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# Senior SAP ABAP Lead / Technical Governance Lead

- **Company:** Centillion Infotech
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Contract
- **Skills:** Advanced Business Application Programming (ABAP), Cloud Computing, Code Review, IDoc, SAP ERP, Open Data Protocol, Performance Tuning, Release Management, SAP ABAP, SAP (Applications), Software Technical Review, Sap Fiori, SAP S/4HANA, SAP UI5
- **Published:** November 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/8ee6b84c-6300-47d7-935a-6fde3ab455ea

## About the Role

* 10+ years of SAP ABAP development experience.
 * Strong hands-on experience with SAP ECC and S/4HANA.
 * Proven experience leading multiple ABAP development teams across AMS and project environments.
 * Strong knowledge of ABAP Objects, Enhancements, BAdIs, OData, CDS Views, AMDP, interfaces, and performance tuning.
 * Experience with technical design reviews, code governance, estimation, and release management.
 * Excellent stakeholder communication, team coordination, and problem-solving skills.
 * Ability to support Central Time business hours.

Preferred Qualifications

 * Experience in SAP S/4HANA implementation or transformation programs.
 * Exposure to Fiori, SAPUI5, RAP, ABAP Cloud, and Clean Core principles.
 * Experience managing distributed teams and multiple vendor delivery streams.
 * SAP ABAP or S/4HANA certifications.

## Description

We are seeking a Senior SAP ABAP Lead to provide technical leadership and governance across multiple SAP delivery streams, including AMS, project implementations, enhancements, and support. The role requires strong hands-on ABAP development expertise along with the ability to govern multiple teams, enforce technical standards, review solution designs, coordinate delivery, and ensure quality across SAP ECC and S/4HANA environments., * Lead and govern multiple SAP ABAP teams across AMS, projects, enhancements, and transformation initiatives.

 * Establish ABAP development standards, coding guidelines, code reviews, and quality controls.
 * Remain hands-on with complex ABAP development, troubleshooting, and performance optimization.
 * Review technical designs, development estimates, solution approaches, and technical deliverables.
 * Oversee development involving ABAP Objects, Reports, Enhancements, BAdIs, Forms, IDocs, RFCs, BAPIs, OData, CDS Views, and AMDP.
 * Coordinate delivery activities, resource allocation, technical risks, and dependencies across teams and vendors.
 * Support critical production issues and ensure adherence to transport and release management processes.
 * Collaborate with functional teams, architects, project managers, and business stakeholders.
 * Mentor developers and drive continuous improvement, reusable components, and S/4HANA modernization.