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Architect, SAP S/4HANA

LU Service Corp.

Gainesville, GA, US, 30501 South Lake Tahoe, CA, US, 96150 Litchfield Park, AZ, US, 85340 Merrick, NY, US, 11566 Manchester, NH, US, 03101 Londonderry, NH, US, 03053 Tyler, TX, US, 75703 Downey, CA, US, 90241 Fall River, MA, US, 02724 Bryson, TX, US, 76427 Joplin, MO, US, 64801 Pine Bluff, AR, US, 71601

Our purpose is sustaining energy and water for life, and it is demonstrated in everything we do as a business, and as an employee team.

At Liberty, we hire passionate people who care about doing the right thing for our customers. We are entrepreneurial, creative, and outcome-focused. Here, your natural talent and achievements will flourish in an inclusive environment of teamwork, trust and continuous learning. We are always pursuing excellence to exceed our ambitions goals, rewarding both the goal outcome and how we achieve it.

Purpose

The SAP S/4HANA Enterprise Architect serves as the senior architecture authority for Liberty Utilities’ SAP ecosystem, leading enterprise architecture, roadmap, integration, governance, and modernization strategy across SAP S/4HANA transformation initiatives, including RISE with SAP, ERP modernization, application rationalization, utility process standardization, cloud integration, and clean-core governance. Reporting to the Director, Enterprise Architecture, this role partners closely with business leaders, infrastructure, cybersecurity, OT, enterprise applications, vendor partners, and managed service providers to design scalable, secure, resilient, and business-aligned SAP capabilities across Liberty’s multi-utility operating model. The position is critical to enabling Liberty’s long-term digital utility strategy while ensuring operational reliability, regulatory compliance, cybersecurity, cost optimization, and standardized enterprise processes across electric, gas, and water utilities.

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Accountabilities

Define and govern Liberty’s target-state SAP enterprise architecture strategy, principles, standards, patterns, and reference architectures
Lead architecture design for SAP S/4HANA, SAP BTP, RISE with SAP, and adjacent utility platforms
Drive clean-core SAP architecture and upgrade-safe extensibility strategy
Develop multi-year SAP modernization and rationalization roadmaps aligned with Liberty’s enterprise business capabilities and operating model
Lead architecture oversight for ECC-to-S/4HANA transformation programs, defining migration approaches, technical landscapes, integration strategies, and deployment models, and supporting RISE migration, environment consolidation, and standardization
Ensure scalable design across Finance, Supply Chain, Asset Management, Procurement, Customer Operations, and Utility Operations in partnership with implementation partners, MSP providers, and SAP leadership
Architect utility-specific SAP capabilities including Meter-to-Cash, Customer Billing, Work & Asset Management, Device Management, Field Operations, Vegetation Management, Procurement & Supply Chain, and Regulatory Reporting
Integrate SAP with ADMS, GIS, OMS, AMI/MDM, ServiceNow, contact center platforms, data & analytics platforms, and OT systems, ensuring support for regulatory and operational resiliency requirements
Define enterprise integration standards across SAP and non-SAP ecosystems, leading API, middleware, event-streaming, and BTP integration architecture
Establish enterprise data models, master data governance, and data lifecycle strategies
Partner with analytics and AI teams to enable trusted operational and enterprise data platforms and support AI-enabled process automation and intelligent operations initiatives
Establish SAP architecture review boards and governance processes, reviewing and approving solution designs from system integrators and partners
Ensure vendor deliverables align with Liberty standards and strategic objectives, and define technical debt reduction and architecture compliance processes
Support contract reviews and architecture governance for outsourced services
Ensure SAP architectures meet cybersecurity, disaster recovery, resiliency, and compliance requirements
Partner with infrastructure and security teams on identity & access management, Zero Trust integration, logging & observability, backup & recovery, and high availability architecture
Support operational SLAs and enterprise resiliency objectives

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
10+ years of SAP architecture and enterprise technology leadership experience, including 5+ years leading SAP S/4HANA architecture initiatives
Deep expertise across SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA, SAP BTP, SAP integrations, and SAP cloud transformation
Experience with utility industry business processes and platforms
Strong understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF preferred) and experience leading large-scale ERP transformations in regulated environments
Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills
Preferred: SAP Enterprise Architect certification, SAP S/4HANA implementation experience, and RISE with SAP experience
Preferred: utility industry experience (electric, gas, water) and Azure or AWS cloud architecture experience
Preferred: experience working within outsourced or MSP operating models and knowledge of AI/automation opportunities within ERP ecosystems
Strategic thinker with operational execution discipline and the ability to influence executives, vendors, and cross-functional teams
Strong governance, decision-making, risk management, and prioritization capability, with the ability to simplify complex technical concepts into business outcomes

Compensation Data

Full base salary range $120,000.00- $160,000.00 per year*Liberty considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education, training and skills, and geographic location.

Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. is a growing renewable energy and utility company with over $15 billion of assets across North America and internationally.

For more than 30 years, Algonquin has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to delivering clean energy and water solutions. Our rapid growth has led both our regulated utility services and renewable energy business groups into different geographies and commodities, but our purpose remains unchanged – Sustaining Energy and Water for Life.

Through our operating business (Liberty), we provide regulated electricity, water, and natural gas utility services to over 1 million customer connections, primarily in North America. And, our growing portfolio of clean, renewable wind, solar, hydro and thermal power generation facilities represent over 3 GW of renewable generation capacity in operation and under construction.

With our robust, diversified, and growing presence in communities across North America and internationally, we are continually demonstrating our “Think Global, Act Local” business model.

What we offer

Company funded Pension program

401k with Company match

Full insurance benefits (health/dental/vision/life)

Collaborative environment with a genuine flexible working policy

Share purchase/match plan

Defined Contribution savings plan

Top Talent Program

Volunteer paid days off

Employee Assistance Program

Achievement fund

We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce. If you are excited about this role and are not certain you meet the all the qualification requirements, we encourage you to apply to further investigate the opportunity.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value each person’s unique background, diversity, experiences, perspectives and talents. Full participation of all employees in a safe, healthy and respectful environment is key to individual and company success. We are committed to fully utilizing the abilities of all of our employees and expect each of our employees to honor this commitment in their daily responsibilities.

Nearest Major Market: Gainesville GA

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