SAP Solution Architect

Role Summary:

We are looking for a seasoned SAP Solution 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.

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.

Key Responsibilities:

• RFP / RFI response ownership: lead the solution narrative, scope definition, and win themes for SAP RFPs and RFIs.
• Solution design for proposals: translate a prospect's business requirements into a credible SAP solution approach.
• Client presentations: represent the practice in solution walkthroughs, orals, and technical clarification rounds.
• Competitive positioning: articulate why Noblq's SAP delivery model, accelerators, and AI-driven tooling are differentiated.
• Effort and cost estimation: build bottom-up and parametric estimates for implementation, rollout, upgrade, and AMS deals.
• Solution blueprinting: define target architecture, integration approach, and data migration strategy.
• Effort benchmarking: maintain and apply estimation benchmarks and past-project actuals.
• Technology and module fitment: recommend the right SAP product line based on client size, complexity, and budget.
• 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 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, documentation standards, and change control.
• Mentoring and 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.
• AI enablement: support the practice's SAP AI vision by identifying opportunities for AI-assisted testing, documentation, or estimation tools.
• Resourcing input: flag skill gaps and hiring needs based on pipeline and delivery experience.

Required Experience and 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 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 and Technical Depth:

A strong background in one or more of the following, with working knowledge across the rest is expected.

• Functional: Finance and Controlling (FICO), Sales and 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 and 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 as part of modernizing project execution.

Certifications and 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 and 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 flat, access-driven culture where senior consultants engage directly with practice and business leadership.