Principal/Lead Network Engineer — SAP RISE
Core
Senior technical leader and architect responsible for designing, implementing, and operationalizing the enterprise network infrastructure to enable the migration of Cencora's SAP environment from on-premises data centers to SAP RISE on Azure.
Role type
Principal/Lead Network Engineer (SAP RISE Migration)
Builds
Enterprise network architecture, Azure Virtual WAN/ExpressRoute topologies, hybrid connectivity, and secure network segmentation for SAP workloads.
Domain
Enterprise IT, Cloud Migration, SAP RISE, Azure Networking
Required skills
Azure networking (VNets, Virtual WAN, ExpressRoute), SAP application network dependencies, network security (NSGs, Firewalls, Private Endpoints), traffic engineering, DNS architecture, disaster recovery planning, network automation (Terraform/Bicep), program leadership
Preferred skills
SAP Basis collaboration, carrier coordination, network performance testing (iPerf, SAP NIPING), zero-trust security framework implementation
Technologies
Azure, SAP RISE, ExpressRoute, Azure Firewall, Terraform, Bicep, ARM templates
Responsibilities
Design end-to-end network architecture connecting on-premises data centers, corporate offices, and distribution centers to SAP RISE on Azure; Architect Azure network topology including hub-and-spoke models, route tables, and private DNS zones; Implement private connectivity using ExpressRoute and site-to-site VPN with sub-millisecond failover; Optimize network performance for SAP GUI, Fiori, RFC/BAPI, IDoc, and database replication traffic; Lead network war-room activities during go-live weekends to troubleshoot connectivity issues; Define and execute network acceptance criteria and cutover run-books for migration waves; Drive adoption of network automation and infrastructure-as-code to codify Azure network configurations.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic leadership
