At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead SAP BTP architecture for major transformations and drive innovative solutions.
- Company: Join a global leader in digital transformation with a focus on impactful technology.
- Benefits: Hybrid work model, competitive contract rates, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Dynamic role with a chance to influence enterprise-level strategies and innovations.
- Why this job: Shape the future of technology while working on exciting projects with top brands.
- Qualifications: Extensive experience in SAP BTP architecture and strong technical leadership skills.
The predicted salary is between 59400 - 72600 £ per year.
Position: SAP BTP Architect
Employment Type: Contract
Start: ASAP (September/October 2026)
Duration: 12 Months
Location: Staffordshire, UK (Hybrid 2-3 days per week onsite)
Language(s): English
We are seeking an experienced SAP BTP Architect to provide technical architecture leadership across a major SAP S/4HANA transformation, owning the strategy, design, governance and adoption of SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP).
This senior role will define the BTP architecture roadmap and target-state platform, ensuring integrations, extensions and cloud innovations align with SAP Clean Core principles, enterprise architecture, security and long-term platform strategy.
You will act as the technical authority for BTP, providing architecture governance and leadership across SAP Integration Suite, Extension/Build capabilities, Event Mesh, API Management, Cloud Identity Services, Datasphere, HANA Cloud and SAP AI Services.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the SAP BTP architecture roadmap and target-state architecture, defining scalable patterns, standards and platform adoption strategies.
- Ensure alignment between SAP BTP, S/4HANA transformation, enterprise architecture and SAP Clean Core principles.
- Govern the adoption and architecture of BTP services across integration, extension, data, automation, AI and application development.
- Define side-by-side extensibility and extension architecture, minimising S/4HANA core modifications and driving Clean Core adoption.
- Establish enterprise integration patterns across SAP Integration Suite, API Management and Event Mesh, supporting API-led and event-driven architectures.
- Govern integration and extension designs across SAP and non-SAP applications, ensuring consistency, scalability and maintainability.
- Define BTP tenant and subaccount strategy, environment separation, naming standards, transport models and platform governance.
- Own BTP security architecture across identity, access management, Cloud Identity Services, secure configuration, compliance and audit.
- Govern platform lifecycle, service onboarding, technical debt and adoption of new BTP capabilities.
- Act as the technical authority for SAP BTP, leading architecture reviews and approving solution designs and technical approaches.
- Provide technical leadership and mentoring across BTP Developers, Integration Specialists and Platform Engineers.
- Define CI/CD, transport, deployment and release governance, driving automation and operational readiness across the platform.
Key Skills
- Extensive experience as an SAP BTP Architect / SAP Technical Architect, providing architecture leadership across complex SAP transformation programmes.
- Deep expertise in SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) with strong knowledge of SAP Integration Suite, Extension/Build capabilities, API Management and Event Mesh.
- Strong experience defining SAP Clean Core and side-by-side extensibility strategies, including scalable extension patterns for SAP S/4HANA.
- Proven expertise in integration architecture, including API-led integration, event-driven architecture and integration across SAP and non-SAP applications.
- Strong experience defining BTP platform architecture and governance, including tenant/subaccount strategy, environments, transports, standards and service adoption.
- Strong understanding of BTP security, Identity & Access Management and SAP Cloud Identity Services, with experience supporting security, compliance and audit requirements.
- Experience across wider BTP capabilities such as SAP Datasphere, HANA Cloud, SAP AI Services, Business Application Studio, Automation Services, Mobile Services and SAP Fiori.
- Strong technical leadership and architecture governance capability, with experience leading design reviews, setting technical standards and influencing senior programme stakeholders.
- Knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD, transport automation and release governance within enterprise SAP/BTP environments.
If you are interested or would like to know more, please email jonathan.la@focusonsap.org with your CV and availability to speak. Applicants must be UK residents with a valid right to work in the UK.
SAP BTP Architect in Stafford employer: Focus on SAP
Join a forward-thinking company that prioritises innovation and collaboration, offering you the chance to work on impactful projects with some of the world's leading brands. With a flexible work culture that allows for mostly remote work and opportunities for professional growth, you'll be supported in your role as an SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Consultant while contributing to meaningful digital transformation initiatives. Located in Dublin, this position not only provides a competitive contract but also fosters a dynamic environment where your expertise can truly make a difference.
