Added 7 Nov 2026 · Engineering
Job description
Project Role : Custom Software Engineer
Project Role Description : Develop custom software solutions to design, code, and enhance components across systems or applications. Use modern frameworks and agile practices to deliver scalable, high-performing solutions tailored to specific business needs.
Must have skills : SAP ABAP Development for HANA
Good to have skills : NA
Minimum 12 year(s) of experience is required
Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education
Summary:
Manage SAP ABAP for HANA diagnostic and modernization workstreams, translate technical evidence into executable remediation plans, and lead delivery teams through controlled recovery.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Manage reviews of classical and modern ABAP objects including reports, enhancements, interfaces, forms, ABAP Objects, CDS, AMDP and OData services.
- Analyse performance using ST05, SAT, SQL Monitor, runtime analysis and HANA-aware coding principles prioritise bottleneck remediation.
- Review Open SQL, code pushdown, CDS associations and annotations, DCL, AMDP and database access patterns for performance, security and maintainability.
- Maintain evidence-based RAG ratings, technical findings, risks, dependencies, decisions and prioritised remediation backlogs.
- Develop modernization plans for ECC-to-S/4HANA compatibility, custom-code adaptation, simplification, regression testing and release sequencing.
- Facilitate client and SI workshops, assure code and test deliverables, prepare steering materials and escalate material risks.
- Apply SAP Generative AI and Joule for Developers for code explanation, predictive completion, ABAP Unit tests, dependency analysis, refactoring, optimization and migration support.
Professional & Technical Skills:
- Must To Have Skills: SAP ABAP Development for HANA, classical ABAP, ABAP Objects, modern Open SQL, CDS views, AMDP, performance tuning and SAP S/4HANA custom-code adaptation.
- Good to have Skills: RAP, OData V2/V4, SAP Fiori/UI5, SAP BTP extensibility, SAP Integration Suite, SAP Cloud ALM and CI/CD.
- Strong knowledge of RICEFW objects, DDIC, reports, module pool, enhancements, BAdIs, SmartForms or Adobe Forms, IDoc, BAPI, RFC, ALE, background jobs, locking and update tasks.
- Experience with code pushdown, CDS associations and annotations, DCL, analytical models, AMDP trade-offs, HANA SQL and performance analysis using ST05, SAT, SQL Monitor and runtime tools.
- Experience with ATC, SCI, CVA, Clean ABAP, secure coding, automated testing, transport governance and controlled exception management.
- Experience with SAP Generative AI capabilities, including SAP Business AI, SAP Generative AI Hub, prompt engineering, grounding, orchestration and responsible integration into SAP delivery.
- Knowledge of Joule for Developers, including code understanding, predictive code completion, ABAP Unit test generation, dependency analysis, code optimization and custom code migration assistance.
- Demonstrated experience in distressed programme or workstream diagnostics, stabilisation, turnaround planning, remediation governance and recovery execution, with evidence of improving delivery confidence, application stability, performance or go-live readiness.
AI and Digital Expectations:
- Use SAP Generative AI, Joule for Developers and other approved AI tools to analyze programme evidence, code, tests, incidents, delivery data and knowledge assets identify risks, dependencies, inconsistencies and improvement opportunities.
- Apply human validation, confidentiality, security, bias awareness, traceability and compliance with client and organisational policies to all AI-assisted outputs.
Leadership and Stakeholder Competencies:
- Communicate evidence-based technical findings clearly, facilitate accountable decisions and collaborate effectively across client, SI and multidisciplinary teams.
- Coach team members, take ownership of outcomes and escalate material risks with clear evidence.
Desirable Experience:
- Relevant SAP certifications in ABAP for SAP HANA, SAP S/4HANA development, ABAP Cloud, SAP BTP, SAP Business AI or related technologies.
- Exposure to programme assurance, quality audits, commercial controls and multi-vendor systems-integration delivery.
Additional Information:
- Typically 10-14 years of relevant SAP ABAP and enterprise application delivery experience.
- A 15 years full-time education is required.
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