SAP Principal Solution Architect - Associate Director - 59858531

SAP Principal Solution Architect - Associate Director - 59858531 - Cognizant - Plano, TX

About Cognizant’s SAP Practice

Cognizant’s SAP practice is part of our Enterprise Platform Services (EPS) unit. In Cognizant’s SAP practice, we help enterprises maximize business value in the digital economy. As part of this practice, you will drive digital acceleration, to prepare our clients for the approaching autonomous business by unlocking the value of digital with industry-specific outcomes. Our extended service portfolio and business solutions help our clients gain competitive leadership, discover new revenue streams and achieve business agility—all with the operational mandates of cost and efficiency.

Cognizant is a Global Strategic Service Provider (GSSP) of SAP services with presence across the World. Our strong client base includes 13% of Fortune 500 companies, 3 of the top 5 Fortune 500 Pharma companies, 2 of top 5 Fortune 500 technology companies 3 of top 5 Fortune 500 Industrial companies, and 4 of top 5 Global Animal health companies by turnover.

We are certified in multiple SAP technologies. Our strong credentials include Global SAP Certified Provider of SAP BTP Operations, Global SAP Certified Provider of SAP Cloud and Infrastructure Operations, Global SAP Certified Provider of DevOps, Global SAP Certified Provider of SAP S/4HANA Solutions Operations, Global SAP Certified Provider of SAP SuccessFactors Solutions Operations, Global SAP Certified Provider of SAP HANA Operations, and Global SAP Certified Provider of SAP Business Suite Solutions Operations.

With Cognizant SAP, there are diverse career opportunities available to candidates due to our strong ecosystem of Hyperscalers (Microsoft, Google, AWS etc.), Partnership with next gen technology providers like BluePrism, Automation anywhere; as well as companies like Syniti, Signavio and Qualtrics and of course, across SAP technologies and products like S/4HANA, Cloud & Technology ECC, SuccessFactors, BTP, Signavio, CX and Digital Commerce and Analytics. Candidates also get exposure to functional and domain consulting and SAP strategy & road mapping.

Cognizant Technology Solutions is currently seeking a highly skilled SAP Principal Solution Architect who will be catering to the North America customers and involves supporting proactive and reactive business opportunities such as managed services and transformation. The individual will be closely working with our onsite sales / delivery teams, and participate in solution discussions, and workshops.

Role: SAP Principal Solution Architect

Job Level: Associate Director

Location: Burlington, MA. Work from home - hybrid.

Duration: Full Time only - Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

We are seeking an authority in SAP Solution Architecture to own the design and architecture of SAP S/4HANA Supply Chain solutions!

• Responsible to be Lead SAP Supply Chain architect globally
• Lead business sessions and define to be processes
• Able to draw comparisons between 2 versions about functionality to advise and educate business SME’s
• Write Functional Specifications
• Write and complete Test Scripts if needed
• Deliver training to End users as needed
• Work closely with Business in understanding the requirements & lead business discussions

• 14+ years of SAP Procure to Pay (P2P)/PTS experience including S/4HANA implementation knowledge
• Experience leading the P2P/PTS track for large SAP ECC or S/4 implementations for Pharma companies
• Solid grasp of standard SAP MM and SCM processes
• Good understanding configuration around in MM and Integration Point with other modules WM, SD, PP and FI/CO
• Good knowledge and project experience in Procurement process (both direct and indirect), Supply Chain & Inventory process, workflow and approval process
• Experience as a technical authority across multiple project assignments specifically within SAP SCM with configuration, cutover and interface experience
• Configure SAP / Build programs according to the design
• Hands on configuration experience in the SAP MM module, able to prepare functional specifications for RICEFW objects, and guiding ABAP resources on requirements
• Experience in assisting with overall design of the business process in SAP
• Experience in software development lifecycle surrounding requirements gathering, analysis, design, development, documentation, test (unit, functional, integration, regression, stress, and user acceptance), implementation, and postproduction support of standard and custom business solutions supporting SAP P2P and PTS modules
• Experience building and performing test scripts in validated environment – hands on experience with HP ALM preferred ECC and S/4 implementation knowledge

This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting.