IT Solution Architect – SAP Plant Maintenance (PM)

Overview

IT Solution Architect for SAP Plant Maintenance (PM) within Lonza’s Global IT organization, primarily supporting the Acquire to Retire (A2R) process area in Hyderabad.

What you'll do

• Define and maintain solution architectures for the Acquire to Retire (A2R) process landscape.
• Design end-to-end application, integration, data, and technology solutions aligned to business requirements and enterprise architecture principles.
• Develop solution roadmaps supporting business strategy, operational objectives, and transformation initiatives.
• Lead architecture activities across project, enhancement, and transformation lifecycles from design through deployment to operational transition.
• Review and approve solution designs for projects, integrations, and A2R domain technology changes.
• Govern solution lifecycle decisions, architecture standards, and technical debt management.
• Act as an SAP PM / SAP Asset Manager / EVO Suite Scheduling subject matter expert guiding stakeholders.

What you'll need

• Proven experience designing and implementing SAP Plant Maintenance solutions in SAP ECC and/or SAP S/4HANA.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in SAP solution architecture, application design, implementation, or related leadership roles.
• Deep expertise in SAP Plant Maintenance (PM), SAP Asset Manager, and EVO Suite Scheduling.
• Strong knowledge of maintenance planning/scheduling and related SAP PM capabilities (e.g., equipment management, work order management, preventive maintenance).
• Strong understanding of asset lifecycle management and enterprise-scale application, integration, and data architectures.
• Experience leading architecture governance, design reviews, technology evaluations, and solution decisions.
• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, Business Information Systems, or related discipline (or equivalent experience).

Details

• Location: Hyderabad, India.
• Office-first role with flexibility to work remotely for 20% of time (one day per week).