SAP ABAP Manager

Job Title: Manager SAP ABAP (BTP & RAP)

Line of Service: Advisory / Consulting

Practice Area: Digital Core Modernisation / Enterprise Apps (SAP)

Location: PwC India Hubs Bhubaneshwar and Noida

Experience: 8–12+ years (with at least 4+ years of core SAP technical leadership)

Job Summary & Purpose

As a Manager at PwC India, you will lead technical workstreams, manage client engagements, and architect advanced cloud-ready solutions. You will combine deep traditional Object-Oriented ABAP expertise with next-generation cloud architectures like SAP BTP (Business Technology Platform) and RAP (RESTful Application Programming model). In this dual-responsibility role, you will drive business transformation initiatives for clients while mentoring internal technical teams to deliver top-tier clean-core extensions.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Architecture & Extension Delivery

• RAP Development: Architect, design, and implement end-to-end applications using the SAP BTP ABAP Environment or S/4HANA on-premise/cloud using RAP. Define and build Core Data Services (CDS) views, behavior definitions, and service definitions.
• BTP Integration & Engineering: Deploy scalable extension applications on SAP BTP using core platform capabilities like SAP Integration Suite, SAP Event Mesh, and SAP HANA Cloud data modeling.
• Clean Core Enforcement: Ensure all developments strictly adhere to SAP’s "Clean Core" principles, decoupling custom logic from the standard ERP layer through side-by-side or cloud-ready in-app extensions.
• Quality Assurance: Lead technical solution designs, conduct comprehensive code reviews, optimize database performance (AMDP, HANA tuning), and enforce robust security protocols.

Team Leadership & Talent Management

• People Development: Act as a technical mentor and coach. Foster the upskilling of Senior Associates and Developers in modern ABAP paradigms (RAP, CAP, BTP).
• Workstream Ownership: Manage project delivery timelines, resource allocation, and budget track-records for complex implementation or conversion projects.
• Culture & Inclusion: Drive a performance-oriented, collaborative team culture that values active listening, diverse perspectives, and intellectual curiosity.

Client Advisory & Business Growth

• Strategic Planning: Partner with functional consultants and client executives to translate complex business objectives into efficient technical roadmaps.
• Opportunity Identification: Apply your growing industry knowledge to find process improvement areas for clients, translating technical possibilities into tangible business cases.
• Stakeholder Management: Confidently navigate escalations, lead negotiation rounds, and prepare project status reporting for Senior Leadership.

Required Technical Skills

Mandatory Skill Sets

• Next-Gen ABAP: SAP RAP (RESTful Application Programming), CDS Views, AMDP, OData service generation (V2/V4), and Object-Oriented ABAP.
• SAP BTP Ecosystem: Hands-on implementation utilizing SAP Business Application Studio (BAS), Cloud Connector, and platform services.
• Core ABAP Foundations: Deep proficiency in traditional RICEFW components, BAPIs, RFCs, IDocs, Enhancements, and BAdIs.
• S/4HANA Modernisation: Full-lifecycle conversion experience, system performance optimization, and custom-code adaptation methodologies.

Preferred / Good-to-Have Skills

• CAP Model: Familiarity with the Cloud Application Programming model (Node.js/Java).
• Frontend Basics: Understanding of SAP Fiori, UI5, and launchpad service integration.
• Emerging Tech: Experience exposing enterprise systems as AI-ready data layers or working with BTP AI services.
• Certifications: Valid SAP Certifications in SAP BTP, S/4HANA System Administration, or ABAP Cloud Development.

Qualifications & Experience

• Education: Bachelor of Engineering / Technology (B.E./B.Tech) or Master of Business Administration (MBA) from a recognized university.
• Communication: Exceptional verbal and written English communication skills with strong presentation skills for client interactions