Application Architect

Company: SAP
Location: Palo Alto
Posted on: January 11, 2021

Job Description:

Requisition ID: 268088 Work Area: Software-Design and Development Expected Travel: 0 - 10% Career Status: Professional Employment Type: Regular Full TimeCOMPANY DESCRIPTIONSAP started in 1972 as a team of five colleagues with a desire to do something new. Together, they changed enterprise software and reinvented how business was done. Today, as a market leader in enterprise application software, we remain true to our roots. That---s why we engineer solutions to fuel innovation, foster equality and spread opportunity for our employees and customers across borders and cultures.SAP values the entrepreneurial spirit, fostering creativity and building lasting relationships with our employees. We know that a diverse and inclusive workforce keeps us competitive and provides opportunities for all. We believe that together we can transform industries, grow economics, lift up societies and sustain our environment. Because it---s the best-run businesses that make the world run better and improve people---s lives.About SAP SuccessFactorsJoin a company that can recognize and reward your contributions and provide a workplace to develop your craft. We---re a multi-tenant SaaS offerings company, automating HR-centric processes---encompassing the entire lifecycle of employee and business partner engagement. We have: 7000 customers, 100 million users and peak daily transaction rates of 1 billion per day. We are looking for talented people who share in our vision to deliver continuous innovation in cloud that makes our customers successful. Join our high-energy, high-output, creative colleagues who inspire and challenge each other toward excellence.Position OverviewThis position will report directly into the V.P. Engineering of SuccessFactors. The individual will need to possess the following:Technical Strategy:Contribute to Application ecosystem strategy in a broad product or platform ecosystem based on technology advancementsBe a trusted advisor to engineering leadership & align technology vision with their business and technology prioritiesContribute to and maintain strategic alignment with technology strategy, aligning teams within your product or platform ecosystemMaintain strategic alignment with product strategy and external stakeholders such as customers, partners, vendors and analystsLead teams across product or platform ecosystem using One SuccessFactors and One SAP MindsetsCreate a leading brand by speaking at architect forums and SAP internal conferencesEffective executionLeads execution of the critical few architectural priorities for the virtual team of architects and senior technology leaders.Assists in aligning the organization around the work for effective executionPrevents and fights significant business impacting technological firesCreate an architectural blueprint for a product or platform ecosystem that can scale and run on public cloud platformsCreate, influence and apply product ecosystem architecture views & viewpointsBalance long term and near-term priorities Drive adoption of technology standards Design system/solution architecture to ensure a scalable, performant, highly available secure software productActively participate in design and code reviewsBuilding strong teamsArbitrates technical disagreements across teamsCollaborates closely across the company with other architects to maintain a strong, healthy collaborative relationship with other groupsPartner with senior engineering leaders and leadership team to assess team strengths and gaps in general or on areas of a specific cross cutting concernsRecruit, develop and retain a strong senior technology teamLeading changeIdentify, develop and grow architecture talent Participate in building of an architect community across SuccessFactorsAs Lead Application Architect your job duties will include:Apply technical expertise to challenging / complex architectural designsExperiment with emerging technologies or those coming from SAP to be the tip of the spear to help provide guidance for teams before adoption. Be passionate about keeping up-to-date with latest technology and the technology for our products.Author clear technical documentation and presentations to communicate architecture and design options to educate engineering teams and product managers Mentoring and coaching top engineering talentPresenting technology related topics internally and external to SAPArbitrate technology decisionsParticipate / Assist in Sales efforts and/or interact with Customers to provide technology guidanceEDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS/ SKILLSCS or MS Degree in Computer Science or related field10 years of experience developing high volume SaaS based solutions5 years of experience as an Architect with a proven track record of designing large scale, distributed, highly available, fault tolerant applications and servicesExperienced in Web Services, APIs, Java, Public Cloud (e.g. Azure, AWS, GCP), Application SecurityBroad technology expertise including Docker, Kubernetes, Open Source, Agile / DevOps Development, Middleware, Cloud Foundry, REST, Database technologiesFamiliarity with HCM and SAP Technologies beneficial but not required (e.g HANA, Intelligent Enterprise)WHAT YOU GET FROM US Success is what you make it. At SAP, we help you make it your own. A career at SAP can open many doors for you. If you---re searching for a company that---s dedicated to your ideas and individual growth, recognizes you for your unique contributions, fills you with a strong sense of purpose, and provides a fun, flexible and inclusive work environment --- apply now.WHAT YOU GET FROM US Success is what you make it. At SAP, we help you make it your own. A career at SAP can open many doors for you. If you---re searching for a company that---s dedicated to your ideas and individual growth, recognizes you for your unique contributions, fills you with a strong sense of purpose, and provides a fun, flexible and inclusive work environment --- apply now.SAP'S DIVERSITY COMMITMENT To harness the power of innovation, SAP invests in the development of its diverse employees. We aspire to leverage the qualities and appreciate the unique competencies that each person brings to the company.SAP is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team (Americas: Careers.NorthAmericasap.com or Careers.LatinAmericasap.com, APJ: Careers.APJsap.com, EMEA: Careerssap.com).Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.Additional Locations:

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