Skill-SAP ABAP Technical Architect

Experience-12+ Years

Location-Hyderabad

Role Overview:

We are seeking a highly skilled ABAP Technical Architect to own the technical architecture, development standards, and governance for SAP custom development across ECC and S/4HANA landscapes. The role requires deep expertise in ABAP and modern SAP technical stacks (OOABAP, CDS views, Fiori/UI5, ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model), combined with strong leadership skills to guide development teams and ensure high-quality, performant solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

Define and own the overall technical architecture for custom development (WRICEF) across SAP ECC and S/4HANA, ensuring alignment with SAP best practices and enterprise architecture standards.
Lead design and code review governance for ABAP developments, enforcing coding standards, performance benchmarks, and reusability guidelines.
Architect solutions using modern SAP technologies — CDS views, ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model (RAP), OData services, Fiori/UI5 apps, and BTP extensions.
Design and review integration objects (IDocs, BAPIs, RFCs, APIs, enhancements/BADIs, user exits) ensuring scalability and maintainability.
Partner with functional architects (OTC, SCM, RTR) to translate functional specifications into robust technical designs.
Drive performance tuning and troubleshooting for complex ABAP programs, interfaces, and reports, particularly in high-volume transaction environments.
Lead and mentor a team of ABAP developers, providing technical guidance, conducting design/code reviews, and ensuring delivery quality across the project lifecycle.
Own technical design documentation, unit testing strategy, and technical cutover/hypercare planning for large-scale SAP programs.
Support S/4HANA conversion projects with custom code remediation, ABAP readiness checks, and adoption of simplified data models.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

12+ years of SAP ABAP development experience, including at least 4-5 years in a technical architect or lead developer role.
Strong expertise in classic and object-oriented ABAP (OOABAP), including RICEFW objects: reports, interfaces, conversions, enhancements, forms (Smart Forms/Adobe Forms), and workflows.
Hands-on experience with S/4HANA technical stack: CDS views, ABAP RAP/OData services, AMDP, and Fiori/UI5 app development or extension.
Experience with integration technologies — IDocs, BAPIs, RFCs, web services/APIs, and middleware (PI/PO or Integration Suite).
Proven track record of performance tuning, code optimization, and troubleshooting in high-volume SAP environments.
Experience leading custom code remediation and ABAP readiness assessments for S/4HANA conversion projects.
Strong leadership and mentoring skills, with experience managing or guiding development teams across onshore-offshore delivery models.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to work directly with functional architects and business stakeholders.

Preferred / Good to Have:

SAP certification in ABAP with SAP NetWeaver / S/4HANA development.
Experience with SAP BTP, Cloud Application Programming (CAP) model, or Fiori Elements.
Exposure to DevOps/CI-CD practices for SAP (abapGit, gCTS, Transport Management).
Experience delivering to clients across US and EU regions.

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.