About the Role

We are hiring SAP HR ABAP developers to build, enhance and support the technical layer of a large, live SAP HCM landscape. You will work hands-on across Payroll (PY), Organizational Management (OM), Personnel Administration (PA) and Time Management (TM) writing complex ABAP, building interfaces and forms, and partnering directly with functional consultants and business analysts to turn HR and payroll requirements into working solutions.

This is a delivery-focused role with real ownership: you will own programs end to end, from analysis and design through testing, deployment and user enablement. We also expect you to work with AI-assisted development tools (Cursor, Claude) as part of everyday engineering.

Core ABAP Development

- Perform complex ABAP programming, testing and debugging for the implementation and support of SAP HR modules.
- Build and maintain classical and ALV reports, custom transactions, module pool programs and background jobs.
- Develop enhancements using user exits, customer exits, BAdIs and enhancement spots without disturbing standard SAP behaviour.
- Write conversion and data-load programs (BDC, LSMW, BAPI-based) for migrating legacy data into SAP.
- Design and build output documents using SAPscript, Smart Forms and Adobe Forms.
- Develop OData services and APIs to expose SAP HR data to Fiori, portal and third-party consumers.
- Apply and regression-test OSS notes; analyse SAP notes for relevance and impact before implementation.
- Optimise program performance and follow SAP coding standards, naming conventions and security guidelines.

HR / Payroll Domain Work

- Work across SAP HR modules Payroll (PY), Organizational Management (OM), Personnel Administration (PA) and Time Management (TM).
- Build HR-specific objects: infotype enhancements, custom infotypes, dynamic actions, payroll and time reporting using logical databases and HR macros.
- Support payroll cycles, statutory reporting and period-end activities from the technical side.




- Develop payroll postings, bank file, statutory and third-party interfaces.

Integration & Interfaces

- Design and build interfaces using BAPIs, RFCs, ALE and IDOCs, including configuration, monitoring and error handling.
- Build and support integrations between SAP HR and downstream systems (FI, time-capture systems, benefits and vendor platforms).
- Handle file-based and API-based integrations with appropriate reconciliation and exception reporting.

Analysis, Quality & Delivery

- Apply SAP ASAP / Activate methodology across the project lifecycle.
- Use structured principles and techniques of systems analysis, design and testing.
- Prepare technical specifications, develop test data, execute unit and integration testing, and support UAT.
- Identify the critical elements of application problems, evaluate data, determine solutions and make logical, well-reasoned recommendations.
- Manage transports, version control and deployment across the landscape with proper documentation.

Collaboration & Enablement

- Interface with functional consultants and business analysts to ensure business processes and procedures are correctly translated into technical solutions.
- Train and support system users effectively; prepare user guides and handover documentation.
- Provide production support, root-cause analysis and permanent fixes for recurring issues.

Skills & Experience

Must Have

- SAP ABAP core 46 years hands-on: Reports (classical/ALV), Dialog programming, BDC/LSMW, Enhancements (BAdI, user exits), SAPscript, Smart Forms, Adobe Forms.
- SAP HR modules working knowledge of PY, OM, PA and TM,



including HR-specific ABAP (infotypes, logical databases, HR macros, payroll clusters).
- Integration BAPI, RFC, ALE and IDOC configuration and development.
- OData / API — building and consuming OData services and REST APIs from SAP.
- Data conversion — proven experience converting data from legacy systems into SAP, ideally in HR or FI.
- AI-assisted development — practical familiarity with Cursor and Claude for coding, debugging and code review.
- OSS notes — identifying, applying and validating SAP notes.
- Methodology — SAP ASAP / Activate; structured systems analysis, design and testing.
- Functional grounding — understanding of HR and Payroll business processes.

Positive to Have

- Web Dynpro ABAP and SAP Enterprise Portal development.
- BSP application development (not mandatory).
- SAP Fiori / UI5 exposure and CDS views.
- Experience with SAP S/4HANA or SuccessFactors integration scenarios.
- Exposure to Indian statutory payroll requirements (PF, ESI, PT, TDS, Gratuity).

Behavioural & Professional

- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving ability.
- Ownership mindset — able to run a deliverable end to end with limited supervision.
- Keen interest in new trends in information technology and willingness to adopt new tools.
- Comfortable working with business stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

Qualification

- B.E. / B.Tech (minimum) or MCA from a recognised institution.
- SAP certification in ABAP or HCM is an added advantage.

What We Offer

- Hands-on work on a large-scale, complex SAP HCM landscape serving a substantial employee base.
- Direct exposure to end-to-end delivery — analysis, build, testing, deployment and support.
- An engineering culture that actively adopts AI-assisted development tooling.
- Structured learning across SAP HR functional and technical areas, with scope to grow into lead roles.

Compensation

📌 SAP HR ABAP Developer (Navi Mumbai)
🏢 Tech Mahindra
📍 Navi Mumbai