Overview

NTT DATA Business Solutions Group is part of the NTT DATA Corporate Group, a top 10 global IT services provider, headquartered in Tokyo and operating in more than 50 countries. We provide premier SAP services from deep industry expertise consulting to innovations in digital, cloud, automation, and system development to business IT outsourcing. As a global SAP Platinum Partner, we leverage our global reach with local execution to deliver quality outcomes for clients, whether multinational or single-country operations. Our SAP practice is global and award-winning, with expertise across SAP S/4HANA, HANA, and related SAP technologies.

Our clients trust our deep experience and proven approaches around the world.

Job Summary: The Enterprise Architect plays a key role in presales by designing SAP solutions (Build and Run services) that are technically sound, business-aligned, and compelling. Acting as a trusted advisor, the EA ensures proposed solutions address client challenges, leverage SAP technology, and form the technical foundation for winning proposals.

Core objectives include:

• Understanding client business goals and IT landscapes.
• Translating requirements into scalable, secure architectural blueprints.
• Ensuring technical feasibility and long-term sustainability.
• Guiding clients and internal teams through the presales cycle.
• Educating customers on SAP capabilities and defending solutions against competition.
• Supporting Client Partners in identifying and shaping SAP opportunities.

Responsibilities

Opportunity Qualification and Deal Strategy

• Assess opportunities against company capabilities and success potential.
• Define win themes, USPs, and positioning in collaboration with sales.
• Identify client business drivers such as cost reduction, compliance, and innovation.

Proposal Development and Bid Management

• Lead cross-functional bid teams, coordinating sales, delivery, finance, and legal.
• Oversee RFIs, RFPs, and SOWs, ensuring outputs are compliant, high-quality, and persuasive.
• Manage bid resources, timelines, and governance processes.
• Develop and validate pricing strategies and commercial models.
• Conduct risk assessments and recommend mitigation strategies.

Client and Stakeholder Engagement

• Build trusted relationships with C-level executives and key stakeholders.
• Articulate the value of SAP solutions clearly and persuasively.
• Align internal stakeholders across sales, delivery, finance, and legal.

Requirements Analysis and Solution Design

• Lead discovery workshops to capture detailed business and technical needs.
• Analyse client objectives, IT landscapes, and integration requirements.
• Design end-to-end SAP solutions across application, data, integration, and infrastructure layers.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, resilient, compliant, and cost-effective, leveraging SAP best practices and Clean Core principles.

Technical Leadership and Advisory

• Serve as the technical authority during presales engagements.
• Guide clients on SAP best practices, innovation (for example AI), and cloud strategies.
• Deliver workshops, presentations, and demonstrations tailored to different audiences.

Solution Defence and Proposal Support

• Defend proposed architectures against technical challenges and competition.
• Provide technical content for proposals, RFI/RFP responses, and SOWs.
• Support effort estimates, delivery timelines, and risk identification.
• Develop PoCs, demos, and prototypes showcasing SAP capabilities.
• Stay current with SAP S/4HANA, BTP, industry cloud, and emerging IT trends.
• Contribute to reusable assets, accelerators, and internal best practices.

Required Skills and Experience

• SAP Expertise: Deep knowledge of S/4HANA (all deployment models, transition approaches), SAP BTP (Integration Suite, Extension Suite, SAP Build, SAC), Fiori/UI5, ABAP extension techniques, and HANA database architecture.
• Cloud Architecture: Strong experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP, including RISE and managed cloud concepts.
• Integration: Proficiency with SAP Integration Suite/CPI, PI/PO, API Management, Event Mesh, and integration design across SAP and non-SAP systems.
• Enterprise Architecture: Familiarity with EA frameworks, modelling methods, and creating blueprints and specifications.
• Advisory and Communication: Strong interpersonal, presentation, and stakeholder management skills. Able to explain complex topics clearly to both executives and technical teams.
• Problem-Solving: Analytical thinker with proven ability to evaluate complex challenges and recommend optimal solutions.

Benefits

• Home-Based Contract: Flexible working from home (subject to project needs).
• Generous Holiday Allowance: 28 days annually (pro-rated for part-time).
• "Free Fridays" Initiative: 12 additional days off per year (pro-rated).
• Income Protection: Group Income Protection plan.
• Health and Well-being: Private group fund (WPA) with 24/7 helpline, coaching, financial and legal support.
• Technology and Tools: Laptop and mobile phone for business and personal use.
• Wellness Initiatives: Cycle to work scheme.
• Environmental Responsibility: Electric Car Leasing scheme.

Seniority and Employment

• Director
• Full-time
• Information Technology, Sales, and Consulting
• Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting and Business Consulting and Services