Accenture Edge - SAP Tech Arch Lead

We Are:
Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent and innovation led company with 738,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability.

There is never a typical day at Accenture, but that’s why we love it here! This is an extraordinary chance to create a rewarding career at Accenture Technology. Working in a digitally driven, innovation-led environment where you can help clients shift to the New using leading-edge technologies on some of the coolest projects you can imagine.

You Are:

A Seasoned SAP Technology architect with experience designing and governing enterprise-scale SAP landscapes across infrastructure, integration, security, and custom development and who operates as the primary technical authority on complex S/4HANA, RISE, and BTP programs — translating business and functional requirements into a coherent, scalable, and future-ready SAP platform strategy while engaging CTO and CIO-level stakeholders with credibility and depth.

The Work:

• Own end-to-end SAP technical architecture across multi-system, multi-country S/4HANA landscapes including RISE with SAP, BTP, and hybrid cloud deployments

• Define system landscape topology, sizing, transport management strategy, and non-production environment refresh approach

• Lead SAP RISE migration architecture including hyperscaler selection (AWS, Azure, GCP), infrastructure sizing, HA/DR design, and managed services operating model

• Govern HANA database architecture including sizing, HANA System Replication (HSR), backup/restore, and performance tuning frameworks

• Own enterprise integration architecture across SAP Integration Suite (CPI), API Management, and Event Mesh including interface inventory, design standards, and error handling governance

• Lead SAP security architecture including role concept, SoD framework, GRC Access Control, Identity Authentication Service (IAS/IPS), and SSO configuration

• Define and govern custom development strategy including ABAP standards, Fiori/UI5 oversight, Clean Core adoption, and BTP Side-by-Side extensibility framework

• Lead BTP architecture design including subaccount structure, environment strategy (CF/Kyma), Cloud Connector, and destination management

• Drive technical readiness gates including system availability, transport readiness, security sign-off, and performance validation ahead of go-live

• Manage and mentor technical teams of 5–15 across Basis, integration, security, and ABAP development tracks

• Present architecture decisions, risks, and mitigation strategies to client CTO, CIO, and executive steering committees

• Contribute to pre-sales pursuits, RFP technical responses, and effort estimation for technology scope

Travel may be required for this role.  The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements

Here's What You Need:

• Minimum of 12 years SAP technology experience, including full lifecycle S/4HANA or ECC implementation experience as a Technical Architecture or Basis Lead

• Minimum of 8 years of SAP Basis experience across system administration, transport management, HANA database, HA/DR, and performance tuning

• Minimum of 8 years of hands-on SAP Integration Suite (CPI) experience across integration flow design, API management, and event-driven architecture

• Minimum of 8 years of SAP security architecture experience across role design, SoD, GRC Access Control, IAS/IPS, and SSO

• Minimum of 8 years of experience with SAP RISE, BTP subaccount design, and hyperscaler deployments

• Minimum of 8 years of experience with custom code governance, including ABAP standards, Fiori/UI5, and Clean Core strategy

• Prior experience working for a large Consulting/Advisory firm (Big 4, global SI, or boutique SAP consulting environment

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent (12 years) work experience (If an, Associate’s Degree with 6 years of work experience)

Bonus Points if:

• You have a SAP Technology certification (Basis, Integration Suite, BTP)

Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below.

We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 09/10/2026.
Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off.

See more information on our benefits here: U.S. Employee Benefits | Accenture

Role Location Annual Salary Range
California $132,500 to $302,400
Cleveland $122,700 to $241,900
Colorado $132,500 to $261,300
District of Columbia $141,100 to $278,200
Illinois $122,700 to $261,300
Maine $112,900 to $222,500
Maryland $132,500 to $261,300
Massachusetts $132,500 to $278,200
Minnesota $132,500 to $261,300
New York $122,700 to $302,400
New Jersey $141,100 to $302,400
Virginia $122,700 to $278,200
Washington $141,100 to $278,200

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

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