SAP ABAP Technical Architect

SAP ABAP Technical Architect / Lead ABAP Developer,636

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design and technical architecture of SAP ABAP solutions aligned with business and enterprise standards.
• Contribute hands-on to complex ABAP development, including coding, debugging, performance tuning, and unit testing.
• Analyze business requirements and design integrated SAP solutions supporting the overall technical roadmap.
• Provide architectural guidance, code reviews, and technical leadership to ABAP development teams.
• Develop and customize SAP applications using ABAP, SAPUI5, Fiori, and SAP BTP components.
• Design and implement integrations using OData services, APIs, Web Services, BAPI, BADI, IDoc, and Java connectors.
• Lead SAP S/4HANA migrations, system upgrades, and cloud transformation initiatives.
• Conduct technical assessments to identify issues related to performance, security, and stability.
• Collaborate with functional teams, business stakeholders, project managers, and cross-functional technical groups.
• Prepare and maintain architectural documents, technical specifications, and solution design artifacts.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex SAP issues with expert-level debugging.
• Stay current with SAP Clean Core principles, modern ABAP paradigms, and emerging SAP technologies.
  

Required Skills

• Strong expertise in SAP ABAP, ABAP Objects, new ABAP syntax, and performance optimization
• Hands-on experience with ABAP CDS Views, AMDP, and HANA SQL
• Proficiency in SAP Fiori/SAPUI5 and OData service development
• Knowledge of SAP BTP (CAP, RAP) and cloud-ready development models
• Experience with integration technologies including BAPI, BADI, IDoc, User Exits, APIs, RFCs, and Web Services
• Understanding of SAP security and authorization frameworks
• Experience with GitHub or similar version control tools
  

Preferred Skills

• API / API Gateway (APIGEE)
• SAP BTP CAP modeling
  

Experience

• Required: 8–10 years of progressive SAP ABAP development experience, including 3–5 years in an Architect or Lead Developer capacity
• Preferred: Project experience with SAP BTP (CAP, RAP)
  

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
  

Additional Information

• Familiarity with SAP Clean Core principles
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills
• Ability to mentor teams and lead complex technical implementations