Role: SAP Enterprise Architect – SAP S/4HANA Consultant
Location: Houston, TX – Hybrid – 4 Days Onsite
Duration: 6+ Months Contract
Position Summary: We are seeking a highly experienced SAP Enterprise Architect with 10+ years of SAP experience to support the Enterprise Architecture team within the Utilities domain (Electric, Gas, and/or Water). This role is responsible for defining, governing, and evolving the enterprise-wide SAP S/4HANA architecture, ensuring alignment with business strategy, regulatory requirements, and long-term digital transformation objectives. The ideal candidate will have end-to-end SAP S/4HANA implementation experience, exposure to Managed Services environments, and a strong understanding of utility industry processes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define, maintain, and govern SAP S/4HANA enterprise architecture for utility operations.
- Develop and manage multi-year SAP roadmaps aligned with business and EA standards.
- Lead end-to-end solution architecture design across SAP S/4HANA landscapes.
- Ensure seamless integration with enterprise and operational systems (GIS, SCADA, OMS, AMI, CRM, and third-party platforms).
- Provide architectural leadership across SAP modules including FI/CO, MM, SD, PM/EAM, and SAP IS-U / S/4HANA Utilities.
- Guide ECC to S/4HANA transformation strategies (greenfield, brownfield, hybrid).
- Drive modernization initiatives leveraging SAP BTP, cloud, and hybrid architectures.
- Establish and enforce architecture standards, governance models, and best practices.
- Ensure compliance with security, data privacy, and regulatory requirements.
- Collaborate with business, IT, cybersecurity, and risk teams to ensure solution integrity and resilience.
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership on SAP strategy and architectural decisions.
- Oversee SAP vendors and Managed Services partners, ensuring adherence to standards and SLAs.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
- 10+ years of SAP experience, including experience as an SAP Enterprise Architect.
- Proven experience delivering end-to-end SAP S/4HANA implementations.
- Experience supporting Managed Services and large enterprise SAP landscapes.
- Strong knowledge of utility industry processes (asset management, billing, customer service, regulatory reporting).
- Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred Certifications:
- SAP Certified Technology Professional – System Security Architect (or equivalent)
SAP S/4HANA Architecture and/or SAP Utilities certifications
