Network Architect Senior Specialist / Expert (f/m/d) 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. 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 doWork together with a team of technical experts to ensure ongoing timely delivery of Network related projects.Develop relationships with other IT departments to stay aligned on new service / technology rollouts.Ensure guidelines, policies, tools and processes are kept up to date.Share your knowledge continuously with the team.Identify limitations of current and future network landscapes and drive optimization of the overall SAP Office network.Work with SAP Global Security to design future-ready Network landscapes.What you bringA formal education with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree is a benefit.Experience designing high-availability Networks in a technically complex environment.Excellent interpersonal skills – communicating with others, problem solving and decision making.Positive attitude, sociable team player who is service oriented.Innovative thinker who can see the bigger picture.Ability to analyze and implement efficiencies.Working accurately and without supervision.Willingness to accept additional responsibilities.Prepared to travel in / out of the country.Deep knowledge of Network Security.Advanced project management skills.CCIE or CCNP grade in-depth knowledge of network protocols, network infrastructure and related IT services.Highly proficient in spoken and written German and English.3-5 years of proven experience in leading global projects.Experience in designing large and complex active and passive Network Infrastructure for office landscapes: LAN, WLAN, Internet, MPLS, WAN, NextGen Firewalls, 5G, etc.Experienced in working with global Network providers (Hardware, Software, Circuits).Flexible, self-motivated and able to work independently in a fast-paced and multicultural organization.Strong understanding of routing and switching network Website, SDN, VxLAN, BGP, 802.1X, NAC and LISP should be common for you.Meet your teamThe Global Corporate Office Network Service team manages the internal corporate office networks for more than 200 locations at SAP. The team is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of the data network services in SAP’s Internal Corporate Network.We win with inclusionSAP’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. SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: Careers@sap.com.Requisition ID: 404760 | Work Area: Information Technology | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid #J-18808-Ljbffr