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SAP Technical Solution Architect — ABAP, BTP, and BASIS, Accounting Transformation Group
Job Location:
Job Location:
Seattle, OR - USA
Yearly Salary:
USD 153600 - 207800
Yearly Salary:
Posted:
17 September 2026 (14 hours ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
15 December 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Amazon is seeking an experienced SAP Technical Solution Architect to lead the architecture and engineering teams responsible for ABAP development SAP Business Technology Platform and SAP BASIS as part of a large-scale transformation of Amazons Finance ERP platform.
This role will own the technical architecture and engineering strategy for SAP development extensibility platform administration and operational capabilities. The successful candidate will lead a team of ABAP developers BTP engineers and BASIS professionals and establish the technical standards governance and delivery mechanisms required to build a secure scalable resilient and maintainable SAP environment.
You will partner with ERP Product Functional Solution Architecture Engineering Security Controls Infrastructure SAP and implementation partners to translate business and functional requirements into technical solutions. You will guide the platform through design build integration testing deployment operations and continuous improvement while ensuring alignment with clean-core principles and Amazons engineering and security standards.
This role requires an individual who can move between enterprise architecture decisions and detailed technical problem-solving. You will evaluate solution alternatives define development and extensibility patterns resolve complex technical risks and ensure the ABAP BTP and BASIS teams operate as one integrated engineering organization.
Key job responsibilities
Own the SAP technical architecture and engineering strategy across ABAP BTP BASIS integrations extensibility and platform operations.
Lead and develop a multidisciplinary team of ABAP developers BTP engineers and BASIS professionals establishing clear ownership priorities standards and delivery expectations.
Define technical patterns and guardrails for SAP configuration custom development workflows forms reports interfaces conversions enhancements and extensions.
Establish and enforce clean-core principles determining when requirements should be addressed through standard SAP functionality in-app extensibility side-by-side BTP extensions or custom ABAP development.
Own the BTP architecture including account and subaccount design environments connectivity identity security application services integration services development standards and lifecycle management.
Lead BASIS architecture and operational design across system landscapes environments transports upgrades patching performance capacity availability disaster recovery monitoring and production support.
Establish software-development standards covering solution design coding peer reviews automated testing documentation source control CI/CD transport management and release governance.
Partner with functional architects and product teams to convert business requirements into scalable technical designs and accurate delivery estimates.
Review and approve technical designs and ensure solutions meet requirements for performance scalability security controls resilience supportability and cost.
Develop technical roadmaps architecture documents decision materials and executive updates that communicate priorities risks trade-offs and required investments.
Evaluate emerging SAP and generative AI capabilities and identify opportunities to improve engineering productivity user experience automation monitoring and support.
A day in the life
You will lead the teams responsible for SAP development BTP and BASIS while shaping the platforms technical direction. A typical day may include reviewing an extension design resolving a performance issue deciding between ABAP and BTP or evaluating release readiness. You will partner with product functional architecture security and engineering teams to manage dependencies and technical risks. You will also coach team members review delivery metrics hold implementation partners accountable and communicate architecture decisions and trade-offs to senior leaders.
About the team
The Accounting Transformation Group drives initiatives that modernize accounting processes strengthen controllership and enable scalable growth across Amazon. The team operates at the intersection of Accounting Finance Product Solution Architecture process design and technology to build scalable financial capabilities and support Amazons evolving business needs.
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related technical field
- 10 years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience
- Experience leading engineering teams as a mentor or tech lead or experience in debugging profiling and implementing software engineering best practices in large-scale systems
- Deep expertise in one or more areas of ABAP development SAP BTP SAP BASIS SAP integration or SAP technical architecture.
- 10 years of infrastructure architecture database architecture and networking experience
- Knowledge of SAP systems (like SAP Business Suite S/4HANA SAP Business Warehouse SAP HANA SAP Business Objects etc.) and their architecture and infrastructure needs
- Experience in SAP clean core design concepts including design and build using non-SAP technologies in domains such as Generative / Agentic AI and data & analytics
- Experience with ABAP Cloud Core Data Services RESTful Application Programming Model Fiori SAPUI5 APIs workflows forms and enhancement frameworks.
- Experience with SAP BTP services including Integration Suite Extension Suite Cloud Foundry Kyma SAP Build Event Mesh API Management or related capabilities.
- Experience with SAP BASIS and HANA administration system landscapes transports upgrades performance tuning high availability disaster recovery monitoring and operational support.
- SAP technical architecture BTP ABAP BASIS AWS or comparable professional certification.
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
This role will own the technical architecture and engineering strategy for SAP development extensibility platform administration and operational capabilities. The successful candidate will lead a team of ABAP developers BTP engineers and BASIS professionals and establish the technical standards governance and delivery mechanisms required to build a secure scalable resilient and maintainable SAP environment.
You will partner with ERP Product Functional Solution Architecture Engineering Security Controls Infrastructure SAP and implementation partners to translate business and functional requirements into technical solutions. You will guide the platform through design build integration testing deployment operations and continuous improvement while ensuring alignment with clean-core principles and Amazons engineering and security standards.
This role requires an individual who can move between enterprise architecture decisions and detailed technical problem-solving. You will evaluate solution alternatives define development and extensibility patterns resolve complex technical risks and ensure the ABAP BTP and BASIS teams operate as one integrated engineering organization.
Key job responsibilities
Own the SAP technical architecture and engineering strategy across ABAP BTP BASIS integrations extensibility and platform operations.
Lead and develop a multidisciplinary team of ABAP developers BTP engineers and BASIS professionals establishing clear ownership priorities standards and delivery expectations.
Define technical patterns and guardrails for SAP configuration custom development workflows forms reports interfaces conversions enhancements and extensions.
Establish and enforce clean-core principles determining when requirements should be addressed through standard SAP functionality in-app extensibility side-by-side BTP extensions or custom ABAP development.
Own the BTP architecture including account and subaccount design environments connectivity identity security application services integration services development standards and lifecycle management.
Lead BASIS architecture and operational design across system landscapes environments transports upgrades patching performance capacity availability disaster recovery monitoring and production support.
Establish software-development standards covering solution design coding peer reviews automated testing documentation source control CI/CD transport management and release governance.
Partner with functional architects and product teams to convert business requirements into scalable technical designs and accurate delivery estimates.
Review and approve technical designs and ensure solutions meet requirements for performance scalability security controls resilience supportability and cost.
Develop technical roadmaps architecture documents decision materials and executive updates that communicate priorities risks trade-offs and required investments.
Evaluate emerging SAP and generative AI capabilities and identify opportunities to improve engineering productivity user experience automation monitoring and support.
A day in the life
You will lead the teams responsible for SAP development BTP and BASIS while shaping the platforms technical direction. A typical day may include reviewing an extension design resolving a performance issue deciding between ABAP and BTP or evaluating release readiness. You will partner with product functional architecture security and engineering teams to manage dependencies and technical risks. You will also coach team members review delivery metrics hold implementation partners accountable and communicate architecture decisions and trade-offs to senior leaders.
About the team
The Accounting Transformation Group drives initiatives that modernize accounting processes strengthen controllership and enable scalable growth across Amazon. The team operates at the intersection of Accounting Finance Product Solution Architecture process design and technology to build scalable financial capabilities and support Amazons evolving business needs.
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related technical field
- 10 years of IT development or implementation/consulting in the software or Internet industries experience
- Experience leading engineering teams as a mentor or tech lead or experience in debugging profiling and implementing software engineering best practices in large-scale systems
- Deep expertise in one or more areas of ABAP development SAP BTP SAP BASIS SAP integration or SAP technical architecture.
- 10 years of infrastructure architecture database architecture and networking experience
- Knowledge of SAP systems (like SAP Business Suite S/4HANA SAP Business Warehouse SAP HANA SAP Business Objects etc.) and their architecture and infrastructure needs
- Experience in SAP clean core design concepts including design and build using non-SAP technologies in domains such as Generative / Agentic AI and data & analytics
- Experience with ABAP Cloud Core Data Services RESTful Application Programming Model Fiori SAPUI5 APIs workflows forms and enhancement frameworks.
- Experience with SAP BTP services including Integration Suite Extension Suite Cloud Foundry Kyma SAP Build Event Mesh API Management or related capabilities.
- Experience with SAP BASIS and HANA administration system landscapes transports upgrades performance tuning high availability disaster recovery monitoring and operational support.
- SAP technical architecture BTP ABAP BASIS AWS or comparable professional certification.
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees supervisors and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees supervisors and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal state and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct adverse and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies exercise sound judgment effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism and safeguard business operations and the Companys reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience qualifications and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical dental vision prescription Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans EAP Mental Health Support Medical Advice Line Flexible Spending Accounts Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage) 401(k) matching paid time off and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at CA Culver City - 153600.00 - 207800.00 USD annually
USA MA Boston - 153600.00 - 207800.00 USD annually
USA OR Portland - 153600.00 - 207800.00 USD annually
USA TX Austin - 153600.00 - 207800.00 USD annually
USA VA Arlington - 153600.00 - 207800.00 USD annually
USA WA Seattle - 153600.00 - 207800.00 USD annually
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