Sap Advanced Business Application Programming Consultant

Job Description : SAP ABAP Developer

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced SAP ABAP Developer with a proven track record of successful end-to-end implementation rollouts. The ideal candidate will have 6-10 years of hands-on experience in SAP ABAP development and a strong understanding of SAP modules and business processes.

Experience Required

Total Experience : 6-10 years in SAP ABAP Development

Implementation Experience : Minimum 2 end-to-end SAP implementation rollouts (from requirement gathering to go-live and post-implementation support)

SAP Environment : Experience in both ECC and S / 4HANA environments

Key Responsibilities

Development & Implementation

Design, develop, test, and implement ABAP-based solutions for SAP applications across multiple modules

Lead technical implementation activities in full lifecycle SAP projects from blueprinting to go-live

Develop and maintain Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Forms (RICEF) objects

Create and optimize ALV reports, Interactive reports, and Classical reports

Develop Smart Forms, SAP Scripts, and Adobe Forms for business documents

Build and maintain BAPIs, RFCs, and IDocs for system integrations

Technical Expertise

Write clean, efficient, and well-documented ABAP code following SAP development standards

Perform code reviews and ensure adherence to coding best practices and performance standards

Create and modify database tables, views, data elements, domains, and structures

Implement User Exits, Customer Exits, BAdIs (Business Add-Ins), and Enhancement Points

Develop custom workflows and business process automation solutions

Integrate web services (SOAP / REST) with SAP systems

Performance & Quality

Conduct performance tuning and optimization of existing ABAP programs

Debug complex ABAP code and resolve technical issues efficiently

Perform unit testing, integration testing, and support UAT (User Acceptance Testing)

Ensure code quality through systematic debugging and error resolution

Implement best practices for memory management and runtime optimization

Project Management

Participate in requirement gathering workshops with functional consultants and business stakeholders

Prepare technical specifications from functional specifications

Create and manage transport requests and version management

Coordinate with cross-functional teams including Basis, Functional, and Integration teams

Provide post-implementation support and troubleshoot production issues

Mandatory Technical Skills

Core ABAP Development

Strong expertise in ABAP Programming (ABAP 7.4+)

Proficiency in Object-Oriented ABAP (OO ABAP) - Classes, Methods, Interfaces, Inheritance

Hands-on experience with ABAP Dictionary - Tables, Views, Data Elements, Domains, Structures

Advanced knowledge of Internal Tables, Field Symbols, and Data References

Experience with Modularization - Function Modules, Subroutines, Includes

Reports & Forms

ALV Reports (Classical ALV, Grid ALV, IDA, SALV)

Interactive Reports with drill-down functionality

Smart Forms and SAP Scripts

Adobe Forms for complex document layouts

Interfaces & Integration

RFCs (Remote Function Calls) - sRFC, aRFC, tRFC, qRFC

BAPIs development and usage

IDocs - Standard and Custom IDoc development, ALE configuration

Web Services - SOAP and REST API integration

PI / PO or CPI integration experience (preferred)

Enhancements

User Exits and Customer Exits

BAdIs (Business Add-Ins)

Enhancement Spots and Enhancement Sections

Implicit and Explicit Enhancement Points

BTE (Business Transaction Events)

Database & Performance

Strong SQL and Open SQL knowledge

Database views - Maintenance View, Help View, Projection View

Performance tuning using SQL Trace (ST05), Runtime Analysis (SE30)

Experience with ABAP on HANA - CDS Views, AMDP, Code Pushdown techniques

Modern SAP Technologies

Experience with SAP Fiori / UI5 development (preferred)

Knowledge of ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model (RAP)

Familiarity with SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP)

Experience with Eclipse ADT (ABAP Development Tools)

Functional Module Experience (Any 2-3 modules)

SAP FI / CO (Finance & Controlling)

SAP MM (Materials Management)

SAP SD (Sales & Distribution)

SAP PP (Production Planning)

SAP WM / EWM (Warehouse Management)

SAP HR / HCM (Human Capital Management)

SAP QM (Quality Management)

Implementation Experience Requirements

End-to-End Implementation Exposure

Candidates must have been involved in minimum 2 complete SAP implementation rollouts covering :

Requirement Gathering & Analysis

Participation in fit-gap analysis workshops

Requirement documentation and functional specification review

Design & Planning

Technical specification creation

Solution architecture design

Development estimation and planning

Development Phase

Custom development and configuration

Creation of RICEF objects

Unit testing and code reviews

Testing Phase

Integration testing support

User Acceptance Testing (UAT) support

Defect resolution and retesting

Data Migration

Legacy system data extraction

Data validation and transformation

Migration program development using LSMW, BDC, or BAPI

Go-Live & Deployment

Pre-go-live activities and final testing

Hypercare support during cutover

Production deployment and monitoring

Post-Implementation Support

Post-go-live production support

Issue resolution and troubleshooting

Performance monitoring and optimization