SAP Solution Architect

Role

Summary

We are looking for a seasoned

• SAPSolution Architect : leading complex
• SAP implementation and AMS (Application Management Support) engagements, while
• also acting as a senior technical voice in presales, RFP responses, and
• solution estimation. This is a client-facing, delivery-accountable role for
• someone who has grown through hands-on functional or technical SAP work into
• program leadership, and who is equally comfortable in a client steering
• committee, a solution design workshop, or an internal effort-estimation review.
• The ideal candidate has broad
• exposure across SAP Business One (B1), SAP ECC, and SAP S/4HANA (Public Cloud,
• Private Cloud, and On-Premise), and has led at least a few end-to-end
• implementations plus long-running AMS/support engagements. Beyond project delivery,
• this person will play an active role in strengthening the practice itself –
• shaping proposals, mentoring consultants, and contributing to the SAP AI and
• automation roadmap.

Key

Responsibilities

• Presales

& RFP Support

•RFP /

• RFI response ownership – lead the
• solution narrative, scope definition, and win themes for SAP RFPs and RFIs,
• working closely with the sales and commercial teams.

•Solution

• design for proposals – translate a
• prospect's business requirements into a credible SAP solution approach across
• B1, ECC, and S/4HANA landscapes.

•Client

• presentations – represent the
• practice in solution walkthroughs, orals, and technical clarification rounds
• with prospective clients.
• •Competitive positioning – articulate why Noblq's SAP
• delivery model, accelerators, and AI-driven tooling are differentiated versus
• competing bidders.

• Estimation

& Solution Architecture

•Effort

• and cost estimation – build bottom-up
• and parametric estimates for implementation, rollout, upgrade, and AMS deals,
• with clear assumptions and risk buffers.
• •Solution blueprinting – define target architecture
• (on-premise, private cloud, public cloud, or hybrid), integration approach, and
• data migration strategy.
• •Effort benchmarking – maintain and apply estimation
• benchmarks and past-project actuals to keep estimates defensible and
• commercially sound.
• •Technology & module fitment – recommend the right
• SAP product line (B1 vs. S/4HANA Public/Private Cloud vs. On-Premise) based on
• client size, complexity, and budget.

• Delivery

& Program Management

• •End-to-end project ownership – manage SAP
• implementation, rollout, and upgrade/conversion projects from kick-off through
• go-live and hypercare.

•AMS

governance – oversee support

engagements against SLAs, ticket volumes, and continuous improvement targets.

•Stakeholder

• management – act as the primary point
• of contact for client sponsors and steering committees; manage scope, risk,
• budget, and timeline.

•Cross-functional

• team leadership – lead functional
• consultants, technical/ABAP resources, Basis, and integration teams across
• onshore/offshore models.
• •Quality and governance – enforce project methodology
• (Activate/Agile/Waterfall as applicable), documentation standards, and change
• control.

• Practice

Building

•Mentoring

• & cross-skilling – coach
• mid-level consultants on solution design, client communication, and estimation
• discipline.

•Reusable

• assets – contribute to accelerators,
• solution templates, demo scripts, and playbooks the wider practice can reuse.
• •AI enablement – support the practice's SAP AI
• vision by identifying opportunities to bring AI-assisted testing,
• documentation, or estimation tools into live projects.

•Resourcing

• input – flag skill gaps and hiring
• needs to the practice and resourcing teams based on pipeline and delivery
• experience.

Required

Experience & Technology Exposure

Overall

experience: 10 to 15 years in SAP consulting, with a mix of implementation and

AMS engagements, including at least 5 years in a solution architect capacity.

SAP Platforms

(hands-on or architecture-level exposure to most of the below)

•SAP Business One (B1)

• SME-segment implementations and

• support
• •SAP ECC – core implementations, rollouts, and long-term AMS
• •SAP S/4HANA On-Premise – greenfield and brownfield implementations,
• ECC-to-S/4 conversions

•SAP S/4HANA Private

Cloud – RISE with SAP engagements,

managed-cloud delivery models

•SAP S/4HANA Public

Cloud – fit-to-standard workshops,

best-practice-led rollouts

Functional /

Technical Depth

A

• strong background in one or more of the following, with working knowledge
• across the rest is expected:
• •Functional: Finance & Controlling (FICO), Sales &
• Distribution (SD), Materials Management (MM), Production Planning (PP), Quality
• Management (QM), Plant Maintenance (PM), Human Capital Management (HCM)
• •Technical: ABAP, Basis, SAP BTP, integration technologies (PI/PO,
• CPI), Fiori/UI5, data migration tools (LTMC/LSMW/Migration Cockpit)
• •Project types: greenfield implementations, brownfield/system
• conversions, rollouts, upgrades, and steady-state AMS/support

Skills

& Competencies

• •Strong client-facing
• communication and executive presence; able to run steering committee
• conversations independently.
• •Sharp commercial sense –
• comfortable discussing scope, effort, and pricing trade-offs with clients and
• internal leadership.

•Structured

• problem-solving; able to break down ambiguous requirements into a clear
• solution and delivery plan.
• •People leadership – experience managing teams of 10–40+ consultants
• across onshore/offshore locations.
• •Familiarity with project
• delivery frameworks (SAP Activate, Agile/Scrum, Waterfall) and PMO disciplines
• (RAID logs, status reporting, change control).
• •Openness to AI-assisted
• delivery tools – testing automation, documentation generation, estimation
• support – as part of modernizing project execution.

Certifications

& Education (Preferred, Not Mandatory)

• •SAP certification in one
• or more modules (FICO, SD, MM, S/4HANA, or equivalent).
• •PMP, PRINCE2, or SAP
• Activate Project Manager certification.
• •Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Commerce, or a related field; MBA is
• an added advantage.

Location

& Work Mode

Base

• location: Chennai. The role may require travel to client locations within India
• (and occasionally overseas) for workshops, go-lives, and steering committee
• meetings, depending on project needs.

Why Join Noblq's SAP Practice

• •Work across the full SAP
• product spectrum – B1, ECC, and every S/4HANA deployment model – rather than a
• single narrow track.
• •Direct exposure to
• presales and deal-shaping, not just execution, for those who want to grow into
• practice leadership.
• •A practice actively
• investing in AI-driven accelerators, prompt libraries, and reusable assets – a
• chance to help build these, not just use them.
• •A flat, access-driven culture where senior consultants engage directly
• with practice and business leadership.