SAP ABAP Technical Lead - HCM; Remote )(EST​/CST

Company

Belden Inc, Richmond, IN 47374.

This position is responsible for SAP ABAP development and support for Belden's Global ERP and HCM & Payroll Application portfolio. The landscape consists of SAP ERP ECC 6.0 & S4 Hana Rise Cloud and SAP Success Factors Employee Central & Employee Central Payroll, and several 3rd party applications.

The technical leadership role translates functional specifications into ABAP code, assists functional consultants with debugging, and collaborates with SAP functional teams. The role ensures high quality projects and system support through best practice SAP technologies including ABAP, Web Dynamic Programming and UI5. Responsibilities include application analysis & design, development, integration, maintenance and support for delivery of projects and releases. The person also partners with and guides the development of the offshore captive IT center in India, overseeing ABAP development work.

• Responsible for the ABAP technical delivery of Belden's on-premise and Cloud ECC, S4 Hana and SAP Success Factors stack along with its various 3rd party software and integration points.
• Ensure appropriate technology is used to maintain our SAP HCM system and all integration points with other Belden enterprise systems.
• Develop and support our ABAP and Web Dyn Pro  applications in our SAP HCM system.
• Develop quality code and its associated documentation adhering to team and departmental development standards.
• Provide SAP technical support including analysis, development, testing, tracking and resolution.
• Demonstrate high level of communication skills (verbal and written).
• Keep current skills up to date through research and practice.
• Engage professionally with our ERP, HCM and Payroll functional consultants.

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical related field.
• Minimum 7 years hands on SAP ABAP/4 Custom Development experience.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience deploying and supporting SAP ERP and SAP Success Factors.
• Experience with SAP ERP, HCM and Net Weaver Portal and Process Integration (PI) is required.
• Hands-on experience with Web Dynamic Programming and UI5 in support of ESS / MSS and HR Renewal is a big plus.
• Proficiency with IDocs, RFC/BAPI, file interfaces, and Proxies: basic knowledge of OData/Gateway and REST/SOAP.
• Hands-on experience with User exits, customer exits, BAdIs.
• Knowledge of RICEFW (Reports, Interfaces, conversions, Exits, Forms, workflows).
• Familiarity with ALE/IDOc, ALV reports, Adapter Framework and integration tools.
• Exposure to SAP CPI technology will be needed and is a big plus.
• Strong track record of engineering leadership with a "hands on" style; facilitating resolution of design conflicts, partnering effectively with leadership at different levels to gain consensus, creating workable and realistic plans, and ensuring smooth execution.
• Customer focused, seeking constantly to understand problems from the customer’s point of view and solutions that may work best.
• Experience evaluating, negotiating and managing systems integrators, software and hardware vendors and contractors, and working with offshore development centers.
• Strong System Integration and Data Migration experience.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Applicants can expect a base compensation range of $110,000 to $155,000 annually, plus benefits and additional incentives based on the level of the role.

Belden offers hybrid and remote work practices where feasible and provides employees with benefits that could include health/dental/vision, long term/short term disability, life insurance, HSA/FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, parental leave, employee stock purchase plan, paid leave for volunteer work, training opportunities, professional talent management and succession planning, corporate health well-being initiatives, and a work culture that includes commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and sustainability.