Senior Solution Architect - Enterprise Applications The Bridge Search is partnering with a major retailer on a large-scale ERP transformation. We’re looking for a Senior Solution Architect with real functional depth in Retail, Supply Chain or Finance. This is not an integration-only or SAP module role. It’s for an enterprise-first architect who happens to have deep SAP experience.

You’ll sit across six workstreams as the architect who keeps the program coherent: guiding solution design, simplifying the integration landscape, uplifting master data governance and holding the line on the Target Architecture.

What you’ll be doing

Leading end-to-end solution design across Finance, Supply Chain, Retail Platforms, HR and Corporate Applications

Championing clean-core principles across S/4HANA, BTP and MDG, keeping customisation to a minimum and using BTP or SaaS for extensibility

Rationalising integrations toward API-first, event-driven patterns and away from point-to-point

Defining master data ownership across product, supplier, customer and finance domains

Aligning designs to identity, security and access models (Entra ID, SAP IAS/IPS, ServiceNow provisioning)





Taking solutions and option analysis to the Architecture Review Board and influencing senior stakeholders

Bringing structure and clarity to a multi-vendor, regulated environment, and challenging vendors and SIs where needed

What you’ll bring

10+ years in enterprise solution architecture

Strong functional architecture background in Retail, Supply Chain or Finance

Hands-on S/4HANA architecture at scale, plus BTP and MDG; SuccessFactors is a bonus

Experience leading architecture on one or more large ERP or transformation programs, ideally alongside global SIs

A solid grasp of clean-core, RISE and cloud deployment models

Commercial awareness covering TCO, licensing and vendor leverage

A calm, structured communication style and solid written and visual artefacts

Experience in retail, distribution or other regulated, high-volume environments is highly regarded.

Why this role matters This architect is central to keeping the program aligned, scalable, compliant and future-ready. It’s a rare chance to shape a transformation that touches every part of the business, and to leave behind a cleaner, simpler architecture than you found.

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📌 Solutions Architect (Melbourne)
🏢 The Bridge Search
📍 Melbourne