SAP
Chief Development Architect (multiple positions available)
$221K–$466K
Palo Alto, CA, United States · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 19, 2026
- Experience
- 10 years with a bachelor’s degree, or 8 years with a master’s degree; includes the specific experience durations listed under requirements.
- Education
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field of study.
About the job
Lead architecture and delivery for SAP Ariba procurement applications, setting architectural direction and guiding engineering teams in cloud-native modernization.
What you'll do
- Define, document, govern, and review product architecture for alignment with strategy, specifications, and standards.
- Guide implementation teams and architects across engineering organizations, and collaborate with stakeholders on technical decisions and end-to-end product delivery.
- Drive cloud-scale technology modernization and adoption of cloud-native practices and SAP BTP technologies in the Ariba Procurement Suite.
What they ask for
- 8 years in technical leadership and supervision of large-scale, distributed software projects and teams, and 8 years in architecture design, documentation, and governance.
- 5 years in cloud architecture and cloud-native development, SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) and related services, Agile and CI/CD practices, and generative and agentic AI integration.
- Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, plus 10 years of progressive post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or related occupation; alternatively, a Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in a related field plus 8 years of experience.
Pay
$221,021 - $349,725 USD annual base salary; $274,300 - $466,300 USD targeted combined range, inclusive of base salary and variable incentive target
Tools
SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP), Agile Methodologies, Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
AI focus
Integrate generative artificial intelligence and agentic artificial intelligence.
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