SAP Technical Lead

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and expose robust, secure, and scalable SAP APIs (OData v2/v4, RESTful APIs, SOAP, RFCs, and BAPIs) to support seamless integration with external applications.
• Develop side-by-side and on-stack extensions on SAP BTP (using the SAP BTP ABAP Environment / Steampunk) to keep the core S/4HANA ERP clean.
• Write clean, optimized, and modern Object-Oriented ABAP (OO-ABAP) code. Develop business objects and services using RAP (ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model).
• Create and optimize complex Core Data Services (CDS) Views, Table Functions, and AMDP (ABAP Managed Database Procedures) on SAP HANA.
• Partner closely with middleware teams (SAP Integration Suite / CPI), frontend developers (SAPUI5/Fiori), and business analysts to translate functional integration requirements into technical designs.
• Write automated unit tests using the ABAP Unit Testing framework to ensure high code quality, reliability, and regression protection.
• Analyze and resolve performance bottlenecks in custom ABAP code, database queries, and API payloads.

Qualifications

• Overall Experience: Minimum 8+ years of hands-on experience in SAP ABAP development, with a strong evolution from legacy SAP ERP (ECC) to modern S/4HANA environments.
• RAP Expertise: Proven, hands-on project experience implementing business objects and services using the ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model (RAP) (both managed and unmanaged scenarios).
• SAP BTP Exposure: Strong working knowledge of SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) extension concepts, including BTP ABAP Environment (Steampunk), SAP Integration Suite, or SAP Business Application Studio (BAS).
• Advanced S/4HANA Concepts: Deep expertise in CDS Views, AMDP, Eclipse ADT, and S/4HANA Extensibility (In-App and Side-by-Side).
• Integration Technologies: Extensive experience with OData (v2 & v4), RFCs, BAPIs, ALE/IDocs, and consuming/exposing RESTful APIs.
• Development Tools: Expert-level mastery of ABAP Development Tools (ADT) in Eclipse.

Qualifications (continued)

• Minimum Education Requirements: Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Management Information Systems (MIS), or a closely related quantitative/technical field.
• Preferred Qualifications: SAP Certified Development Specialist - ABAP for SAP HANA or SAP Certified Development Associate - ABAP with SAP BTP. Experience with SAP CAP (Cloud Application Programming Model) using Node.js or Java. Familiarity with modern developer productivity tools, such as using AI assistants (GitHub Copilot, Cursor) inside VS Code with Model Context Protocol (MCP) for SAP ADT. Experience with SAP Event Mesh or event-driven architecture.