SAP RAP Lead / Architect

10 - 20 years

32 - 40 Lacs

pune bengaluru mumbai (all areas)

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Job Description

Role Summary
SAP RAP is responsible for owning the end-to-end strategy, architecture, and governance of SAP S/4HANA extensions built using the RESTful ABAP Programming Model (RAP). This role blends deep technical expertise, people leadership, delivery accountability, and client-facing responsibilities.The incumbent drives clean-core principles, cloud-ready ABAP development, and future-proof SAP extensions aligned with SAP BTP and S/4HANA roadmap.Key Responsibilities1. Architecture & Technical Leadership

  • Define enterprise-grade RAP architecture for S/4HANA (On-Premise, Private Cloud, Public Cloud).
  • Establish standards for:
    • Managed & unmanaged RAP scenarios
    • Behavior definitions and implementations
    • Draft handling, locking, and authorization
    • OData V4 exposure and Fiori Elements integration
  • Ensure compliance with Clean Core, ABAP Cloud, and SAP extensibility guidelines.
  • Guide migration from classic ABAP, BOPF, and SEGW OData to RAP.

2. Delivery & Program Management

  • Own delivery for large, multi-track SAP programs using RAP-based extensions.
  • Manage release planning, risk mitigation, performance tuning, and quality assurance.
  • Review and approve technical designs, code reviews, and solution blueprints.
  • Ensure on-time, on-budget delivery with high quality benchmarks.

3. Client & Stakeholder Engagement

  • Act as technical advisor and trusted partner for senior client stakeholders.
  • Translate business requirements into scalable RAP-based solutions.
  • Support pre-sales activities:
    • Solution strategy
    • Effort estimation
    • RFP/RFI responses
    • Client demos and PoCs
  • Participate in steering committees and architecture governance boards.

4. Team & Capability Building

  • Build RAP competency frameworks, learning paths, and certification plans.
  • Conduct internal trainings on:
    • RAP
    • ABAP Cloud
    • SAP BTP integration
  • Drive succession planning and talent retention.

5. Innovation & Transformation

  • Drive adoption of:
    • SAP Fiori Elements
    • RAP + SAP BTP (Workflows, Events, CAP integration)
    • Event-driven and API-first architectures
  • Evaluate emerging SAP technologies and recommend adoption.
  • Define reusable frameworks, accelerators, and best practices.

Mandatory Technical Skills

  • 10-18+ years of SAP ABAP experience.
  • Strong hands-on expertise in:
    • RESTful ABAP Programming Model (RAP)
    • CDS Views, Behavior Definitions, EML
    • OData V4 and Fiori Elements
  • Strong understanding of:
    • S/4HANA extensibility concepts
    • ABAP Cloud restrictions
    • SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP)
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

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