SAP Solution Architect (PM - Plant Maintenance)

Insighture is a leading technology consultancy that drives digital transformation for businesses worldwide. With a team of over 85 expert consultants, the company delivers tailored, high-impact strategies and solutions, enabling scalable product engineering. As an AWS partner, Insighture excels in co-integrated cloud services. It has collaborated with more than 50 clients globally, guiding them through cloud adoption, DevOps transformation, enterprise modernisation, and more.

The team’s expertise spans Cloud-Native Development, Solutions Architecture, UI/UX, Quality Engineering, Data Engineering, AI/ML, and DevSecOps. These capabilities empower businesses to achieve impactful and innovative outcomes.

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Role Overview

The SAP Solution Architect is responsible for designing and optimizing enterprise wide SAP solutions that support operational, regulatory, and asset intensive business processes across the Utilities Transmission & Distribution (T&D) sector.

This role architecturally leads SAP capabilities spanning Enterprise Asset Management, Asset Master Data Governance, Asset Life Cycle, Asset Data Quality, SAP Real Estate (RE FX), Ariba Procure-to-Pay, SAP APM, SAP B NAC, and Joint Venture Accounting.

The position requires strong Utilities industry experience - especially in T&D - covering linear asset management, spatial integration, work & outage management, and field operations.

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented SAP Solution Architect (PM - Plant Maintenance) for 1 year contract to join our growing team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s in engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems or related field.
• SAP certifications in S/4HANA, EAM, or related modules are preferred.
• 18+ years SAP experience including architecture and design roles specially in the utilities domain.
• Strong expertise in SAP S/4HANA architecture and system integrations.

Deep functional knowledge of:

• SAP EAM for Utilities (T&D) including linear asset management,
• Asset Master Data Governance, lifecycle processes, and data quality.
• RE FX for Utilities (land management, easements, leases, corridor agreements).
• SAP B NAC, Ariba P2P, Joint Venture Accounting.
• T&D operational processes (maintenance, inspections, outages, network operations).
• Asset data reporting, analytics and insights.
• SAP APM (Asset Performance Management).

• Proven experience in asset-intensive SAP landscapes supporting 24x7 operations.
• SAP S/4HANA EAM data model, implementation experience in S/4HANA EAM, UX solutions, enablement of AI, SAP APM.
• Expertise in leading discovery sessions, conceptualising solutions options, decisions, solution architecture development, business case development and overall end-to-end execution including value realisation.
• Experience with integrating SAP with GIS, SCADA, WMS, and field mobility.
• Experience with delivering in Agile/hybrid methodologies.
• Strong understanding of procurement, finance, and utilities regulatory requirements.Professional Skills.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management across diverse Utilities environments.
• Ability to lead cross functional teams and influence senior decision makers.
• Experience with multiple end to end implementations in Utilities (preferably Transmission & Distribution).

Preferred Qualifications

• Utilities industry certifications or project experience (T&D networks).
• Exposure to IoT, predictive maintenance, or digital network operations.

Key Responsibilities

1. Solution Design & Architecture

• Lead end to end architecture for SAP S/4HANA across modules including EAM/, MM, FI/CO, RE FX, B NAC, JVA, Ariba P2P, IS U, and HR/Payroll.
• Architect Utilities specific EAM capabilities, including: Linear asset management (poles, towers, lines, substations), Asset hierarchy modeling for T&D networks, Regulatory compliance (e.g., inspections, maintenance standards). Spatial/GIS integrations (e.g., ESRI, GE Smallworld).
• Design Real Estate solutions for utilities including land parcels, easements, leases, corridor management, and compliance requirements.
• Create architectural roadmaps, integration frameworks, and future state blueprints aligned to Utilities T&D operations.
• Assess existing asset models, identify issues/opportunities and develop a target state architecture/data model and business processes.
• Ensure solution compliance with safety, regulatory (AER, energy regulators), and audit requirements.

2. SAP Implementation & Delivery

• Lead SAP S/4HANA and utilities transformation programs covering EAM, P2P, Finance, and RE FX.
• Oversee all phases of design, configuration, testing, migration, and deployment.
• Drive asset data quality uplift programs, including asset cleansing, hierarchy redesign, lifecycle standardization, and governance models.
• Manage integration across field mobility, GIS, SCADA, and T&D network asset systems.
• Ensure high solution reliability to support critical Transmission & Distribution operations.

3. Stakeholder Management

• Engage with Operations, Asset Management, Field Services, Network Planning, Property/Real Estate, Procurement, and Finance teams.
• Facilitate workshops, design reviews, end to end process mapping, and future state modelling.
• Act as the enterprise advisor for SAP-enabled T&D business transformation.

4. Integration & Technology Alignment

• Oversee integration of SAP with Utilities operational systems, including: GIS (ESRI, Smallworld), SCADA, Outage & Work Management systems, Field mobility platforms including SAP SAM, FSM, B NAC, Ariba, RE FX
• Ensure robust data alignment between network assets, financial assets, spatial data, and property/land records.
• Drive compliance with cybersecurity, cloud, and infrastructure standards.

5. Continuous Improvement-

• Identify opportunities for enhanced asset reliability, inspection cycles, vegetation management, and field service efficiency using SAP EAM and S/4 innovations.
• Leverage automation, analytics, and digital tools (IoT, AI/ML, predictive maintenance).
• Provide strategic recommendations for continuous system uplift and digital utility transformation.