SAP ABAP Consultant

Job Description:

Role Purpose: 
Develop and maintain robust, upgrade-safe extensions and services for SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud using ABAP Cloud principles, RAP, CDS, and Fiori elements. Ensure clean-core development while maintaining SaaS agility and performance. 

Key Responsibilities: 

1. Clean-Core Development

• Develop ABAP Cloud-compliant code using released APIs and whitelisted interfaces. 

• Create CDS views with annotations, OData services, and RAP Business Objects (draft handling, determinations, validations, EML). 

• Build Fiori element UIs with metadata-driven annotations and implement custom logic through BAdIs and enhancement spots. 

2. Modernization & Enablement

• Refactor legacy code to HANA-optimized patterns (SQL, AMDP where applicable). 

• Wrap older logic with released APIs and suggest de-customization opportunities. 

3. Quality & Lifecycle Management

• Develop and run unit tests (ABAP Unit) and performance analysis using SAT/ST12/SQL Monitor. 

• Conduct static code checks (ATC, ABAP Test Cockpit) and manage exemptions. 

• Manage transport and release using CTS+/gCTS; collaborate on CI/CD pipeline integration. 

4. Integration & Data Management

• Expose or consume services for CPI/APIM integration; handle IDocs/BAPIs as required. 

• Manage data migration or extraction using released APIs, ODP, and CDS-based methods. 

5. Documentation & Support

• Prepare technical specifications, API documentation, and operational handover notes. 

• Provide hypercare and production support as needed. 

Required Skills & Experience: 

• 5–8+ years of experience in ABAP development, including S/4HANA. 

• Strong knowledge of CDS, RAP, OData, and BAdIs. 

• Hands-on experience with SQL on HANA and performance tuning. 

• Proficiency with ADT (Eclipse), ATC, transport management, and Fiori elements. 

Nice-to-Have Skills: 

• Experience with gCTS, Git, and CI/CD processes. 

• Exposure to SAP BTP ABAP Environment (Steampunk). 

• Understanding of event-driven integration and BOPF legacy. 

• Knowledge of security concepts (authorization checks, CDS DCL) and S/4 Output Management. 

Deliverables: 

• RAP services, CDS models, and Fiori element applications. 

• Enhancement implementations and technical documentation. 

• Unit/ATC test reports and transport logs. 

Performance Indicators: 

• % of ATC-clean code. 

• Defect density and performance SLAs (response time). 

• Upgrade readiness based on released API usage. 

• Adoption and reuse of shared services and CDS views.