SAP Technical Architect - Development & UX
Rastatt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany · Posted
About the role
With a passion for life
Join our diverse teams of passionate people and a career that allows you to develop both personally and professionally. At Getinge we exist to make life-saving technology accessible for more people. To make a true difference for our customers – and to save more lives, we need team players, forward thinkers, and game changers.
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SAP Technical Architect - Development & UX (m/f/d)
Your responsibilities
Hold overall technical responsibility for SAP development and SAP UX governance across all SAP solutions
Steer our external nearshore development partners functionally and technically, from requirement to acceptance, including review of solution designs and effort estimates
Establishing design guidelines, and interaction concepts
Define quality and delivery standards for development partners and evaluate their performance
Build and evolve a global SAP development governance with binding guidelines for ABAP OO, RAP, CDS, OData, SAPUI5, Fiori Elements and SAP BTP extensions, and enforce these standards for internal developers and offshore support teams
Establish quality gates such as architecture and code reviews, testing strategies, ABAP Test Cockpit (ATC) and transport and release processes
Define the clean core strategy and roadmap: analyze and reduce existing custom code and modifications, move new developments to the ABAP Cloud development model and released APIs, and track progress with measurable clean core KPIs
Define the extensibility strategy for SAP S/4HANA and SAP BTP (on-stack and side-by-side), including standards for APIs, integrations and event-driven architectures
Drive the introduction of AI into SAP development, from AI-assisted coding, code review, testing and documentation (e.g. SAP Joule for Developers, GitHub Copilot) to AI-based extensions on SAP BTP
Define guidelines for the responsible use of AI in development, covering code quality, security, intellectual property and regulatory requirements, including expectations towards development partners
Develop the SAP UX strategy and lead the transition from a largely SAP GUI-based landscape to SAP Fiori, prioritized by business value and user adoption
Define standards for the Fiori launchpad, spaces & pages, business catalogs and role models in close collaboration with the authorization and Basis teams
Support our S/4HANA transformation program with architecture decisions and introduce modern development tools and practices such as SAP Business Application Studio, Git and CI/CD
Coach internal developers and build an SAP developer community that shares knowledge on clean core and AI-assisted development
Maintain compliance with all quality standards and regulatory requirements
Your profile
Minimum of 10 years of experience in SAP development, including several years as lead developer, development architect or in a comparable role
Strong expertise in ABAP OO, RAP, CDS, OData / SAP Gateway, SAPUI5 and SAP Fiori
Hands-on experience with clean core transformation, custom code analysis and remediation, and the ABAP Cloud development model
Proven track record in steering external development partners (nearshore / offshore)
Practical experience with AI-assisted development tools and a clear view on how AI can improve productivity and quality in SAP development
Good understanding of the SAP Fiori Design Guidelines and UX principles
Experience with SAP BTP, SAP Business Application Studio, SAP Build Work Zone, SAP AI Core / Generative AI Hub and CI/CD (Git, Azure DevOps) is an advantage
Proactive, analytical, and structured working style
Ability to drive standards through expertise and persuasion, without formal authority
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence developers, partners and senior stakeholders
Strong ability to manage expectations and balance conflicting priorities
Very good English skills (written and spoken) for international collaboration; [German is an advantage]
Interest in innovative technologies and new trends
Our offer
High-quality products in a life-saving environment
Attractive conditions, 30 vacation days per year
Trusted working hours and possibility of mobile working
Modern workplace equipment
JobRad and corporate benefits (employee discounts)
Career opportunities in a well-known company
Individual training and further education opportunities
Are you interested in this opportunity? We look forward to receiving your application via our careers portal. Please submit your application documents exclusively through our online careers portal. Unfortunately, we cannot consider applications sent by post or email.
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About us
With a firm belief that every person and community should have access to the best possible care, Getinge provides hospitals and life science institutions with products and solutions aiming to improve clinical results and optimize workflows. The offering includes products and solutions for intensive care, cardiovascular procedures, operating rooms, sterile reprocessing and life science. Getinge employs over 12,000 people worldwide and the products are sold in more than 135 countries.
Reasonable accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.