SAP ABAP Lead

Tata Consultancy Services Limited
Houston, United States of America
10 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
$ 160K

Job location

Houston, United States of America

Tech stack

ABAP
API
Unit Testing
Software Quality
Code Review
Data Dictionary
IDoc
SAP ERP
SAP NetWeaver
Open Data Protocol
Object-Oriented Software Development
Performance Tuning
SAP ABAP
SAP Applications
SAP Configuration
SAP FI/CO
SAP HANA
SAP Materials Management
SAP Sales and Distribution
Web Services
SAP PP (Production Planning)
SAP BAPI
SAP Fiori
Adobe
Integration Tests
SAP S/4HANA
Smart Forms

Job description

  • Lead end-to-end SAP ABAP technical delivery across SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA programs.

  • Own technical solution design, development standards, estimation, delivery planning, code quality, and technical governance.

  • Lead and mentor ABAP developers, conduct code reviews, resolve technical blockers, and ensure adherence to SAP best practices.

  • Design and deliver complex RICEFW objects including reports, interfaces, conversions, enhancements, forms, workflows, APIs, CDS views, AMDP, and OData services.

  • Collaborate with functional, basis, integration, security, QA, and business teams to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions.

  • Drive performance optimization, defect resolution, production support, transport management, technical documentation, and release readiness.

  • Support S/4HANA transformation activities including custom code remediation, ATC findings, simplification impact analysis, SPAU/SPDD support, and clean core alignment.

Requirements

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills: SAP ABAP / S/4HANA Technical Leadership

  • 20+ years of SAP technical experience with strong hands-on expertise in SAP ABAP development, technical design, and delivery leadership.

  • Extensive experience across SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA implementation, rollout, upgrade, migration, enhancement, and support programs.

  • Expertise in Core ABAP, Object-Oriented ABAP, Data Dictionary, ALV, Module Pool, Smart Forms, SAP Scripts, Adobe Forms, Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, and Workflow.

  • Strong experience with RICEFW objects, CDS Views, AMDP, OData Services, SAP Gateway, BADIs, User Exits, Enhancement Framework, implicit/explicit enhancements, and performance tuning.

Integration, Migration & Delivery

  • Strong hands-on experience with IDocs, ALE, RFC, BAPI, ABAP Proxy, Web Services, APIs, file-based interfaces, and middleware integration scenarios.

  • Experience in S/4HANA custom code remediation, ATC checks, SPAU/SPDD activities, technical migration, retrofit, and clean core-aligned development.

  • Ability to convert functional specifications into scalable technical designs and guide teams through development, unit testing, integration testing, defect resolution, and deployment.

  • Strong understanding of SAP modules including SD, MM, FI/CO, PP, WM/EWM, QM, and integration touchpoints.

Certifications (Preferred)

  • SAP Certified Development Associate - ABAP with SAP NetWeaver / SAP S/4HANA

  • SAP ABAP on HANA / SAP Fiori / SAP Gateway / S/4HANA technical certification preferred, * Proven experience leading large SAP technical teams across onsite, offshore, and cross-functional delivery models.

  • Excellent technical leadership, mentoring, estimation, planning, prioritization, and delivery governance skills.

  • Ability to work with senior client stakeholders, functional leads, architects, and project leadership to drive technical decisions.

  • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, risk management, and decision-making abilities.

  • Experience working in consulting or professional services environments preferred.

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