SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT 4 � LANL � 3255 � Los Alamos, NM
RemoteUnited States
Job Summary
Lead the client-side senior authority on SAP data migration for greenfield S/4HANA programs, challenging the System Integrator's approach on risk, cost, and operational burden. Own day-to-day execution coordination of the data workstream, maintaining current task plans, tracking integrator deliverables, and driving resolution of slippage through regular working sessions with data owners. Set and monitor cleansing standards against quality thresholds, organize mock load cycles, and independently review reconciliation results to surface risks before go-live. Ensure activities comply with regulatory frameworks such as HIPAA, SOC 2, or FedRAMP, maintain the cutover plan, and provide informed risk assessments to program leadership for go/no-go decisions.
Required Qualifications
- US Citizenship
- MS degree
- 20+ years leading enterprise SAP data migration workstreams
- at least 4 full-lifecycle S/4HANA programs delivered end-to-end (greenfield preferred)
- Experience running the data workstream from inside a major System Integrator on programs of significant scale and complexity, followed by client-side advisory work
- Deep hands-on experience migrating from non-SAP sources into SAP
- Full-scope enterprise migration experience spanning Finance (FI/CO), Supply Chain (MM, SD, PP, WM), HR/HCM, Plant Maintenance / EAM, and Master Data (business partner, material, customer, vendor)
- Working expertise across multiple migration toolsets
- Demonstrated focus on delivery quality
- Comfortable engaging SI leadership as a peer: knows when to escalate, when to accept an SI's judgment, and when to hold position; can distinguish genuine constraints from convenient ones
- Hands-on advisor: runs working sessions, chases actions, maintains plans day-to-day, and retains senior-level judgment throughout
- Deep understanding of S/4HANA data models, business partner concept, universal journal, material ledger, and the structural changes from legacy ERPs
- Strong grounding in data migration methodology: ETL design, staging strategies, reconciliation, cutover sequencing, fallback planning, and hyper care data support
- Regulated-industry experience with hands-on exposure to at least one of HIPAA, SOC 2, PCI-DSS, GDPR, FedRAMP, or comparable frameworks
- Demonstrated ability to translate compliance requirements into data migration controls
- Excellent written and verbal communication; can move fluidly from executive readouts to deep technical review with the SI's data engineers
Desired Qualifications
- Prior experience specifically with Oracle EBS as the source system
- Familiarity with SAP Business Data Cloud (BDC) and its role in S/4HANA data landscapes
- Experience with Databricks, Snowflake, or similar platforms as staging or reconciliation environments for large-scale migrations
- SAP certifications (S/4HANA, Data Migration, or comparable)
- Experience in regulated environments beyond baseline compliance � audit-heavy sectors such as financial services, healthcare, life sciences, pharma, or government
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