Job Role : SAP ABAP Lead
Location : Houston, TX Remote
Job Type : Full time Permanent
Job Description
Must Have Technical/Functional Skills:
SAP ABAP / S/4HANA Technical Leadership
• 20+ years of SAP technical experience with strong hands-on expertise in SAP ABAP development, technical design, and delivery leadership.
• Extensive experience across SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA implementation, rollout, upgrade, migration, enhancement, and support programs.
• Expertise in Core ABAP, Object-Oriented ABAP, Data Dictionary, ALV, Module Pool, Smart Forms, SAP Scripts, Adobe Forms, Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, and Workflow.
• Strong experience with RICEFW objects, CDS Views, AMDP, OData Services, SAP Gateway, BADIs, User Exits, Enhancement Framework, implicit/explicit enhancements, and performance tuning.
Integration, Migration & Delivery
• Strong hands-on experience with IDocs, ALE, RFC, BAPI, ABAP Proxy, Web Services, APIs, file-based interfaces, and middleware integration scenarios.
• Experience in S/4HANA custom code remediation, ATC checks, SPAU/SPDD activities, technical migration, retrofit, and clean core-aligned development.
• Ability to convert functional specifications into scalable technical designs and guide teams through development, unit testing, integration testing, defect resolution, and deployment.
• Strong understanding of SAP modules including SD, MM, FI/CO, PP, WM/EWM, QM, and integration touchpoints.
Certifications (Preferred)
• SAP Certified Development Associate – ABAP with SAP NetWeaver / SAP S/4HANA
• SAP ABAP on HANA / SAP Fiori / SAP Gateway / S/4HANA technical certification preferred
Roles & Responsibilities:
• Lead end-to-end SAP ABAP technical delivery across SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA programs.
• Own technical solution design, development standards, estimation, delivery planning, code quality, and technical governance.
• Lead and mentor ABAP developers, conduct code reviews, resolve technical blockers, and ensure adherence to SAP best practices.
• Design and deliver complex RICEFW objects including reports, interfaces, conversions, enhancements, forms, workflows, APIs, CDS views, AMDP, and OData services.
• Collaborate with functional, basis, integration, security, QA, and business teams to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Drive performance optimization, defect resolution, production support, transport management, technical documentation, and release readiness.
• Support S/4HANA transformation activities including custom code remediation, ATC findings, simplification impact analysis, SPAU/SPDD support, and clean core alignment.
• Strong client-facing communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven experience leading large SAP technical teams across onsite, offshore, and cross-functional delivery models.
• Excellent technical leadership, mentoring, estimation, planning, prioritization, and delivery governance skills.
• Ability to work with senior client stakeholders, functional leads, architects, and project leadership to drive technical decisions.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, risk management, and decision-making abilities.
• Experience working in consulting or professional services environments preferred.