Senior Cloud Architect and Advisor (f/m/d)

Job Description

We help the world run better
At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.

What you’ll build:

• At the heart of our Cloud Architecture & Advisory team, you’ll build trusted partnerships with customers and design the next generation of SAP Cloud ERP Private Edition solutions. You’ll help organizations shape their cloud strategies, define secure and scalable architectures, and guide them through successful transformations.
• Create tailored SAP Cloud ERP Private Edition designs that meet business, security and operational needs. Serve as a strategic advisor to CIOs, IT leaders, and technology teams.
• Lead technical workshops to define the “to-be” architecture, develop migration roadmaps, and collaborate with partners, system integrators, and SAP experts.
• Shape architectures that ensure high availability, disaster recovery, business continuity and compliance in mission-critical environments
• Partner closely with sales teams to create technical proposals, generate pricing, and support RFP/RFI responses.
• Align customer-specific solutions with SAP’s Private Cloud Edition reference architecture to ensure scalability and best-practice consistency

What you bring:

• You’re a passionate, customer-focused professional who thrives at the intersection of technology, business, and innovation. You combine deep technical expertise with strong communication skills and a collaborative spirit to help customers succeed in their cloud transformation journey.
• Fluency in English and German is a must and the ability to clearly communicate complex technical topics to both technical and business audiences.
• A broad understanding of platform technologies including storage, virtualization, hardware, and networks, as well as experience with at least one hyperscaler (AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform).
• A background in pre-sales or advisory roles where you’ve built trust, influenced decisions, and guided customers on their transformation journey.
• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or Business Administration from an accredited university.
• 12+ years in customer-facing SAP technology consulting — whether in Basis or DB administration, migrations, upgrades, business continuity and large-scale operations.
• 10+ years of experience in solution design, enterprise architecture, or SAP implementation, helping customers translate strategy into scalable technical solutions

Where you belong:

Step into a role that connects you with multiple regions and richly diverse cultures. You’ll be part of a fun-loving team of tech enthusiasts who thrive on talking technology with customers — while keeping the atmosphere light in high-pressure moments. The team foster a culture of uninhibited career growth and learning in cutting edge topics in areas like cloud computing, engineering, AI and automation . For anyone who likes to push boundaries with technology and wants to front end the discussions with customer this role places them in the growth trajectory. As SAP’s portfolio continues to evolve, you’ll stay ahead of the curve — learning new offerings and evolving in your knowledge journey. You’ll belong to a global organization that supports over 7500+ customers worldwide, contributing to a team that drives impact across the business every single day. The internal title of the role is Domain Advisor Senior Specialist.

Additional Locations: Munich, Berlin, Frankfurt, Dresden and Walldorf

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Bring out your best
SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

We win with inclusion
SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.

SAP is committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provides accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and 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: Careers@sap.com.

For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.

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Requisition ID: 440708 | Work Area: Sales Support | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid

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