Markus Cherdron
Chief Development Architect Sovereign Cloud @SAP
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Chief Development Architect Sovereign Cloud @SAP
Sankt Leon-Rot, DE
As Chief Development Architect for SAP Sovereign Cloud, I support the CTO in leading the global technology direction and enablement of SAP’s sovereign cloud offerings — ensuring compliance, scalability, and innovation across hyperscaler and SAP-operated infrastructures.Key Responsibilities and Focus Areas:Global Cloud & Infrastructure Strategy: Steering SAP Sovereign Cloud’s adaptation across hyperscaler and infrastructure environments — including SAP Cloud Infrastructure (SCI), AWS (GovCloud, Commercial and European Sovereign Cloud), Microsoft Azure (Gov and Commercial), Google Cloud Platform, Delos, and Bleu.End-to-End Software Delivery Lifecycle: Shaping DevSecOps-to-LocalSecOps frameworks to enable secure, autonomous operations within sovereign information security boundaries.Product Enablement for Sovereignty- Ensuring SAP products — such as SAP BTP, SAP S/4HANA, SAP SuccessFactors HCM, SAP Ariba, SAP Fieldglass, and more — meet national and sectoral sovereignty requirements- Embedding compliance frameworks like NIST 800-53, FedRAMP, IRAP, and BSI C5 into SAP’s product and delivery lifecycle.Collaboration with SAP NS2:Working closely with SAP National Security Services (NS2) to establish a sovereign cybersecurity and automation framework, initially designed for U.S. sovereign environments and now being extended globally.Automation & Scalability: Driving large-scale automation initiatives to support the scale-out of SAP products into sovereign deployments across diverse markets — each forming a secure and autonomous information security boundary.Industry Collaboration: Contributing to the standardization of sovereign cloud solutions through active participation and thought leadership in communities such as ApeiroRA and NeoNephus.Mission:Building the next generation of sovereign, automated, and compliant SAP cloud landscapes — where national autonomy meets global innovation.
EDUCATION
Télécom SudParis
Robotics
RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau
Dipl.-Ing Computer Engineering, Digitaltechnik, Software Engineering
Lakeview High School, Battle Creek, Michigan
High School Diploma
Technisches Gymnasium Kaiserslautern
Abitur
ABOUT MARKUS CHERDRON
Business and technology leader, architect, developer, and product innovator with over 25 years of experience in the enterprise software and technology industry. I combine deep technical expertise with strategic vision, having successfully led global architecture teams and implemented enterprise-scale solutions across multiple industries.My current focus is on guiding the transition of large-scale software systems to meet the regulatory and operational requirements of sovereign countries and customers — including secure, compliant, and autonomous cloud environments.As the holder of more than 30 patents, my work has centered on innovation in user interface technologies, full-stack client-server architectures, cloud-native distributed systems, and lifecycle management frameworks that ensure code moves seamlessly from the developer’s environment to production — fast, qualified, and reliable.I am passionate about large-scale architecture and the culture of engineering excellence. I enjoy mentoring and coaching developers and architects to reach their highest potential, fostering collaboration, ownership, and innovation.
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