Enterprise Architect - ERP Transformation (m/w/d)

Enterprise Architecture

What You’ll Do – Your Strategic Playground

Big picture meets smart structure. We’re looking for a strategic Enterprise Architect to play a key role in our company-wide ERP transformation. You’ll bridge business needs with technical execution, create clarity in complexity, and steer the architectural vision for a future‑ready IT landscape.

• Evaluate and select the right technologies and tools to support a smooth and future‑proof ERP implementation
• Assess the impact of new systems on the existing IT landscape and on business processes across all departments
• Identify architectural risks and develop mitigation strategies early on
• Define, develop, and enforce enterprise architecture principles and guidelines
• Ensure consistent architecture standards across all IT and business units involved in the ERP journey
• Collaborate closely with project managers, solution architects, and domain experts to identify and drive opportunities where tech can directly support or enable business strategy
• Define reference architectures and roadmaps for future growth and transformation
• Ensure the ERP program aligns with long‑term business goals and the overall IT strategy
• Lead the integration design of SAP S/4HANA into the wider ecosystem (CRM, HR, BI, etc.)
• Coordinate with infrastructure, cybersecurity, and data governance teams to ensure seamless implementation
• Act as a strategic liaison between business stakeholders and IT teams – ensuring mutual understanding and clarity of requirements

Why join us?

• Remuneration and additional benefits that convince: With us, you can look forward to a pay scale including holiday pay and Christmas bonus. In addition, you can expect a company‑sponsored pension scheme, capital‑forming benefits and an employee referral program including a bonus.
• Safe and healthy: With a secure job in a fast‑growing and traditional family‑owned company, you can look to the future without worries. You can also benefit from our health promotion (e.height‑adjustable desks) and company fitness via EGYM with more than 4,500 network partners, bicycle leasing or PERI company sports groups.
• Grow beyond yourself: Annual employee appraisals, further training advice and support, exchange and mentoring programmes as well as leadership training support you in your professional development. In our PERI Academy, you can take advantage of a wide range of training opportunities as well as free access to online learning platforms such as LinkedIn Learning and getAbstract.

What You Bring – Your Architectural Toolkit

• A degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or similar – or equivalent practical experience
• Proven experience in enterprise architecture with a focus on ERP transformation, ideally in large, international organizations
• Deep knowledge of SAP S/4HANA architecture and how it integrates with other business‑critical systems
• Experience with architecture frameworks like TOGAF, ArchiMate, or comparable
• SAP Signavio and / or SAP LeanIX Experience would be desirable - but it's not a requirement
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms, middleware, APIs, data architecture, and cybersecurity principles
• Comfortable navigating both the strategic and technical aspects of IT landscapes
• Excellent communicator who knows how to translate complex tech into simple business language
• Confident decision‑maker with strong stakeholder management skills