Position Overview
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior SAP ABAP Developer to serve as a technical specialist and solution architect across enterprise ECC and S/4HANA landscapes. This role demands strong technical leadership, deep hands-on expertise in modern ABAP technologies, and the ability to design and deliver scalable, high-performance solutions aligned with business and architectural standards.
The successful candidate will take ownership of complex developments, guide S/4HANA transformation initiatives, and mentor development teams while collaborating closely with functional, integration, and enterprise architecture stakeholders.
Technology Landscape
The role involves extensive work on platforms and technologies from SAP, including ECC, S/4HANA, cloud extensions, and integration services.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership & Architecture :
- Lead and architect complex ABAP developments across ECC and S/4HANA systems.
- Define and drive technical architecture for greenfield and brownfield S/4HANA implementations and migrations.
- Establish development standards, guidelines, and best practices for ABAP and ABAP on HANA.
- Review and approve technical designs, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture and SAP recommendations.
S/4HANA & ABAP On HANA Expertise
- Design and implement high-performance solutions using CDS Views, AMDP, and HANA-native techniques.
- Apply push-down strategies to move business logic to the database layer for optimal performance.
- Perform advanced code remediation, simplification item adjustments, and optimization for S/4HANA compatibility.
- Ensure all custom developments comply with HANA and S/4HANA best practices.
Modern ABAP & RAP Development
- Design and develop applications using the RESTful ABAP Programming Model (RAP).
- Build reusable business objects, behavior definitions, and service definitions.
- Develop modern ABAP extensions and ensure clean-core compliance where applicable.
Integration & API Strategy
- Design, build, govern, and optimize OData services, RESTful APIs, and event-based integrations.
- Define and implement API-first integration strategies.
- Support integration scenarios involving SAP BTP and external systems.
Quality, Performance & Governance
- Drive performance tuning and optimization using ATC, SQL Trace, Runtime Analysis, and Code Inspector.
- Define and enforce coding standards, naming conventions, and documentation practices.
- Conduct code reviews, technical design reviews, and architecture walkthroughs.
Team Leadership & Mentoring
- Mentor and guide junior and mid-level developers.
- Provide technical coaching and support career development within the team.
- Support effort estimation, planning, and delivery management.
Collaboration & Delivery
- Work closely with functional, integration, testing, and architecture teams to ensure end-to-end solution quality.
- Participate in solution design workshops and stakeholder discussions.
- Support production issues, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- 8 to 12 years of hands-on experience in SAP ABAP development.
- Deep expertise in ABAP on HANA and performance optimization.
- Strong hands-on experience with RAP, CDS Views, and AMDP.
- Proven experience in multiple S/4HANA implementations or ECC to S/4HANA migrations.
- Strong understanding of integration patterns and API-first design.
- Experience working with SAP Activate methodology.
- Strong knowledge of SAP development standards, transport management, and lifecycle processes.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Preferred / Good To Have
- Hands-on exposure to SAP BTP extensions (side-by-side and in-app).
- Knowledge of Fiori Elements and UI integration.
- Experience leading offshore and onshore development teams.
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