Development Architect – Product Processes & Solutions (PP&S), AI Architecture

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Responsibilities

• ▹Define and govern the I2O AI reference architecture across three delivery areas (Engineering & Technology, Solution Support, Cloud Operations)
• ▹Set integration patterns, tooling evaluation standards, and reuse frameworks across a 600+ person organization
• ▹Provide architectural input to tool and platform decisions; maintain the central tooling registry with Enterprise Architecture
• ▹Produce architecture decision records and technical standards
• ▹Lead PP&S's AI data strategy, identifying and governing underlying data assets
• ▹Resolve data access and quality issues across CPIT, Finance, HR, and PP&S delivery areas
• ▹Ensure data architecture fits AI workloads running on SAP BTP, AI Core, and BDC
• ▹Evaluate new AI technologies and frameworks — LLM orchestration patterns, agentic frameworks, and MCP-based integrations
• ▹Establish viability of new approaches through proof-of-concept work with engineering teams
• ▹Provide architecture guidance for the AI analytics and reporting infrastructure tracking adoption and efficiency

Requirements

• ▹University degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Information Systems; master's preferred
• ▹8+ years in solution architecture, AI/ML engineering, or technical program delivery, with at least 3 years in an explicit architecture role
• ▹Hands-on experience with SAP's AI stack: SAP BTP, AI Core, Business Data Cloud (BDC), MCP Servers
• ▹Strong command of modern AI/LLM patterns: RAG pipelines, prompt engineering, agentic frameworks (e.g., ReAct), LLM orchestration
• ▹Proficiency in Python for prototyping, evaluation, and hands-on PoC work
• ▹Proven experience defining and owning architecture in large-scale, multi-stakeholder environments
• ▹Excellent documentation skills
• ▹Ability to engage senior business and IT stakeholders effectively
• ▹Fluent English

Nice to have

• ▹German language skills are a plus

Soft skills

About the company

Within SAP's Corporate Processes & IT (CPIT) organization, the Product Processes & Solutions (PP&S) unit drives portfolio and process transformation across SAP's own product organization, aiming to give SAP the fastest, most AI-driven product lifecycle in the industry.