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SUMMARY
SAP Ariba, an SAP Company is the global leader in business commerce networks with over $1 trillion in commerce among more than 2 million connected companies. Today, about 63% of the world’s enterprise transaction revenues touch an SAP system. By connecting many of those enterprises and their ecosystem of partners, suppliers and customers to the business network, SAP is aiming to become a leader in the fast-growing segment of cloud-based business networks. These networks enable companies to connect, collaborate, buy and sell across the globe in new and innovative ways. The Global 2000 companies spend $12 trillion with their suppliers today – the fact that the majority of Global 2000 companies are customers of SAP provides a huge market potential for network based business-to-business collaboration.
THE ROLE
Ariba is looking for a development architect with a passion for growth in the increasingly important field of security engineering. This position focuses on security and security engineering as it applies to the Ariba OnDemand platform, its software stack, and the underlying infrastructure. The individual should have a passion for security principles, architecture, have strong software development experience using java-based technologies and components, have knowledge of web servers and secure infrastructure, and have the ability to understand complex legacy systems and adapt them to modern technologies and principals. As a development architect you are responsible for collaborating with other architects and technical leaders on overall technology direction. You will additionally have responsibilities in developing products that are compliant with the architecture that you define. You will have ownership of solution designs, implementations, testing, and delivery with high quality.
ROLE REQUIREMENTS
Is responsible for the aligned and consistent architecture of a product, part of a product or a specific architecture subject (e.g. integration, software lifecycle)
(in case architect is part of a central architecture team): Contributes to the aligned and consistent architecture strategy and/or target architecture of product line, product family, or a specific cross-product architecture subject (e.g. user interface strategy, platform strategy).
Evaluates architecture risks and estimates effort for business case or backlog item, prepares management decisions on these topics
Translates business and product requirements into technical requirements, models and software architecture
Collects and documents requirements and constraints with high impact on the architecture as basis for architectural decisions
Is responsible for defining the product’s architecture together with implementation team(s), drives alignment of architecture concepts and ensures documentation in architecture concept document(s).
Identifies opportunities for reuse of architecture concepts or software parts and cross-team synergies
Aligns architecture with stakeholders regarding architectural or technical dependencies
Supports and advices product owner by ensuring technical and architectural feasibility, readiness, and compliance
Is responsible for setting up collaboration with the developers/architects of the product team/implementation team(s) and contributes to all tasks of implementation team/product team
Coaches and advises implementation team(s) on all aspects which have impact on the architecture, reviews design documents of implementation teams regarding compliance with ACD and relevant product line guideline
Monitors implementation of the architecture concepts together with implementation team
Implements software parts, typically related to infrastructure or architecture
Proposes improvements and innovations for implementing a product but also in development processes and methodologies
EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE
Masters Degree in Computer Science or a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science with 10+ years professional experience in Software Development
Previous experience working in a security related software development effort is a plus
Expert in Java software development
Ability to work in an agile development environment and capable of working effectively in cross-cultural global teams
Excellent writing, communication, and presentation skills
Strong analytical skills, results-oriented, customer-oriented attitude, good strategic and conceptual thinking skills
Ability to present complex information in a clear and appealing manner
Experience in cloud-based SaaS applications
Experience with 3rd party security tools such as Vault, Consul, and Cloud HSMs is a plus.
We are SAP
SAP innovations help more than 400,000 customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with 200 million users and more than 100,000 employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, we build breakthroughs, together.
Our inclusion promise
SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.
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EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability:
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.
Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.
Requisition ID:293119 | Work Area: Software-Development Operations | Expected Travel: 0 – 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time |