Senior ABAP Developer

Senior SAP ABAP Developer

Job Type: Contract
Duration: 6 Months
Industry: Food/IT

Job Location:

Work from Home (travel required)
Rate: £400/day to £500/day (Outside IR35)

Our client is a leading figurehead in the UK food sector, with an unparalleled pedigree dating back to the early 18th century. They are currently seeking a Senior ABAP Developer to join their busy SAP Development Team.

Reporting to the Development Operations Manager, the Senior ABAP Developer shall design and develop robust, high-performance code that meets stringent quality standards, ensuring successful delivery of both projects and BAU solutions. Lead a team of ABAP developers with excellent communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.

• Design & Development:
  Produce high-quality OO ABAP solutions, including classes, interfaces, and frameworks, ensuring performance, maintainability, and adherence to coding standards.
• Functional Translation:
  Collaborate with functional consultants to translate requirements into technical specifications and deliver developments across various functional modules.
• S/4
  
  HANA & BTP Expertise:
  Previous experience working on S/4
  
  HANA migration projects, including the ability to propose solutions and support path-clearing activities.
• Working knowledge of SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) environments.
• HANA-compatible ABAP (e.g., CDS views, AMDP, Open SQL for HANA) using the Eclipse-based ABAP Development Tools (ADT).
• Ability to translate web applications using BTP Build Apps and leverage Process Automation tools to streamline workflows and enhance user experience.
• Performance & Quality:
  Conduct performance analysis and optimization (SQL/ABAP runtime), feasibility checks, peer reviews, unit tests, and author comprehensive technical documentation.
• BAU & Projects:
  Support BAU incidents and requests and deliver enhancements and project features on time with strong stakeholder communication.
• Best Practices & Innovation:
  Stay current with SAP ABAP best practices and emerging technologies; propose and adopt relevant advancements to improve solution quality and developer productivity.
• Agile Methodologies:
  Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and ability to lead development sprints by creating and managing boards, workflows, custom fields, and permissions.
• Configuring epics, stories, and tasks for SAP development projects.
• Cross‑Team
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Work closely with Basis, Functional, and Integration teams (CPI) to ensure end‑to‑end solution integrity.

• Ability to design and develop robust, high‑performance code leading to successful project and BAU outcomes.
• Experience in SAP Fiori/UI5 development using BTP Business Application Studio (BAS).
• Exposure to integration (IDoc, RFC, OData, CPI) and performance tuning on HANA.

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