Job Description A Senior Consultant is an individual who participates in implementation/upgrade/support projects and deliver them either from remote or Onsite. The Senior Consultant focuses on ABAP development objects and coordinates with remote development team. Further, the Senior Consultant would be liaising with Project Manager for tracking and implementation of projects. Responsibilities Understand the values and vision of the organization and align the activities accordingly Protect the Intellectual Property Adhere to all the policies and procedures Work with other line functions to collect or provide relevant data Ability to set up the development guidelines and methodologies Support the onsite consulting team of experts for all relevant aspects of development work and coordination with remote development teams Participate in practice initiatives, showing innovation, sharing knowledge and enhancing reusability Prepare the Technical Specification, build the code, review the code and finally to prepare the Unit Test Cases and conduct technical research for an optimal solution ABAP code modification for BDC, interface program, report, module pool arising out of non- discretionary services Optimize custom developed programs for minimizing resource utilization and run times Develop/Update Technical Documentation with respect to functional requirements/ Specifications as per prescribed format Test specific objects as and when initiatives such as Migration to Higher version Hot Packs, Version Upgrades and the like are taken Develop and maintain appropriate documentation for knowledge management Provide Bug fixes as and when reported within the agreed time frames and Quality standards Assist with queries relating to Reports, interfaces, enhancements, ALE/IDoc, Conversions, forms, Adobe forms, ABAP workflow, Webdynpro etc. Work with Functional team to assess operational & quality related issues, identify gaps, and manage closure of gaps, including effective Error Trend Analysis and Problem Management Provide proposal for ABAP redesign for performance improvement / tuning of ABAP objects as appropriate Ensure appropriate assessment of SAP OSS notes regarding relevance for ABAP Operations Should have strong hands-on knowledge in ABAP technologies i.e. Interactive Reporting, Dialog Programming, BAPI, RFC, SAP Scripts, Smartforms, ALE/IDocs, Interface Programming, BDC, Workflow and Data Conversions Support business implementations by sharing best practice development skills Working closely with our SAP Functional Specialists to deliver, maintain and troubleshoot and enhance SAP functionality Essential Skills Excellent communication skills are essential Should be organized and focused on delivering research tasks within defined deadlines Must be dynamic, flexible and possess perseverance skills Excellent coding skills are essential Proficiency in customer relationship management is essential Expertise on SAP Technologies like Webdynpro, Adobe forms ,RAP Must be proficient in ABAP ticket analysis Capable of performing technical activities beyond coding Capable of building trust and acting as trusted adviser to the customer Ablility to manage customer expectations and avoid any escalations Ability to comprehend and envisage appropriate actions Exhibit reactiveness and constructiveness at work such as, suggesting innovative but pragmatic solutions Utilize secondary research sources and techniques Personal Should have understanding of business objectives and organization structure The candidate must have strong work ethics, trustworthiness and self-confidence The candidate should work accurately with good attention to detail by maintaining confidentiality and integrity Must be highly collaborative and team oriented with commitment to excellence Ability to work under pressure to achieve the multiple daily deadlines for client deliverables, with a mature approach Preferred Skills The candidate should have an expertise in problem solving Self-motivated, fast learner with the ability to operate independently Must have proven track record of impacting results throughout career Ability to thrive in a cross-functional team on business critical projects The candidate must be a highly versatile thinker who can assimilate knowledge and has understanding across different industries, products, technologies, disciplines etc. Personal Demonstrate proactive thinking Negotiation and persuasion skills are required to work with partners and implement changes Should have strong interpersonal relations, expert business acumen and mentoring skills Have the ability to work under stringent deadlines and demanding client conditions
