**Introduction** A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe. You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio. **Your role and responsibilities** We are looking for an experienced SAP ABAP Application Architect to join our technology consulting team. This role will lead the design, development, and optimization of SAP technical solutions across S/4HANA, integrating ABAP development with modern automation, AI, and intelligent enterprise capabilities. As an SAP ABAP Architect, you will be responsible for defining technical architecture, ensuring solution scalability, guiding development teams, and collaborating with functional and business stakeholders. The ideal candidate has deep expertise in SAP ABAP, hands-on experience with advanced frameworks (OData, CDS, RAP), and exposure to modern tools such as SAP Business Process Automation (BPA) and SAP Joule AI. **Required technical and professional expertise** * Has a minimum 10 years of SAP ABAP development experience or as SAP Application Architect in Consulting or IT Delivery environments * Proven experience in technical architecture design, system integration, and application modernization. * Practical experience with SAP BPA (Business Process Automation). * Exposure to SAP Joule AI (process insights, automation recommendations, or generative capabilities within SAP * Strong understanding of SAP modules (FI/CO, MM, SD, PP, or others) to ensure seamless technical-functional integration. **Preferred technical and professional experience** * Experience with SAP BTP (Business Technology Platform), CAP/RAP frameworks, Fiori/UI5 development. * Experience with S/4HANA migrations, clean core strategies, and modernization projects. IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.