Presales Cloud Architect

Location:

- Porto Salvo (2740-262) - Portugal
- Salary:

- Competitive
- Type:

- Permanent
- Main Industry:

- Search Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry Jobs
- Other Industries & Skills:

- Engineering, Finance, Banking & Insurance, Information Technology, Legal, Management & Executive, Purchasing & Supply Chain, Sales
- Advertiser:

- SAP
- Job ID:

- 132507760
- Posted On:

- 04 December 2025

We help the world run better

At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging - but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.

PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES

We are looking for highly motivated and customer-focused team members to strengthen the
ary point of contact for the
customer on technical topics and will work closely with internal teams during the sales cycle.
or the customer on the SAP
Cloud ERP Private Edition topic and its offerings.

EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS
- Present in detail technical, security and operational aspects of the SAP Cloud ERP

Private Edition and value proposition to the customers (usually to CIO’s, IT managers,
Data Center managers and SAP Technology staff)
- Support and organize technical responses to RFP / RFI’s.
- Conduct detailed technical workshops with customers to define the “to-be”

architecture and plan the migration roadmap together with partners, System Integrators,
and or SAP Professional Services.
- Work closely with the SAP solution architects & customers to map the planned solution

architecture into the Private Cloud Edition reference architecture.
- Blueprint customer requirements around HA/DR, Business Continuity, Security &
Compliance, networks etc.
- Work to generate pricing and provide ongoing deal support to sales teams.
- Own the technical discussions with the customer on the Private Cloud Edition topic and

act as the orchestrator of experts to obtain expertise from Cloud Architecture & Advisory
organization as required.

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
- Fluency in English is a MUST, any other language an asset.
- High proficiency in the SAP product portfolio, offerings, and industry solutions.
- Good understanding of SAP solutions (releases, platform interdependencies etc.)
- Good understanding of operational aspects (Application or Technical) of SAP solutions

in a cloud environment.
- Good understanding of the entire platform stacks (storage, virtualization, hardware,

networks etc.)
- Good understanding of capabilities of at least one Hyperscaler (AWS, MS Azure, or GCP)
- Good understanding of SAP Business Technology Platform
- Ability and willingness to be part of a global team of Cloud Architects.
- Willingness to undertake customer related travel on short notice.
- Bachelor’s / Master’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science, Business
- Administration required from an accredited university.
- High proficiency in customer communications and presentations is required

WORK EXPERIENCE
- 12+ years’ experience with customer facing SAP Technology Consulting (e.g. Basis

Admin, DB Admin, Migrations, Upgrades, Business Continuity, Operations etc.) in large
- scale customer environments.
- 10+ years’ experience with solution design, enterprise architecture and or SAP

implementation.
- Experience in a customer facing pre-sales role is an advantage.
- Experience with IaaS Providers (AWS, MS Azure or GCP) and data centers is a big

advantage.
- SAP HANA and S/4 HANA skills would be very helpful but not mandatory.

Bring out your best

We win with inclusion

SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone - regardless of background - feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.

For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the
SAP Employee Referral Program

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability, in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local legal requirements.

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