SAP ABAP Consultant (RAP)

Job Role: SAP ABAP Consultant (RAP)

Experience: 4-8 Years

Location: Chennai

Key Skills: SAP ABAP, RAP, CDS Views, OData

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced SAP ABAP Consultant (4–8 years) with strong expertise in SAP S/4HANA, RAP (RESTful ABAP Programming Model), OData, CDS Views, ABAP on HANA, and SAP Fiori. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience in designing, developing, and delivering enterprise-grade SAP applications using both classical ABAP and modern SAP development frameworks.

The candidate should be capable of independently handling technical development, collaborating with functional teams, and delivering high-quality SAP solutions across implementation, enhancement, rollout, upgrade, and support projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy custom SAP developments using Classical ABAP and ABAP on HANA.
• Develop applications using RESTful ABAP Programming Model (RAP) including Managed and Unmanaged scenarios.
• Develop and expose business services using OData V2/V4, Service Definitions, Service Bindings, and EML.
• Design and develop Core Data Services (CDS Views) including associations, compositions, annotations, analytical CDS, and VDM architecture.
• Implement RAP business logic using Behavior Definitions, Behavior Implementations, Determinations, Validations, Actions, Feature Control, and Authorizations.
• Develop and enhance SAP Fiori Elements applications integrated with RAP services.
• Develop and optimize AMDP procedures and HANA-optimized ABAP applications.
• Develop interfaces using RFC, BAPI, IDoc, ALE, REST APIs, SOAP Web Services, and SAP Integration technologies.
• Analyze business requirements and collaborate with functional consultants (MM, SD, FI, PP, QM, etc.) to deliver scalable technical solutions.
• Troubleshoot production issues, perform root cause analysis, and provide timely resolutions.
• Perform code reviews, performance optimization, and ensure adherence to SAP development standards and Clean Core principles.
• Prepare Technical Specifications, Unit Test Scripts, and Technical Documentation.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
  
  

Technical Skills Required

Core ABAP:

• Reports (Classical & ALV)
• Object-Oriented ABAP (OOABAP)
• SmartForms
• Adobe Forms
• SAP Scripts
• BAPI
• RFC
• BADI
• User Exits
• Customer Exits
• Enhancement Framework
• File Handling
• Background Jobs
• Dynamic Programming
  
  

SAP S/4HANA Development

• ABAP on HANA
• CDS Views
• CDS Annotations
• Associations & Compositions
• VDM
• Analytical CDS Views
• SQL Performance Optimization
• Open SQL
  
  

RAP Development

• Managed RAP
• Unmanaged RAP
• Behavior Definition
• Behavior Implementation
• Projection Views
• Service Definition
• Service Binding
• EML
• Determinations
• Validations
• Actions
• Feature Control
• Draft Handling
• Deep Insert
• Value Help
• Custom Entities
• Attachments
  
  

OData & Fiori

• OData V2/V4
• SEGW
• SAP Gateway
• Fiori Elements
• SAPUI5 Integration
• Metadata Extensions
• UI Annotations
  
  

Performance & HANA

• AMDP
• ST05
• SAT
• SQL Monitor
• Runtime Analysis
• HANA Performance Tuning
  
  

Integration

• RFC
• BAPI
• IDoc
• ALE
• REST APIs
• SOAP Web Services
• JSON/XML Processing
  
  

Development Tools

• Eclipse ADT
• SAP Business Application Studio (BAS)
• Git / abapGit / gCTS
• ATC
• Code Inspector
• CTS
  
  

Nice To Have (SAP BTP)

• Hands-on experience with SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP).
• Knowledge of Cloud Application Programming Model (CAPM) using Node.js or Java.
• Exposure to SAP Build Apps, SAP Build Process Automation, and SAP Build Work Zone.
• Experience with SAP HANA Cloud.
• Knowledge of SAP Event Mesh.
• Familiarity with Cloud Foundry environment and application deployment.
• Understanding of OAuth, XSUAA, Destination Service, and Connectivity Service.
• Knowledge of Clean Core and Side-by-Side Extension architecture.
• Exposure to SAP Joule, SAP AI Core, or AI-assisted SAP development.
  
  

Experience

• 4–8 years of hands-on SAP ABAP development experience in SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA.
• Minimum 2 years of hands-on experience in SAP RAP development.
• Strong expertise in CDS Views, OData, ABAP on HANA, AMDP, and SAP Fiori.
• Experience in Greenfield, Brownfield, Rollout, Upgrade, Enhancement, and AMS projects.
• Experience working with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Excellent debugging, analytical, and performance optimization skills.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• SAP Certification in ABAP for SAP HANA, SAP RAP, SAP Fiori, or SAP BTP is preferred.
  
  

Key Competencies

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder interaction.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in global project teams.
• Strong commitment to coding standards, quality, and SAP best practices.
• Quick learner with the ability to adapt to new SAP technologies.
  
  

Skills: sap abap,rap,sap abap consultant,cds views,odata