We help the world run better At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from. Summary & Role Information: As SAP Procurement Product Team, our mission is to provide the world’s leading cloud-based spend management solution, unifying the SAP Procurement portfolio across SAP S/4HANA, SAP Ariba Applications & Business Network, and SAP Fieldglass.  To strengthen further our team, we are looking for a Java Associate Architect to work with the leading Infrastructure & Platform-as-a-Service (SAP BTP) • S/he must possess superior technical leadership, communication skills and demonstrates independence in decision making. • Is responsible for defining the product’s architecture together with implementation team(s)  • Evaluates architecture risks and estimates effort for business case or backlog item, prepares management decisions on these topics  • Translates business and product requirements into technical requirements, models and software architecture   • S/he is capable to perform tasks and take decisions independently and ensure completion with good quality, timely delivery and efficiency • S/he should be able to apply clean code principles: execute code reviews, code inspections, unit testing, performance measurements and other quality tasks, have understanding of CI/CD concepts, processes, tools and methodologies • Strong educational qualification with 8-12 years of experience in software development • At least 2 years of experience as an Architect / Senior Technical Lead in design / development  of SaaS application based on any Cloud Technology  • Expert proficiency in Java w.r.t Spring Framework, Hibernate, Web Technologies and handling of data structures, SQL scripts • Proficiency in UI technologies: JavaScript (runtime environment Node.js), Angular JS, CSS, jQuery. Good to have: SAPUI5, Fiori Elements • Understanding of Microservices, event-driven and CQRS architecture • Knowledge of exposing and consuming SAP oData V2, V4 and RESTful APIs • Understanding of Component and E2E testing and hands-on experience with an automated testing tool • Ability to author software design, technical documentation and automation tests • Exposure to all aspects of the software development lifecycle (SDLC)  • Understanding of test driven development (TDD) • Knowledge of Domain Driven Desig ​Bring out your best SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can 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 and more equitable world. SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: Careers@sap.com For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability: Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability. Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor. Requisition ID: 406018  | Work Area: Software-Design and Development  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.