Technology Consulting (SAP) – SAP Solution Architect - Senior Manager
Location: Dublin/Cork
Business Area: SAP
Contract Type: Full-Time – Permanent
Visa Sponsorship: No
Our SAP practice is experiencing an exciting period of growth. We are interested in hearing from experienced SAP professionals who would like to take their careers to the next level.
EY's global SAP practice now totals more than 26,000+ dedicated SAP professionals in over 150 countries and we are investing heavily in S/4HANA, Ariba, IBP, SuccessFactors, Concur, GTS, SCP, Analytics, and other new SAP solutions. We are helping our clients to tackle their most difficult challenges by implementing SAP solutions that enable business transformation and deliver real value for our clients. We operate local and remote teams across multiple locations, we design and build global solutions with variations to meet local requirements, and we deploy these in ways that maximize value for our clients.
You will become key member of our SAP team. Your role will be focused primarily on the delivery of SAP services to a large global client implementing SAP S/4HANA. Secondary focus will be on support and broader practice development. In this role, you will help develop high-performing individuals and teams, leading and supporting them to deliver exceptional client services.
Key Responsibilities
Solution & Architecture Design
- Own the end‑to‑end SAP solution architecture, covering functional, technical, integration, data, security, and operational aspects.
- Define and maintain target-state and transition architectures aligned to business capabilities and transformation objectives.
- Ensure solution designs adhere to SAP standards and best practices, including Clean Core principles, extensibility models, and cloud strategies.
- Lead architecture decisions across S/4HANA (Greenfield, Brownfield, Bluefield), RISE with SAP, and hybrid landscapes.
Design Governance & Assurance
- Act as a core member (or chair) of the Design Authority / Architecture Review Board, reviewing and approving solution designs, deviations, and customisations.
- Define architecture guardrails, design principles, and standards, and ensure consistent application across workstreams.
- Assess and manage design risks, technical debt, and non‑standard solutions, ensuring transparent documentation and stakeholder sign‑off.
Business & Stakeholder Engagement
- Collaborate closely with business stakeholders, process owners, and functional leads to translate business requirements into robust SAP solutions.
- Provide clear architectural guidance to senior stakeholders, explaining trade‑offs, impacts, and recommendations in business terms.
- Support pre‑sales, bids, and discovery phases by shaping solution options, estimates, and high‑level designs where required.
Integration, Data & Extensibility
- Define the integration strategy, including API‑led, event‑based, and middleware patterns, aligned to SAP Integration Suite and enterprise standards.
- Guide data architecture and migration approach, ensuring consistency across master data, transactional data, and analytics.
- Define and govern extensibility approaches (in‑app, side‑by‑side, BTP), minimising custom code and protecting the SAP core.
Delivery & Lifecycle Support
- Provide ongoing architectural oversight through Explore, Realise, Deploy, and Hypercare phases.
- Work closely with delivery teams to resolve design issues, unblock dependencies, and ensure architectural integrity is maintained during build and test.
- Support operational readiness, including solution documentation, handover to support, and alignment with ITSM and ALM tools.
Skills and attributes for success
- Strong technical skills and keen ambition to develop further.
- Ability to identify areas of risk, carry out an effective review and know when to refer upwards.
- Client focused and commercially aware.
- Ability to build strong client relationships and professional networks.
- Excellent communicator in a range of situations, both written and oral.
- Relationship management skills with ability to manage client expectations and efficient and successful delivery of Tax services.
- Project management skills, ability to plan and prioritize work, and to meet deadlines.
- Team player; ability to integrate and build effective relationships at all levels.
- Outgoing with good relationship skills and the ability to deliver quality output.
To qualify for the role you must have
- A third level qualification in Business, Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline
- A minimum of 15 years’ experience as an SAP Solution Architect on large‑scale SAP programs.
- Strong hands‑on knowledge of SAP S/4HANA, with exposure to Finance, Supply Chain, or Industry‑specific solutions.
- Experience with SAP BTP, Integration Suite, Cloud ALM / Solution Manager, and modern integration patterns.
- Solid understanding of SAP security, roles & authorisations, data, and analytics architectures.
- Proven ability to design and govern complex, multi‑system SAP landscapes.
- Experience working across on‑premise, cloud, and hybrid environments.
- Strong understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks and solution governance models.
- Ability to lead virtual, cross‑functional teams and work effectively in global delivery models.
Ideally, you’ll also have
- SAP certifications such as SAP Certified Solution Architect, SAP S/4HANA, SAP BTP, or RISE with SAP.
- Architecture or cloud certifications (e.g. TOGAF, Azure, AWS) are advantageous.
- Proven ability to think strategically and translate business requirements into effective SAP solutions
What we look for
- Someone interested in joining a dynamic team who wants to develop their SAP delivery and Business transformation expertise and broaden their experience in a fast moving, technology enabled business world.
- A team player with a strength in coaching and developing others.
- A good work ethic and openness to new challenges.
- Commercial awareness and ability to develop business opportunities in order to generate growth within the firm.
- Excellent communicator with an aptitude to build and manage key client relationships and internal network.
About EY
At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture, and technology to become the best version of you, we are counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Working across assurance, consulting, law, strategy, tax and transactions, EY teams ask better questions to find new answers for the complex issues facing our world today.
EY have a number of career opportunities available, and we are interested in meeting candidates who are looking for a new challenge, one where you can develop your range of skills significantly. Be that a move out of industry into practice, or from within practice into advisory services. We are looking for future leaders with a genuine creative vision and the confidence to make it happen. Our opportunities will allow you to apply your expertise to a variety of projects whilst offering you excellent career progression opportunities.
What working at EY offers
We offer a competitive remuneration package. Our comprehensive benefits package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs: covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions.
Plus, we offer:
- Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues around.
- Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career.
- The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you.
All our employees are given a benefits package which they can tailor to suit their individual preferences. Our range of benefits include:
- Hybrid Working
- Pension/Discounted Health Insurance
- Web Doctor
- Purchase of Additional Annual Leave
- Free Gym Membership
- Travel Pass
- Maternity & Paternity Leave
- Bike to Work Scheme
- Referral Bonuses & Recognition Awards
- Tech MBA paid by EY
EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.
Career Progression
- When you join EY, you will be supported to ensure that you are enhancing your skills from day one.
- Continuous learning, where you can develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
- As you grow and develop here, you’ll discover opportunities to help customise your career journey, so that it’s as unique as you are - success is defined by you, we will provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
- Transformative leadership, we will give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
- Diverse and inclusive culture, you will be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
- We have embraced Hybrid working at EY adding greater flexibility and autonomy to the roles of our employees.
Inclusion & Diversity
We hold a collective commitment to foster an environment where all differences are valued and respected, practices are equitable and everyone experiences a sense of belonging: Inclusion, diversity, and equity are part of who we are at EY. We believe that the highest-performing teams maximize the power of different perspectives and backgrounds. These teams are both diverse and inclusive and are willing to invite and learn from other perspectives. Our ability to include various viewpoints into our mindsets, behaviours and operations is fundamental to driving innovation, building strong relationships, and delivering the best solutions for our clients.
We recognise the strength that comes from having a diverse workforce and building a culture where we support all our people to achieve their potential. You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs. As an equal opportunities’ employer, we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. Reasonable accommodations are offered at every stage of our recruitment process.
If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.
Join us in building a better working world. That’s Why, EY.
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IMPORTANT: Where Agency assistance is required, our Talent Team will engage directly with suppliers. CVs / Profiles should not be shared directly with Hiring Managers. Unsolicited CVs / Profiles supplied to EY by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this role.
