SAP Solution Architect

Job Summary

We are looking for a seasoned SAP Solution Architect : leading complex SAP implementation and AMS (Application Management Support) engagements, while also acting as a senior technical voice in presales, RFP responses, and solution estimation. This is a client-facing, delivery-accountable role for someone who has grown through hands-on functional or technical SAP work into program leadership, and who is equally comfortable in a client steering committee, a solution design workshop, or an internal effort-estimation review. The ideal candidate has broad exposure across SAP Business One (B1), SAP ECC, and SAP S/4HANA (Public Cloud, Private Cloud, and On-Premise), and has led at least a few end-to-end implementations plus long-running AMS/support engagements. Beyond project delivery, this person will play an active role in strengthening the practice itself - shaping proposals, mentoring consultants, and contributing to the SAP AI and automation roadmap.

Job Type

Full time

Location

Base location: Chennai. The role may require travel to client locations within India (and occasionally overseas) for workshops, go-lives, and steering committee meetings, depending on project needs.

Responsibilities

• Presales RFP Support - RFP / RFI response ownership - lead the solution narrative, scope definition, and win themes for SAP RFPs and RFIs, working closely with the sales and commercial teams.
• Presales RFP Support - Solution design for proposals - translate a prospects business requirements into a credible SAP solution approach across B1, ECC, and S/4HANA landscapes.
• Presales RFP Support - Client presentations - represent the practice in solution walkthroughs, orals, and technical clarification rounds with prospective clients.
• Presales RFP Support - Competitive positioning - articulate why Noblqs SAP delivery model, accelerators, and AI-driven tooling are differentiated versus competing bidders.
• Estimation Solution Architecture - Effort and cost estimation - build bottom-up and parametric estimates for implementation, rollout, upgrade, and AMS deals, with clear assumptions and risk buffers.
• Estimation Solution Architecture - Solution blueprinting - define target architecture (on-premise, private cloud, public cloud, or hybrid), integration approach, and data migration strategy.
• Estimation Solution Architecture - Effort benchmarking - maintain and apply estimation benchmarks and past-project actuals to keep estimates defensible and commercially sound.
• Estimation Solution Architecture - Technology module fitment - recommend the right SAP product line (B1 vs. S/4HANA Public/Private Cloud vs. On-Premise) based on client size, complexity, and budget.
• Delivery Program Management - End-to-end project ownership - manage SAP implementation, rollout, and upgrade/conversion projects from kick-off through go-live and hypercare.
• Delivery Program Management - AMS governance - oversee support engagements against SLAs, ticket volumes, and continuous improvement targets.
• Delivery Program Management - Stakeholder management - act as the primary point of contact for client sponsors and steering committees; manage scope, risk, budget, and timeline.
• Delivery Program Management - Cross-functional team leadership - lead functional consultants, technical/ABAP resources, Basis, and integration teams across onshore/offshore models.
• Delivery Program Management - Quality and governance - enforce project methodology (Activate/Agile/Waterfall as applicable), documentation standards, and change control.
• Practice Building - Mentoring cross-skilling - coach mid-level consultants on solution design, client communication, and estimation discipline.
• Practice Building - Reusable assets - contribute to accelerators, solution templates, demo scripts, and playbooks the wider practice can reuse.
• Practice Building - AI enablement - support the practices SAP AI vision by identifying opportunities to bring AI-assisted testing, documentation, or estimation tools into live projects.
• Practice Building - Resourcing input - flag skill gaps and hiring needs to the practice and resourcing teams based on pipeline and delivery experience.

Required Experience

Technology Exposure

• Overall experience: 10 to 15 years in SAP consulting, with a mix of implementation and AMS engagements, including at least 5 years in a solution architect capacity.
• SAP Platforms (hands-on or architecture-level exposure to most of the below)
  • SAP Business One (B1) - SME-segment implementations and support
  • SAP ECC - core implementations, rollouts, and long-term AMS
  • SAP S/4HANA On-Premise - greenfield and brownfield implementations, ECC-to-S/4 conversions
  • SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud - RISE with SAP engagements, managed-cloud delivery models
  • SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud - fit-to-standard workshops, best-practice-led rollouts

Functional / Technical Depth

• Functional: Finance Controlling (FICO), Sales Distribution (SD), Materials Management (MM), Production Planning (PP), Quality Management (QM), Plant Maintenance (PM), Human Capital Management (HCM)
• Technical: ABAP, Basis, SAP BTP, integration technologies (PI/PO, CPI), Fiori/UI5, data migration tools (LTMC/LSMW/Migration Cockpit)
• Project types: greenfield implementations, brownfield/system conversions, rollouts, upgrades, and steady-state AMS/support

Skills

• Strong client-facing communication and executive presence; able to run steering committee conversations independently.
• Sharp commercial sense - comfortable discussing scope, effort, and pricing trade-offs with clients and internal leadership.
• Structured problem-solving; able to break down ambiguous requirements into a clear solution and delivery plan.
• People leadership - experience managing teams of 10-40+ consultants across onshore/offshore locations.
• Familiarity with project delivery frameworks (SAP Activate, Agile/Scrum, Waterfall) and PMO disciplines (RAID logs, status reporting, change control).
• Openness to AI-assisted delivery tools - testing automation, documentation generation, estimation support - as part of modernizing project execution.

Certifications

• SAP certification in one or more modules (FICO, SD, MM, S/4HANA, or equivalent).
• PMP, PRINCE2, or SAP Activate Project Manager certification.
• Bachelors degree in Engineering, Commerce, or a related field; MBA is an added advantage.

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