Position:
Forward Deployed AI Engineer Expert / Senior (f/m/d)
Company:
SAP
Location:
Germany, Garching bei München (Munich)
Employment type:
Regular Full Time
Work Arrangement:
#LI-Hybrid
Short Summary:
As a Principal Forward Deployed Architect T3/T4PF (f/m/d), you will provide technical leadership for SAP's most strategic AI engagements, defining enterprise AI architectures and leading multidisciplinary delivery teams.
Responsibilities:
- Own the end-to-end architecture for complex enterprise AI programs from discovery through production.- Lead solution architecture spanning AI agents, RAG, Knowledge Graphs, MCP, multi-agent systems, enterprise integrations, and cloud-native platforms.- Serve as the primary technical advisor for customer executives, enterprise architects, and program leadership.- Architect scalable AI platforms using SAP AI Core, SAP BTP, Joule, Kubernetes, hyperscalers, and enterprise integration services.- Define reference architectures, reusable frameworks, golden paths, engineering standards, and governance models.- Lead technical discovery workshops, architecture reviews, and executive solution presentations.- Guide engineering teams across multiple customer engagements while mentoring senior engineers and architects.- Drive security, observability, performance, compliance, and operational excellence for enterprise AI solutions.- Influence SAP product teams by providing architectural feedback from customer implementations.- Identify innovation opportunities and establish new technical capabilities for the Forward Deployed Engineering organization.
Requirement:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, or related discipline.- 10+ years of software engineering and enterprise architecture experience with significant customer-facing delivery.- Expertise in Python and modern enterprise application architecture.- Deep experience with LLMs, agentic AI, RAG, GraphRAG, Knowledge Graphs, vector databases, MCP, tool calling, evaluation frameworks, and AI observability.- Extensive experience with SAP BTP, SAP AI Core, Joule, SAP integration technologies, and enterprise landscapes.- Strong background in Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, DevSecOps, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), and distributed systems.- Proven ability to architect large-scale enterprise solutions integrating SAP and non-SAP systems.- Experience leading cross-functional engineering teams and mentoring senior technical talent.- Exceptional communication and executive stakeholder management skills.- Strong strategic thinking with the ability to balance business outcomes, technical excellence, and delivery execution.
Benefits:
- Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.