanini is a Brazilian multinational company with 39 years of experience and presence in 41 countries. With more than 35,000 employees, we co-create solutions for a better future, driving digital transformation with a focus on real results.\nWe operate in an integrated way through 7 specialized business units: Consulting (Technology and Business Agility), Analytics & AI, Banking & Payments, Cybersecurity, Manufacturing 4.0, and Digital Marketing. We are a group that breathes collaboration and offers a dynamic environment where you will learn by doing, grow alongside the team, and have space to contribute with ideas and projects.\nIf you are looking for a place to develop, innovate, and be part of something bigger, then Stefanini is your place.\nOur commitment to inclusion and fairness\nAt Stefanini, we are fostering a workplace where it is safe to express oneself and everyone is treated with dignity, respect, and fairness. We welcome people of all backgrounds, regardless of race, ethnicity, color, nationality, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, religion, belief and disability.\nEvery individual is encouraged to be their authentic self, as diverse perspectives strengthen our teams, drive innovation, and contribute to our success.\nOur recruitment process is designed to be fair, consistent, and inclusive. We act in a transparent and fair manner in our employment practices, ensuring that all employees receive equitable compensation for their contributions, regardless of their background.\nWhat's next:\nIt's best to apply today, because job postings can be taken down and we wouldn't want you to miss this opportunity. In case you need further information, just send us a message at  and we'll be happy to assist!\nRequired qualifications:\nEducation:\nPreferred: Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.\nMandatory: Bachelor's degree in any field with equivalent professional experience relevant to the job.\nExperience:\nMinimum 8 years in SAP Basis, including at least 2 years in a senior technical lead or architecture role across several projects or customers.\nTechnical skills:\nSAP platform: Strong knowledge of SAP NetWeaver (ABAP and Java stacks), SAP S/4HANA and SAP ECC 6.0.\nSAP HANA: Administration, sizing and architecture of SAP HANA, including high availability and disaster recovery options.\nProjects: Delivered SAP migration, upgrade or S/4HANA conversion projects, with hands-on use of SUM, SWPM and system copy procedures.\nBasis fundamentals: Transports (CTS+), kernel upgrades, system landscape design (DEV/QAS/PRD), authorisations and system monitoring with SAP Solution Manager.\nInfrastructure: Working knowledge of the layers below SAP - Linux and/or Windows, databases, virtualisation, storage and network - sufficient to design them with the relevant teams.\nPresales: Experience contributing to RFP responses - requirements analysis, solution design, effort estimation and written technical content.\nSoft skills:\nExcellent analytical, problem-solving, and multitasking skills capable of handling a vast variety of systems\nStrong problem-solving skills with the ability to handle complex automation challenges\nClient Orientation & Communication: Able to run workshops and explain technical designs to technical and non-technical audiences.\nAccountability\nAdapting & responding to change\nTeamwork & cooperation\nLanguage proficiency:\nProficiency in English for professional communication and documentation.\nDesired skills and qualifications:\nPublic cloud: Experience designing or migrating SAP on Microsoft Azure, AWS or Google Cloud.\nSource databases: Experience with Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, IBM Db2 or SAP MaxDB in SAP landscapes, in particular migrations to SAP HANA.\nAdditional SAP products: SAP BW/4HANA and SAP Fiori.\nAutomation: Scripting or automation of SAP Basis tasks (for example Ansible, shell or PowerShell).\nManaged services: Experience with a managed services provider or in a multi-customer environment.\nCertifications: SAP Certified Technology Associate or Professional (SAP HANA, S/4HANA, Solution Manager); 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