Cloud Infrastructure Expert for Global Sovereign Cloud Delivery

**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.

**What you'll do**

Summary:
We are looking for a **Cloud Infrastructure Expert** supporting the Global Sovereign Cloud Delivery team in laying the foundation towards a unified and competitive business in the regulated industry. Within the newly formed Sovereign Cloud Delivery organization, we are responsible for operating a multitude of SAP solutions according to local certification requirements. We will work with a multitude of global Hyperscaler Providers in line with global as well as local compliance and security requirements. We established a small global team, which focuses on standardization and alignment between the various local teams, who will execute their day-to-day activities based on global guidance.

**The Role**:
You will be part of this global team and assume responsibility for defining and managing a best-in-class Hyperscaler optimization strategy for all solutions as well as the central infrastructure in Sovereign Cloud. This affects all countries that are currently supported (ANZ, CA, UK), as well as all countries that will be added in the upcoming years. You will closely cooperate with our engineering team and representatives of the local delivery units to define todays and future deployment strategy for all locations and products. You will spend significant time liaising between all involved stakeholders.

stakeholders.

The role includes the following tasks:

- Monitor and understand the customer and countries pipeline. Balance timely procurement and optimized Hyperscaler Infrastructure usage
- Be familiar with Hyperscaler offerings, services and discount programs and find the sweet-spot to safeguard lowest infrastructure cost while supporting all stakeholder requirements
- Actively drive cost saving activities
- Actively drive service, security and usage activities
- Manage requirements from all stakeholders (Operations, Engineering, Solutions, Security etc.)
- Provide regular usage, cost and optimization potential reporting
- Represent Sovereign Cloud in meetings with Hyperscaler representatives

**What you bring**:

- You have strong analytical skills, are a team player, like proactive networking, have a results and execution focus.
- You should enjoy being a part of an internationally diverse team, engaging seamlessly with remote teams and stakeholders across different locations.
- You are Skilled in process optimization
- You have a high service and customer orientation
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and preferably in German
- Constructive and open style of communication
- Audience oriented presentation skills (e.g. system administrators, top management)
- Focus on quality
- Track record in customer meetings/communications

**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.

**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.

Requisition ID: 405042 | Work Area: Software-Development Operations | Expected Travel: 0 - 20% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.