Solution Architect Specialist 2

Recruiter: Disha Gupta

Hiring Manager: Sajal Goyal

Career Grade: D

Internal Closing Date: 10-June-2026

About the role

• We are seeking a highly experienced Solution Design Specialist to lead the design of Contract Lifecycle Management (Sirion) and broader procurement technology landscape, with a strong emphasis on SaaS application onboarding, fitment into procurement workstreams, and seamless integration with the SAP ecosystem.

• The role will define a cohesive, scalable, and optimized procurement architecture, ensuring that multiple SaaS tools are effectively aligned to Source-to-Pay (S2P) processes, while maintaining SAP as the transactional backbone and Sirion as the contract system of record.

What you’ll be doing

• 1. End-to-End Solution Architecture
Design integrated CLM and procurement solutions with Sirion as the central CLM platform.
Define architecture aligned with:
• SAP S/4HANA (core procurement transactions)
• SAP Ariba (sourcing and supplier collaboration)
Establish a target-state procurement architecture incorporating multiple SaaS applications.

• 2. Sirion CLM Solution Leadership
Own the design and implementation of Sirion CLM, including:
• Contract templates and clause libraries
• Workflow orchestration and approvals
• Obligation and compliance tracking
Ensure strong linkage between contracts (Sirion) and execution (SAP systems).

• 3. SaaS Application Onboarding & Fitment (Core Capability)
Lead evaluation, onboarding, and integration of procurement SaaS applications across:
• Strategic sourcing (RFx), SLM, CLM, spend analytics, P2P
Conduct fitment analysis by:
• Mapping tools to processes
• Identifying gaps, overlaps, and dependencies
Ensure each application has a clearly defined role in the ecosystem.

• 4. Procurement Workstream Mapping
Align SaaS platforms to procurement streams:
• S2C → Ariba, sourcing tools, Sirion
• CLM → Sirion (system of record)
• P2P → SAP S/4HANA
• SLM → Ariba / external tools
Ensure seamless data flow and process continuity with standardized workflows.

• 5. SAP Ecosystem Integration (Critical Requirement)
Design integration with:
• SAP S/4HANA → POs, invoices, payments
• SAP Ariba → sourcing, onboarding
• SAP MDG → vendor master governance
Define integration via APIs, OData, IDocs, middleware (SAP CPI, MuleSoft, Boomi).
Enable:
• Real-time data exchange across systems
• Single source of truth for contracts, suppliers, and transactions

• 6. Procurement SaaS Rationalization & Governance
Evaluate tools to identify redundancies and consolidation opportunities.
Define a rationalized stack:
• Retain → SAP, Sirion
• Replace/Retire → legacy tools
Establish governance for onboarding, integration, and lifecycle management.

• 7. Data Architecture & Insights
Define a unified procurement data model across: contracts, suppliers, transactions.
Align with SAP and Sirion frameworks.
Enable reporting on:
• Contract compliance & obligations
• Spend and supplier analytics

• 8. Innovation & Future Readiness
Drive adoption of:
• Gen AI for contract intelligence (e.g., summarization, clause extraction)
• Workflow automation
Continuously evaluate emerging tools for improvement.

• 9. Stakeholder & Delivery Management
Collaborate with Procurement, Legal, Finance, and IT leadership.
Translate requirements into solution blueprints and architecture artifacts.
Act as design authority across the lifecycle (design → build → deploy).

Essential Skills / Experience

• Experience
  10–15 years in solution design / enterprise architecture
  5+ years in CLM (Sirion preferred)
  Strong experience in procurement SaaS ecosystems and SAP integration

• Core Expertise
  Deep understanding of: Contract lifecycle management, Procurement lifecycle (S2C, P2P, SLM)
  Proven experience in:
  SaaS onboarding and fitment into enterprise ecosystems, Multi-system integration design

• Technical Skills
  Sirion CLM design and configuration
  SAP ecosystem: S/4HANA, Ariba, MDG
  Integration technologies: APIs, OData, IDocs
  Middleware (SAP CPI, MuleSoft, Boomi)
  Strong knowledge of: Data modelling, Enterprise architecture principles

• Platforms & Tools
  CLM: Sirion (mandatory)
• Procurement SaaS: Ariba, Coupa, niche sourcing tools
• ERP: SAP S/4HANA / ECC
• Integration: SAP CPI / enterprise middleware
• Data Platforms: Snowflake, Azure, GCP (preferred)

BT Group is the UK’s leading communications group and the holding company behind some of the country’s most recognised brands – including BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet. Our purpose is as simple as it is ambitious: we connect for good. Our customers include consumers, small, medium and large businesses, public sector organisations and other communications providers.

BT Group’s role is about setting direction, unlocking value and creating the conditions for our brands and businesses to thrive.

Having come through the most capital-intensive phase of our fibre investment, our focus now is on what comes next – simplifying how we operate, using technology and AI to work smarter, and organising ourselves to serve customers better and grow sustainably. Group teams shape strategy, policy, brand, capital allocation and transformation, helping the whole organisation perform at its best.

We have a singular culture that unites all our people: we are customer-first challengers, who are committed, clear and connected. These behaviours unite us as one team to deliver for our colleagues, our customers, our stakeholders and the country. Joining BT Group means working at the heart of a business that matters to the UK, with the opportunity to shape decisions, influence outcomes and help set the future course of one of the country’s most important companies.