SAP S​/4HANA ABAP Lead (Landscape​/Transport Management) | Dallas, TX

Role: SAP S/4

HANA ABAP Lead (Landscape/Transport Management)

Location:

Dallas, TX (Onsite)

Duration:
Long Term Contract

• Landscape Management:
  Act as the primary technical contact for the N (ECC) and N+1 (S4) landscape strategy, ensuring smooth, automated transport movement.
• Code Synchronization:
  Perform retrospectives on code changes, identifying conflicts and retrofitting enhancements from the N track into the N+1 track using SAP Solution Manager tools like Revtrac.
• S/4
  
  HANA Development:
  Design and develop custom solutions using CDS Views, AMDP, OData services, and Fiori, ensuring compliance with S/4
  
  HANA standards.
• Release Governance:
  Manage complex transport dependencies (retrofitting) to ensure that code deployed in production is retrofitted into the S4 environment timely and accurately.
• Issue Resolution:
  Analyze, document, and resolve technical issues arising from differences between the two environments, ensuring high‑quality, stable code.
• Collaboration & Documentation:
  Work with functional resources across various SAP modules to resolve object conflicts and document details for audit and historical references.

• Expertise in ABAP on HANA, including CDS views and AMDP; S/4
  
  HANA Fiori, OData, and Embedded Analytics.
• Extensive experience with Transport Organizer and Retrofit processes in Solution Manager.
• Experience executing and supporting system upgrade activities, including pre‑checks, SUM execution, and post‑upgrade validation; handling SPAU and SPDD adjustments during S/4
  
  HANA upgrades; ensuring consistency of custom objects and enhancements after upgrade.

• Configure and deploy OData services for Fiori applications.
• Activate and manage services via /IWFND/.
• Design and develop Fiori applications and UI5 components.
• Understand integration between Gateway, backend system, and Launchpad.

• Configure and activate SICF services required for OData and Fiori apps.
• Ensure correct ICF node activation and service paths for seamless connectivity.
• Troubleshoot service connectivity and authorization issues.

• Register and configure SOAP/Web services in SAP.
• Work on service consumption and provider configurations.
• Support integrations involving IDoc, CPI, SLT, and external systems.

• Handle Rev‑Trac PODS check errors during the transport lifecycle.
• Ensure compliance with release management and transport controls.
• Perform root cause analysis for failed transports and remediate issues.

• Understand integration concepts of the Vertex tax engine.
• Familiarity with SIC (Single Instance Configuration / System Integration Component) in the Vertex context.
• Support tax‑related enhancements and troubleshooting.

• Minimum 12–14 years of experience in SAP ABAP, with at least 5–6 years focusing on S/4
  
  HANA implementations.
• Experience managing N & N+1 development landscapes in large‑scale, multi‑track projects.
• Excellent communication skills to coordinate with multiple teams.