Hyderabad, TelanganaBengaluru, Karnataka
Job Summary
IT Solution Architect — SAP Group Reporting & Finance Cloud
About the Program

Zurich Insurance Group is replacing its end-of-life SEM-BCS consolidation platform with SAP Group Reporting Public Cloud — a strategic, AI-first transformation of the Group Finance function delivered using SAP Activate methodology.

This role is Zurich's client-side technical architect, embedded in Zurich's project governance. The person holds the target architecture, challenges the SI on Zurich's behalf, and ensures all design decisions serve Zurich's long-term interests beyond the current engagement.

Solution Components in Scope

Core consolidation: SAP Group Reporting Public Cloud, SAP GRDC, ICMR (Intercompany), Embedded Analytics

Integration platform: SAP BTP (CPI), Cloud Connector, SAP BTP IAS/IPS, SAP S/4HANA (GFC)

Analytics & reporting: SAP BDC (Business Data Cloud), Databricks

Operations & governance: SAP CALM, Transport Management, Security / SoD Design, Monitoring Framework, Zurich Network Integration

Key Responsibilities
Solution Architecture
Define and own the end-to-end target architecture across all solution components
Enable Technical Teams to build the setting
Author Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) for all major design choices
Align Key Design Decisions amongst Stakeholders
Align with AI experts to embedd AI into the Solution Delivery
Integration Design
Design inbound flows: SAP S/4HANA (ZNA, Farmers, Turkey) via API to GRDC; non-SAP sources via GRDC input forms
Design outbound flows: SAP GR to BDC, SAP GR to Databricks, SAP GR to Workiva
Govern SAP BTP CPI pipeline design, Cloud Connector topology, and API patterns
Define communication arrangements and disclosure data scope for external systems
Security Architecture
Ensure all configurations comply with Zurich's cybersecurity policies and compliance standards
Resilience & Monitoring
Design the monitoring architecture: alerting, SLA thresholds,



operational dashboards for all interfaces
Define the hypercare monitoring model and error resolution procedures
Produce operational handover architecture — run-book inputs and steady-state data flows
SAP CALM & Landscape Management
Define ALM tooling setup and landscape management approach
Govern transport strategy and release management across all environments (dev / test / UAT / production)
Integrate with SAP CALM for change tracking, impact analysis, and deployment control
Configuration Governance
Govern SAP Datasphere replication flow design for outbound analytics
Skill Requirements
Mandatory
SAP Group Reporting hands-on configuration — GR Public Cloud or deep SEM-BCS with documented GR transition knowledge
SAP GRDC — data mapping, input form configuration, source-to-target mapping design
SAP BTP in practice — CPI integration flows, Cloud Connector, IAS/IPS provisioning; able to validate at technical specification level, not design only
Integration architecture across SAP and non-SAP systems; API-based and file-based patterns
Security-by-design: SAP authorization concept, SoD, BTP security model
Architecture documentation produced independently to Steering Committee quality: ADRs, solution design documents, integration specifications
Finance domain: group consolidation concepts (IFRS, GAAP hierarchies, intercompany elimination, Chart of Accounts) — sufficient to challenge both business and SI
Strongly Preferred
SAP BDC (Business Data Cloud) and/or SAP Datasphere integration experience
Databricks integration for outbound analytics from SAP
Workiva or equivalent disclosure management tool integration
SAP CALM hands-on configuration and transport management
SAP Activate methodology
Financial services or insurance industry background
English fluent; German advantageous for Zurich stakeholder interactions
Other Requirements
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