Principal SAP S/4HANA Data & Technical Architect

Principal SAP S/4HANA Data & Technical Architect

Company:

The Boeing Company

The Boeing Company is looking for a Principal SAP S/4  HANA Data & Technical Architect to join our team in Renton, WA, Arlington, VA, Dallas, TX, Ridley Park, PA, or Berkeley, MO.

The selected candidate will lead SAP development initiatives across Boeing business units ( Boeing Commercial Airlines (BCA), Boeing Defense, Space & Security ( BDS), and Boeing Global Services (BGS). This role defines scalable, governed, and Artificial Intelligence AI-ready data solutions across SAP S/4HANA, SAP Datasphere, and SAP Business Data Cloud, incorporating Medallion architecture, knowledge graphs, Core Schema Notation (CSN) modeling, and modern Artificial Intelligence (AI) toolchains, ensuring high-performance, scalable, and future-proof solutions for Aerospace & Defense (A&D) business processes.

The ideal candidate will combine deep SAP S/4HANA expertise with strong enterprise architecture, data governance, and technical leadership skills to guide implementation, optimization, and modernization efforts.

Position Responsibilities:

• Define enterprise architecture spanning data, analytics, and AI layers including Medallion Architecture adoption

• Design scalable data models supporting business intelligence, advanced analytics, and AI/ML workloads

• Develop frameworks for Data Object/Products Catalogs and Data Marketplace in a Data Lakehouse Architecture

• Align transactional, analytical, and AI consumption layers leveraging SAP and Non-SAP enterprise platforms/tools

• Translate business needs into architecture

• Align Business and Information Technology (IT) Stakeholders on transitional and end state architecture

• Build enterprise knowledge graph across business domains in SAP and Enterprise Business Systems Business Segments-

• Align Core Data Services (CDS) Views, Datasphere models, and semantic layers

• Enable relationship modeling, lineage, and AI enrichment including semantic search and reasoning

• Architect, Design and Deploy CSN-based models for consumption within SAP and Non-SAP applications landscape

• Design AI-ready data architecture across SAP and non-SAP ecosystems Integrate with Databricks and/or Snowflake platform foundation

• Enable Large Language Models (LLM)-based use cases (RAG, embeddings, vector search)

• Build Artificial Intelligence AI-ready datasets and feature pipelines

• Integrate knowledge graph with AI systems for semantic reasoning

• Define governance framework for data products including fine grains role and attribute based access controls

• Ensure lineage, metadata, quality, and compliance using capabilities

• Enable data stewardship and Data cataloging/Data Marketplace

• Enhance HANA and Data Lakehouse pushdown optimization

• Optimize SQL, SparQL and pipeline performance tuning

Basic Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in SAP architecture

• 10+ years of experience leading delivery of SAP solution development efforts including functional and technical solutions

• Expertise with SAP HANA Platform including; Code-to-Data paradigm and (OData) Open data Protocol, (CDS) Core Data Service views, and (AMDP) ABAP Managed Database Procedure

• Expertise with SAP IDOC Integration, Workflow and ABAP programming

• 10+ years of experience working on interfaces connecting SAP and non-SAP systems (IDOCs - Intermediate documents, BAPIs - Business Application Programming Interface, RFCs - Remote Function Calls and Customs programs.)

Preferred Qualifications:

• SAP S/4HANA Certification

• 1+ year of experience with SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) for Business data Cloud development.

• TOGAF Certification

• Experience in U.S Aerospace & Defense and Manufacturing (A & D) industries

• Knowledge of SAP Activate methodology

• Experience in leading SAP development teams, working with global system integrators and A & D business leaders

• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced, complex environment

• Excellent executive communication and stakeholder management skills to interact with leadership teams

• Experience with SAP system landscape architecture and governance processes

• Experience in defense contract-driven SAP development, and mission-critical system optimizations

Conflict of Interest:

Successful candidates for this job must satisfy the Company’s Conflict of Interest (COI) assessment process.

Drug Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug Free Workplace where post offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria are met as outlined in our policies. 

Pay & Benefits:

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.  

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary pay range: $221,000 – $299,000

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Not Applicable

Relocation:

This position offers relocation based on candidate eligibility.

Export Control Requirement:

This position must meet U.S. export control compliance requirements. To meet U.S. export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, U.S. National, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Safety Sensitive:

This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

Security Clearance:

This position does not require a Security Clearance.

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program

This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

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