ERP Surround Integration Architect

Job Description

Position:ERP Surround Integration Architect ? Finance focused:Technology Solution Architect ?ERP Integration Cloud ApplicationsBusiness Unit:TechnologyDepartment:Technology Strategy and ArchitectureDivision:Technology Architecture Summary:As Technology Solution Architect in the Technology BU Technology Strategy and Architecture Department, your role is to be responsible to create viable, technically well qualified, operationally stable and architecturally fit and aligned solutions across wide variety of ERP Applications to serve objectives of ERP (SAP) Cloud business transformation project.As Solution Architect, you will be responsible for building the solutions and harvesting solution artefacts, update Architecture repository across the technology landscape.You shall work effectively as part of Technology Architecture Team, to understand, complement, influence and guide the proposed solutions to achieve improved business outcomes and operations enhancements by continuously applying Architecture best practices and methodology.You have in-depth understanding of ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) domain for communications service provider (CSP) and digital service provider (DSP) business models, processes and operating environments, technology and application systems and software development and delivery methodologies with a must-have proven experience in ERP-surround applications Integration.Additionally you are expected to be expert on ERP- EBS system , SAP Hana S/4 Cloud preferably in Finance domain backed by experience of delivering similar solution for other implementation. Expert understanding of Oracle EBS ERP would also be appreciated.You would work as team member of the Solution Architect team, in multi-cultural, agile and fast pace environment and deliver business results.You are an experienced professional with strong communications, collaboration, negotiations and stakeholder management skills and able to demonstrate thought leadership for business and digital transformation.Your experience working in Middle-East and understanding Middle-East/Qatar market is considered a plus.Main responsibilities shall include:

• Assess and qualify demands from various Business Units within Enterprise business (Finance, Supply Chain, HR) in terms of business outcomes and business benefits expected, improving the alignment of the Project requirements with overall business and technology strategies, roadmap, priorities, capabilities and resources
• Probe for information, listen to information, influence people, facilitate consensus building, synthesize and translate ideas into actionable key solution capabilities expected. Identify use or purpose, constraints, risks and participate in the discovery and documentation of the customers business scenarios that are driving the solution
• Analyze and understand Business and Technology Strategies, Objectives and Requirements and translate them into actionable Solutions
• Define end to end solution Architecture, especially ERP-surround Integrations which is viable, technically well qualified, operationally stable and architecturally fit. Specific area of expertise required is Finance.
• Define and analyses various Solution designs, advise about solution approach ,appreciate pros and cons, Out-of box Solution fitment
• Contribute in review and impact analysis of the current IT Applications (BSS/OSS) environment to detect critical deficiencies and recommend solutions for improvement, especially for alignment to architectural guidelines and long term strategies
• Own and detail Solution decisions based on standard decision models and maintain Solution decision register. Also responsible to socialize solution decisions with stakeholders.
• Communicate and present Solution details to business and technology stakeholders at various levels in the organization
• Ensure Architecture best practices and methodologies are applied for Solution design work and participate in solution governance exercise with Architecture board.
• Conduct and produce Impact Assessment and Feasibility, Cost/Benefit Analysis, Gap Assessments, and Solution Options, AS-IS and TO-BE Solution viewpoints, Solution Risk Assessment Reports etc. to support decision-making and solution implementations
• Identify Solution building blocks and outline Impacts, and Solutions in terms of People, Platforms and Processes. Create Scope of Work definitions for specific solution work packages to streamline, simplify and to seek efficiency and operational optimizations
• Build, Manage, Maintain Solution Artefacts, Competency and Capability within the Enterprise including but not limited to maintain up-to-date inputs to Architecture Repository
• Review Artefacts and Govern Implementation of Solutions, to ensure business and technology objectives are met, architecture best practices are applied and expected outcomes are achieved
• Work closely with other Architects and advise and align Solution Designers team to ensure compliance to Best Practices and Principle
• Support Program and Project management to plan and manage solution delivery including but not limited to business and technology stakeholders management and risk management
• Work closely with project and requirement & process management teams, technology and business stakeholders to align objectives and expectations, to plan for improvements or enhancements, to identify and mitigate risks and to build workable business models
• Oversee ERP Transformation project delivered by Vendor SI & internal teams, govern requirements gathered , processes outlined, review End-End Solution, track Requirements traceability matrix, ensure solution mapping is comprehensive and deliverables are aligned overall to meet Project objective. SAP solution Manager Adoption for SI rollout ?experience will be desirable.
• Determine operational objectives by interacting with users and studying business functions; gathering information
• Manage and support to achieve traceability of requirements across the project lifecycle from initiator, architecture, to proposed solution and then further to design, build, test and deploy.
• Support Architects in Tendering processes, to enable Capability Building, Technology and Solution Selections
• Responsible for Implementation Governance in IT Projects in the areas related to IT Applications (ERP Domain) to make sure that the projects are executed in exactly the same way as it was designed and produce the same output that was targeted
• Manage and Govern vendors, vendor contracts, vendor solutions and performance as part of Architecture Implementations
• Analyze current business processes, work methods, application functions , operations, assets and artefacts, propose improvements and as appropriate manage/monitor implementation to expected conclusion

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