Architectural Development Expert (f/m/d) for Sustainable Sovereign Cloud

Architectural Development Expert (f/m/d) for Sustainable Sovereign Cloud

A Sustainable Sovereign Cloud initiative focuses on building a provider‑independent European cloud infrastructure. You will join a technology‑focused team shaping the next generation of SAP software and embedding sustainability across solutions.

What you’ll do: You will define and build the sustainability layer of an open‑source infrastructure platform, research and validate concepts such as sustainability‑aware scheduling, photonics chips, federated heterogeneous clouds, and heat reuse from data centers to offices, and determine feasibility and impact of these approaches.

The Role: As an Architectural Development Expert you will design future‑of‑European‑cloud‑infrastructure solutions, lead architectural decisions, and address technical implementation as well as conceptual questions about sustainability dimensions, measurements, and transparent trade‑offs.

What you bring:

• A bachelor’s degree or higher in computer science, mathematics, engineering, or related field (or equivalent professional experience)
• 8+ years of software development with a proven track record of leading architectural decisions
• Experience building systems that handle massive traffic, multi‑region deployments, and complex distributed consensus patterns
• Strong cloud infrastructure and distributed systems expertise, including RESTful API design and Kubernetes implementation
• Interest in new and emerging technologies with willingness to deepen expertise, especially AI, sustainability, performance, cloud infrastructure, and chip designs
• Background or demonstrated interest in sustainability and systems thinking (academic background preferred, but practical experience valued)
• Fluent in English (written and verbal); good in German (written and verbal)

Nice‑to‑have skills:

• Contributions to open‑source projects focused on standards or observability
• Experience in mission‑driven organizations or public‑interest tech
• Experience with SAP cloud technology and GPUs

We look for a reliable, positive, open‑minded, and collaborative personality with strong team‑working skills, self‑motivation, and the ability to work independently while aligning decisions with long‑term business strategy. Ideal candidates serve as thought leaders, communicate complex solutions to diverse stakeholders, and foster innovation and knowledge sharing within the team.

SAP is committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provides accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities.