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
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
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
