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We are seeking an experienced SAP & Cloud Integration Technical Lead to lead the architecture, design, development, and support of enterprise integrations across SAP revenue accounting, compliance, billing, middleware, and cloud platforms. In this role, you will provide hands-on technical leadership across SAP Document and Reporting Compliance, SAP Accounts Receivable, SAP Sales and Distribution, SAP Business Technology Platform, SAP Integration Suite, Java microservices, and Google Cloud Platform environments. This role requires deep experience in enterprise integration, SAP technologies, cloud-native development, middleware, API design, security, DevSecOps, and production support. You will work closely with enterprise architects, SAP functional teams, finance and tax stakeholders, security teams, delivery partners, and global production-support organizations to deliver reusable, secure, and high-performing integration solutions. Responsibilities include technical architecture, integration design, global-market implementation, performance optimization, automation, testing, production support, and engineering mentorship. By applying SAP Clean Core principles and common-core integration patterns, you will help reduce duplication, improve maintainability, and enable scalable global solutions for Ford’s business operations. What you’ll do... Technical Leadership & Integration Architecture • Lead the architecture, design, development, implementation, and support of enterprise integrations across SAP IERP applications, middleware platforms, and cloud environments. • Define secure, scalable, resilient, and reusable integration patterns that support global business processes and future market implementations. • Lead technical design discussions, architecture reviews, technical working sessions, release planning, go-live activities, and post-launch stabilization. • Partner with enterprise architects, SAP functional teams, business stakeholders, security teams, testing teams, and delivery partners throughout the full product lifecycle. • Provide technical direction across multiple teams, global regions, and time zones. • Mentor engineers and promote knowledge sharing across SAP RAR, SAP DRC, SAP BTP, Zuora, GCP, middleware, testing, and production-support processes. • Apply SAP Clean Core principles, including the appropriate use of SAP BTP and side-by-side integration approaches. SAP & Cloud Integration Development • Design and implement secure APIs and middleware services using Java, Spring Boot, microservices, REST, SOAP, OData, RFCs, BAPIs, IDocs, Kafka, and Google Cloud Pub/Sub. • Develop and support SAP BTP and SAP Integration Suite solutions that connect SAP applications with external billing, compliance, tax, finance, and cloud services. • Design integration solutions that support SAP revenue accounting, accounts receivable, sales and distribution, regulatory compliance, invoicing, and related business processes. • Build reusable common-core integration designs for country and market implementations to reduce duplication, rework, operational complexity, and long-term maintenance. • Support integration with external enterprise systems, including billing, subscription, revenue, tax, finance, and compliance platforms. • Develop and maintain APIs, middleware workflows, message-processing services, batch integrations, and event-driven architectures. • Support platform migrations and modernization initiatives involving GCP, S3-to-GCS migration, Microsoft Entra ID, Apigee, GitHub, PAC, PCF, OpenShift, Docker, and Kubernetes. SAP Document & Reporting Compliance • Lead technical integration activities for SAP Document and Reporting Compliance implementations. • Support electronic invoicing, VAT reporting, statutory compliance, invoice validation, country-specific schema requirements, and related regulatory integration needs. • Develop DRC architecture and middleware solutions that support global-market requirements while maintaining common-core design standards. • Partner with SAP functional, tax, finance, legal, and compliance stakeholders to translate regulatory requirements into scalable technical solutions. • Support global DRC market implementations, testing, cutovers, production launches, and post-go-live stabilization. Cloud Platform, Security & DevSecOps • Support and enhance Google Cloud Platform services, including Cloud Run, Cloud Run Jobs, Cloud Scheduler, Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub, Secret Manager, IAM, and Cloud Monitoring. • Design and support secure authentication and authorization patterns using OIDC, OAuth, JWT, Microsoft Entra ID, TLS/SSL, certificate management, and identity-access-management processes. • Develop and maintain secure CI/CD and DevSecOps practices using GitHub, PAC, Jenkins, TeamCity, Maven, Chef, SonarQube, Veracode, Cycode, and related tools. • Ensure integration solutions meet enterprise security, data-protection, compliance, auditing, and operational requirements. • Apply containerization and cloud-native practices using Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, PCF, and comparable platforms where appropriate. • Partner with infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity, and platform teams to improve reliability, scalability, security, and operational readiness. Performance, Automation & Production Support • Improve performance and reliability of SAP batch programs, IDoc processing, API services, middleware workflows, and high-volume revenue transactions. • Develop automation for reconciliation, data validation, error correction, failed-record reprocessing, alerting, and production-support activities. • Support ERF processing and improve resolution time for in-progress transactions, integration failures, and operational issues. • Implement monitoring, alerting, logging, and observability capabilities using AppDynamics, Google Cloud Monitoring, logging platforms, email notifications, Microsoft Teams notifications, and related technologies. • Lead integration, regression, performance, and end-to-end testing using JUnit, JMeter, Karate, WireMock, TOSCA, and comparable test-automation tools. • Perform root-cause analysis for complex production incidents and implement corrective and preventative actions. • Support release management, production cutovers, go-live readiness, hypercare, and post-launch stabilization for global implementations. • Maintain clear and complete technical documentation, including solution designs, interface specifications, API contracts, operational procedures, monitoring standards, and support runbooks. We recognize that no one person will embody every single quality or skill listed below. If you are passionate about SAP engineering, cloud integration, enterprise architecture, and delivering secure, scalable global technology solutions, we encourage you to apply. Education: • Requires a bachelor’s or foreign equivalent degree in computer science, information technology or a technology related field • Equivalent relevant practical experience may be considered. • Graduate degree or equivalent technical education is preferred. Experience: • 10+ years of experience in enterprise software development, middleware engineering, microservices, application integration, full-stack software engineering, or a related technical discipline. • Experience leading technical integration activities across multiple teams, global markets, regions, and time zones. • Experience supporting enterprise applications and SAP-integrated business processes in a large, complex organization. • Experience working in Agile or Scrum software-development environments. • Experience supporting production systems, global launches, cutovers, incident resolution, and post-go-live stabilization. • Strong technical leadership, stakeholder-management, communication, analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills. Required Technical Experience: • Strong hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, microservices, REST APIs, SOAP services, OData, Kafka, APIs, relational databases, and NoSQL databases. • Experience working with SAP enterprise applications and SAP-integrated business processes. • Experience with one or more SAP technologies, including SAP Document and Reporting Compliance, SAP Accounts Receivable, SAP BTP, SAP Integration Suite, SAP OData, IDocs, BAPIs, and RFCs. • Experience integrating SAP with billing, subscription, revenue, finance, tax, compliance, or external enterprise systems. • Experience designing and implementing secure, scalable middleware and API solutions. • Experience with cloud-native technologies and platforms, including GCP, AWS, PCF, OpenShift, Docker, Kubernetes, or comparable environments. • Hands-on experience with GCP services such as Cloud Run, Cloud Run Jobs, Pub/Sub, Cloud Storage, Secret Manager, Cloud Scheduler, IAM, and Cloud Monitoring. • Experience with API gateways, preferably Apigee, and identity technologies such as OIDC, OAuth, JWT, Microsoft Entra ID, TLS/SSL, and certificate management. • Experience with CI/CD, Git-based source control, automated testing, performance tuning, monitoring, observability, and production support. • Experience with DevSecOps tools and practices, including GitHub, PAC, Jenkins, TeamCity, Maven, Chef, SonarQube, Veracode, Cycode, or comparable technologies. • Experience leading integration, regression, performance, and end-to-end testing using tools such as JUnit, JMeter, Karate, WireMock, TOSCA, or similar frameworks. Preferred Experience: • SAP Certified Enterprise Architect certification. • Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect certification. • Experience applying SAP Clean Core principles and SAP BTP side-by-side integration patterns. • Experience with SAP BTP-100, CLD200, SAP Integration Suite, SAP FI, or related SAP technical training. • Experience with AppDynamics, Dynatrace, SonarQube, Veracode, Cycode, TOSCA, Karate, WireMock, JMeter, Jenkins, TeamCity, GitHub, PAC, or Autosys. • Experience supporting SAP Document and Reporting Compliance implementations, electronic invoicing, VAT reporting, statutory reporting, and country-specific compliance requirements. • Experience with global-market launches, production cutovers, regression testing, and post-go-live stabilization. • Experience in automotive, banking, financial services, tax, compliance, revenue accounting, or similarly regulated enterprise environments. You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply! As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including: • Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage • Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more • Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases • Tuition assistance • Established and active employee resource groups • Paid time off for individual and team community service • A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day • Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time. For a detailed look at our benefits, click here: Benefit Summary This position is a salary grade 7-8 . This position is a salary grade 7-8 and ranges from $99,600 - $192,900 . Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value. * Please note: This is a hybrid role, you are expected to relocate if you are not within commutable distance, and responsible to be onsite 4 days per week * *Visa Sponsorship is not provided for this role * Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, If you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660. #LI-Hybrid #LI-GH2

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What you’ll do...
Technical Leadership & Integration Architecture
Lead the architecture, design, development, implementation, and support of enterprise integrations across SAP IERP applications, middleware platforms, and cloud environments.
Define secure, scalable, resilient, and reusable integration patterns that support global business processes and future market implementations.
Lead technical design discussions, architecture reviews, technical working sessions, release planning, go-live activities, and post-launch stabilization.
Partner with enterprise architects, SAP functional teams, business stakeholders, security teams, testing teams, and delivery partners throughout the full product lifecycle.
Provide technical direction across multiple teams, global regions, and time zones.
Mentor engineers and promote knowledge sharing across SAP RAR, SAP DRC, SAP BTP, Zuora, GCP, middleware, testing, and production-support processes.
Apply SAP Clean Core principles, including the appropriate use of SAP BTP and side-by-side integration approaches.
SAP & Cloud Integration Development
Design and implement secure APIs and middleware services using Java, Spring Boot, microservices, REST, SOAP, OData, RFCs, BAPIs, IDocs, Kafka, and Google Cloud Pub/Sub.
Develop and support SAP BTP and SAP Integration Suite solutions that connect SAP applications with external billing, compliance, tax, finance, and cloud services.

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Graduate degree or equivalent technical education is preferred.
SAP Certified Enterprise Architect certification.
Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect certification.
Experience applying SAP Clean Core principles and SAP BTP side-by-side integration patterns.
Experience with SAP BTP-100, CLD200, SAP Integration Suite, SAP FI, or related SAP technical training.
Experience with AppDynamics, Dynatrace, SonarQube, Veracode, Cycode, TOSCA, Karate, WireMock, JMeter, Jenkins, TeamCity, GitHub, PAC, or Autosys.
Experience supporting SAP Document and Reporting Compliance implementations, electronic invoicing, VAT reporting, statutory reporting, and country-specific compliance requirements.
Experience with global-market launches, production cutovers, regression testing, and post-go-live stabilization.
Experience in automotive, banking, financial services, tax, compliance, revenue accounting, or similarly regulated enterprise environments.
You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!
Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases

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