SAP Technical Lead

Responsibilities

• API Development & Integration:
  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.
• BTP Extension Development:
  Develop side‑by‑side and on‑stack extensions on SAP BTP (using the SAP BTP ABAP Environment / Steampunk) to keep the core S/4
  
  HANA ERP clean.
• Modern ABAP Development:
  Write clean, optimized, and modern Object‑Oriented ABAP (OO‑ABAP) code. Develop business objects and services using RAP (ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model).
• Data Modeling:
  Create and optimize complex Core Data Services (CDS) Views, Table Functions, and AMDP (ABAP Managed Database Procedures) on SAP HANA.
• Collaboration:
  
  Partner closely with middleware teams (SAP Integration Suite / CPI), frontend developers (SAPUI5/Fiori), and business analysts to translate functional integration requirements into technical designs.
• Testing & Code Quality:
  Write automated unit tests using the ABAP Unit Testing framework to ensure high code quality, reliability, and regression protection.
• Performance Tuning:
  Analyze and resolve performance bottlenecks in custom ABAP code, database queries, and API payloads.

• 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/4
  
  HANA 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/4
  
  HANA Concepts:
  Deep expertise in CDS Views, AMDP, Eclipse ADT, and S/4
  
  HANA 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.
• 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 (Git Hub Copilot, Cursor) inside VS Code with Model Context Protocol (MCP) for SAP ADT.
• Experience with SAP Event Mesh or event‑driven architecture.