SAP ABAP Architect

Job Description

As an ABAP Technical Architect, you will play a pivotal role in defining and owning the technical architecture for custom SAP development. Your expertise will be instrumental in ensuring alignment with SAP best practices and enterprise architecture standards. With a deep understanding of modern SAP technical stacks, you will lead design and code review governance, architect innovative solutions, and partner with functional architects to deliver robust technical designs. Additionally, you will drive performance tuning and provide technical guidance to a team of ABAP developers, ensuring the highest quality of delivery across the project lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the technical architecture for custom development across SAP ECC and S/4HANA, ensuring SAP best practices and enterprise architecture standards are met.
• Lead design and code review governance for ABAP developments, enforcing coding standards, performance benchmarks, and reusability guidelines.
• Architect solutions using modern SAP technologies such as CDS views, ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model (RAP), OData services, Fiori/UI5 apps, and BTP extensions.
• Design and review integration objects, ensuring scalability and maintainability.
• Partner with functional architects to translate functional specifications into robust technical designs.
• Drive performance tuning and troubleshooting for complex ABAP programs, interfaces, and reports in high-volume transaction environments.
• Lead and mentor a team of ABAP developers, providing technical guidance and ensuring delivery quality.
• Own technical design documentation, unit testing strategy, and technical cutover/hypercare planning for large-scale SAP programs.
• Support S/4HANA conversion projects with custom code remediation and ABAP readiness checks.
  
  

Qualifications

• 12+ years of SAP ABAP development experience, with at least 4-5 years in a technical architect or lead developer role.
• Strong expertise in classic and object-oriented ABAP (OOABAP), including RICEFW objects.
• Hands-on experience with S/4HANA technical stack: CDS views, ABAP RAP/OData services, AMDP, and Fiori/UI5 app development or extension.
• Experience with integration technologies and middleware (IDocs, BAPIs, RFCs, web services/APIs, PI/PO or Integration Suite).
• Proven track record of performance tuning, code optimization, and troubleshooting in high-volume SAP environments.
• Experience leading custom code remediation and ABAP readiness assessments for S/4HANA conversion projects.
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills, with experience managing development teams in onshore-offshore delivery models.
• Excellent communication skills to collaborate effectively with functional architects and business stakeholders.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• SAP certification in ABAP with SAP NetWeaver / S/4HANA development is preferred.
  
  

About Us

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We believe the best work happens when individuality is celebrated, growth is encouraged, and well-being is prioritized. We are an equal employment opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action employer, committed to creating an inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, or protected veteran status.