Role Overview We are looking for a highly experienced, self-driven SAP ABAP Technical Lead who can independently own technical solution delivery across multiple SAP modules. This role goes beyond development—it requires technical leadership, architecture thinking, stakeholder communication, cross-functional coordination, and proactive problem-solving. The ideal candidate should be capable of leading technical discussions, creating design presentations, coordinating with Basis, Security, Functional, and Integration teams, and driving technical decisions with minimal supervision.
Responsibilities:
Technical Leadership
- Lead end-to-end technical design and development activities for SAP solutions.
- Own technical workstreams and drive delivery independently.
- Mentor junior developers and perform technical reviews.
- Translate business requirements into scalable SAP technical solutions.
- Identify technical risks and proactively recommend mitigation strategies.
SAP Development
- Expert-level ABAP development including:
- OO ABAP
- CDS Views
- AMDP
- Enhancements (BAdIs, User Exits, Implicit/Explicit Enhancements)
- Reports
- Interfaces
- Forms (Adobe Forms/SmartForms/SAPScript)
- Dialog Programming
- Workflow enhancements
- RFC/BAPI development
- Strong understanding of RAP programming model is preferred.
- Experience developing Fiori OData services (Gateway).
Performance Optimization Debugging
Must possess deep troubleshooting capabilities including:
- Advanced ABAP debugging
- Runtime analysis (SAT)
- SQL Trace (ST05)
- SQL Monitor
- Memory analysis
- Update task troubleshooting
- Background job troubleshooting
- Lock analysis
- Performance tuning of custom programs
- Database optimization
- Index recommendations
- Identification of bottlenecks across application and database layers
Ability to work with Basis to resolve:
- Long running jobs
- Memory issues
- Dumps
- Gateway issues
- RFC failures
- Transport problems
- HANA performance issues
Cross-Functional Coordination
Act as the technical lead across multiple teams by coordinating with:
- SAP Basis
- SAP Security
- Functional Consultants
- SAP Integration Team
- Middleware Team
- Infrastructure Team
- SAP RISE Operations
- SAP Support Team
Should be able to clearly communicate:
- Technical dependencies
- Infrastructure requirements
- Transport strategy
- Performance recommendations
- System readiness activities