SAP Platform Architect - Lisle, United States - Navistar, Inc.

Navistar, Inc.

Verified Company

Lisle, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Position Overview:
Navistar is looking for a new
SAP Platform Architect to join our cutting-edge digital development.

As the commercial vehicle industry undertakes its most significant transformation in a century, Navistar stands at the forefront, a vanguard of the movement.

No longer content with merely supplying trucks, buses, and engines, Navistar is on a mission to redefine transportation. Embracing a bold digital transformation, Navistar is ushering in a new era of complete and sustainable transport solutions.

Navistar is not just building trucks - it's forging the future of mobility. As a global industry pioneer, Navistar is assembling a team of makers, problem solvers, and future world builders. Together, we are not just imagining a better world - We're shaping it, one innovative solution at a time. Join Navistar now and be a part of the journey towards a brighter, more connected tomorrow.

Responsibilities:

As an SAP Platform Architect, you will play a pivotal role in connecting business requirements with technical capabilities by leveraging SAP solutions and best practices.

Your expertise lies in translating the company's digital objectives and heightened business process goals into practical, SAP-driven solutions. You'll have the opportunity to be on the forefront of driving a major transformation for Navistar.

Key activities:

Plan scalable, robust, and secure SAP solutions in accordance with best practices.
Conduct feasibility studies to assess the viability of proposed solutions.
Collaborate and partner with business process architects to provide process improvement recommendations for adherence to OOTB templates and solutions.
Define and develop architecture blueprints, strategies, principles, and standards for OOTB, Codeless, Codefull and custom development and deployment (onpremises, cloud, hybrid) for platform governance with SAP S/4 HANA.
Develop global standards for installations, parameters, configurations, etc. and service strategy and the service roadmap for SAP HANA databases.
Convert business needs into technical specifications and configure SAP modules.
Collaborate with all value stream teams to implement and deploy the endtoend Global ERP solution leveraging Navistar Agile at Scale Methodology.
Implement newly improved FICO and crossfunctional business processes based on business requirements.
Strong SAP configuration/set up knowledge and business processes in Controlling and Finance areas including, Cost Center Accounting (CCA), Profitability Analysis (PA / COPA), Product Costing (PC) including Standard Costing, Material Ledger, Overhead Costing and Profit Center Accounting (PCA).
Strong knowledge in SAP BASIS disciplines including SAP NetWeaver, S/4 HANA, SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) and SAP tools such as Fiori, SDI and BODS.
Experience in supporting SAP FI module components such as GL, AR, AP, Special Purpose Ledger, Open Text, Bank reconciliation, FSCM, Fixed Assets.
Proficiency in defining Roles and Responsibilities with a focus on roles security techniques using SAP S/4 HANA, workflows and customizations.
Experience with designing custom solutions and interfaces between SAP & Non-SAP systems to provide design patterns and alternatives for functional specifications.
Experience on integration to SAP and related products, such as SuccessFactors and Concur is a plus.
Experience in defining strategies and platform framework for monitoring of SAP systems such as work processes, users, system logs, short dumps, locks, developer traces, system traces, disk space for availability, performance, track and report indicators focused on current and future growth.
Proficiency in SAP Basis administration, including system installation, upgrades, patching, and system copy, with a focus on SAP S/4 HANA.
Strong understanding of server infrastructure, storage systems, network design, virtualization, and cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) to provide direction for infrastructure teams for SAP S/4 HANA.
Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor's degree
At least 15 years of Information Technology and / or IT architecture experience
At least 2 years of lead experience

Master's degree
At least 12 years of Information Technology and / or IT architecture experience
At least 2 years of lead experience

At least 17 years of Information Technology and / or IT architecture experience
At least 2 years of lead experience

Additional Requirements:

Desired Skills:

At least years of Solution Architecture and SAP related experience
Comprehensive understanding of SAP modules, functionalities with business transformation experience
Proven track record of entire implementation lifecycle in SAP
Proficiency in enterprise architecture and integration principles
Robust grasp of data management and commitment to security best practices
Outstanding analytical, communication and prob