Enterprise Applications Architect
Pubblicato il 18-09-2026 - Vishay Intertechnology in Piemonte
Key Responsibilities
Enterprise Application Architecture
- Define, maintain, and evolve the enterprise applications architecture strategy and roadmap , aligned with business goals and IT transformation initiatives.
- Act as a technology thought leader for enterprise platforms, ensuring architectural consistency, scalability, security, and performance.
- Provide architectural oversight for major initiatives and ensure compliance with enterprise standards and reference architectures.
- Participate in architecture review boards and guide solution design across projects.
SAP Architecture & Enablement (Core Focus)
- Serve as a senior architecture authority for SAP landscapes , including SAP S/4HANA, ECC, SAP BTP, SAP Analytics, SAP Integration Suite, and MuleSoft.
- Lead the integration of SAP S/4HANA with MES platforms, PLM systems, CRM, EDI, legacy ERPs (e.g., JDE, Avante, Epicor), and cloud services.
- Guide reduction of custom code and promote adoption of SAP standard capabilities where feasible.
- Partner with functional, technical, and business stakeholders to ensure alignment with standardized business processes.
Integration & Platform Strategy
- Define and govern enterprise integration patterns (API-led, event-driven, middleware-based).
- Design and oversee end-to-end application integration using platforms such as SAP BTP and MuleSoft .
- Ensure resilient, secure, and scalable integrations in collaboration with infrastructure and security teams.
Process Mapping & Application Rationalization
- Lead business process mapping initiatives to identify redundancies, inefficiencies,
and optimization opportunities.
- Drive application rationalization, consolidation, and modernization , including system sunsetting and SaaS adoption.
- Ensure applications are aligned to end-to-end business capabilities and value streams.
- Experience with R&D; processes and PLM rationalization is a plus.
Enterprise Data Strategy
- Architect and support an enterprise data strategy , including master data, analytics, and enterprise data platforms.
- Collaborate on data governance, data quality, and information lifecycle management.
- Enable advanced analytics, reporting, and future AI/ML use cases through strong data foundations.
Governance, Mentoring & Collaboration
- Establish and enforce architecture principles, standards, and reference architectures .
- Mentor solution and domain architects, development teams, and delivery partners on architectural best practices.
- Collaborate effectively with business leaders, IT teams, and external partners across regions.
- Support ServiceNow ITSM and ITBM usage for application lifecycle and service management.
Required Qualifications
- 8–10+ years of experience in enterprise application architecture or equivalent roles in complex, global environments.
- Extensive SAP expertise is mandatory , with architecture-level understanding of SAP ERP landscapes.
- Proven experience integrating SAP with MES, PLM, legacy ERP, and cloud platforms .
- Strong knowledge of enterprise integration technologies and patterns .
- Demonstrated experience in process mapping, application rationalization, and system consolidation .
- Solid understanding of application lifecycle management, security, and compliance.
- Fluent in English, written and spoken.
- Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work effectively in distributed, multicultural teams.
Preferred Qualifications & Certifications
- SAP Certifications (e.g., SAP S/4HANA Architecture, SAP Technology Associate, SAP BTP).
- TOGAF or equivalent enterprise architecture certification.
- Experience in manufacturing or industrial environments.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and microservices architectures.
- Executive-level presentation and influencing skills.
- Ability to translate business strategy into pragmatic, scalable technology solutions
What Success Looks Like
- A simplified, modernized enterprise application landscape centered on SAP.
- Reduced application redundancy and improved integration reliability.
- Clear and adopted enterprise architecture standards across IT and delivery partners.
- A scalable data foundation supporting analytics, reporting, and future innovation.
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