SAP ABAP on HANA - Lead Role

SAP ABAP (RAP / S/4HANA) Lead Consultant - Pune

Client: KSB Tech Private Limited - A German Product Based Company

Experience

815 Years

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced SAP ABAP Tech Lead with 8–15 years of experience in SAP ABAP, S/4HANA, and SAP BTP technologies. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model (RAP), S/4HANA development, technical architecture, and team leadership. The candidate will lead ABAP development activities, mentor developers, drive technical design decisions, and support implementation, migration, rollout, and integration projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead SAP ABAP technical design, development, code review, and delivery across S/4HANA projects.
• Drive end-to-end ABAP development using RAP (RESTful Application Programming Model).
• Design scalable and reusable technical solutions aligned with SAP best practices.
• Lead technical discussions with functional consultants, business stakeholders, and integration teams.
• Mentor and guide ABAP developers and ensure coding standards, quality, and performance optimization.
• Participate in greenfield implementations, brownfield conversions, rollout projects, and production support.
• Review technical specifications, conduct effort estimations, and support release management.

Required Technical CompetenciesCore SAP ABAP

• Basic ABAP and Advanced ABAP.
• Object-Oriented ABAP.
• WRICEF Development.
• Module Pool Programming.
• Batch Data Communication (BDC).

SAP S/4HANA Development

• CDS Views.
• AMDP.
• HANA Database Procedures.
• Table Functions.
• Calculation Views.
• ATC Checks and ABAP Code Remediation for HANA compatibility.

SAP RAP (Mandatory)

• Strong hands-on experience with ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model (RAP).
• Experience developing Managed and Unmanaged RAP applications.
• Business Objects, Behavior Definitions, Behavior Implementations.
• EML (Entity Manipulation Language).
• Draft-enabled applications.
• Service Definitions and Service Bindings.
• Exposure to RAP extensibility and authorization concepts.

SAP Fiori/UI5 & OData

• SAP Fiori/UI5 application development.
• SAP Gateway.
• OData Services (V2/V4).
• Integration of RAP services with Fiori applications.

Interfaces & Integrations

• BAPI.
• REST APIs.
• ALE/IDoc.
• RFC/Web Services.
• Integration with SAP and non-SAP applications.

SAP Forms

• SAP Script.
• Smart Forms.
• Adobe Forms.

Enhancements

• User Exits.
• BAdIs.
• Enhancement Framework.

Project Experience

• Experience in Greenfield and Brownfield S/4HANA migration projects.
• Experience in SAP rollout projects across multiple countries.
• Experience creating interfaces with SAP and non-SAP applications.
• Experience supporting SAP Basis teams during HANA migration activities.
• Experience in Functional Unit Testing and defect resolution.
• Experience working in SAP S/4HANA implementation and enhancement projects.

Functional Knowledge

Good understanding of SAP business processes in one or more of the following streams:

• I2C (Idea to Customer)
• O2S (Order to Service)
• I2M (Idea to Market)
• S2P (Source to Pay)
• S2C (Source to Contract)
• R2R (Record to Report)
• C2O (Concept to Operation)
• HR
• Data Migration
• MDG

Leadership Expectations

• Lead and mentor a team of SAP ABAP developers.
• Conduct code reviews and enforce development standards.
• Perform technical estimations and sprint planning.
• Coordinate with functional consultants, architects, and project managers.
• Identify technical risks and provide mitigation plans.
• Ensure timely delivery with high-quality development practices.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in SAP BTP ABAP Environment is an added advantage.
• Exposure to SAP Build, SAP CAP, or SAP Integration Suite is desirable.
• Experience integrating SAP S/4HANA with C4C, Ariba, SAP Business One, or third-party systems.
• Manufacturing or Engineering industry domain experience is preferred.

Soft Skills

• Strong verbal and written English communication.
• Excellent stakeholder management and leadership skills.
• Ability to work in global implementation and support environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Mandatory Skills

• SAP ABAP (10–15 Years)
• SAP RAP (RESTful Application Programming Model) – Mandatory
• SAP S/4HANA ABAP
• CDS Views, AMDP
• SAP Fiori/UI5 and OData
• Technical Leadership / Team Handling