Assistant Manager, SAP ABAP

SAP ABAP Development

• Design, develop, test, debug, document, and support SAP ABAP developments.
• Develop and maintain:
  • Reports and interfaces
  • Enhancements and user exit
  • BAdIs and enhancement frameworks
  • Function modules and classes
  • BAPIs and RFC-enabled objects
  • Forms including Smart Forms and Adobe Forms
  • Workflows where applicable
  • Conversion and migration programs
  • Background processing programs
• Perform object-oriented ABAP development using appropriate SAP development standards.
• Review functional specifications and translate business requirements into technical designs and technical specifications.
• Prepare technical specifications with sufficient detail for development, testing, validation, and long-term support.

SAP S/4HANA & Modern Development

• Demonstrate hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA development concepts and technologies.
• Develop and optimize:
  • Core Data Services (CDS Views)
  • ABAP Managed Database Procedures (AMDP) where appropriate
  • OData services
  • APIs and web services
  • REST/SOAP-based integrations
• Exposure to ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model (RAP) is preferred.
• Exposure to SAP BTP ABAP Environment / ABAP Cloud is advantageous.
• Understand S/4HANA data-model simplification and ensure legacy ABAP programs are appropriately redesigned or optimized.
• Follow Clean Core principles, including preference for standard functionality, released APIs, extensibility frameworks, and side-by-side extensions where appropriate.
• Support SAP Fiori/UI5 applications from the ABAP backend and service-development perspective.

Interfaces & Integration

• Develop and support SAP interfaces with SAP and non-SAP applications.
• Work with integration technologies including:
  • IDoc/ALE
  • RFC/BAPI
  • OData
  • REST/SOAP APIs
  • Proxy/web services
  • File-based integrations
• Collaborate with middleware/integration teams working with platforms such as SAP Integration Suite/CPI or equivalent enterprise integration platforms.
• Implement appropriate interface monitoring, exception handling, reprocessing, logging, and reconciliation mechanisms.
• Ensure interface programs maintain appropriate transactional integrity and prevent duplicate or incomplete processing.

Technical Quality & Performance

• Perform peer code reviews and ensure adherence to SAP development standards.
• Use ABAP Test Cockpit (ATC) and other SAP code-quality tools to identify and remediate technical issues.
• Perform performance analysis and optimization using appropriate SAP tools.
• Ensure efficient database access and avoid performance-intensive custom development.
• Follow secure coding standards and address identified vulnerabilities.
• Develop reusable objects and frameworks where technically and commercially appropriate.
• Support remediation of custom code during SAP upgrades, releases, and S/4HANA transformations.

Pharmaceutical / GxP / CSV Responsibilities

• Understand working expectations within a regulated pharmaceutical or life-sciences environment.
• Follow applicable IT quality, change-management, and validation procedures for GxP-relevant SAP functionality.
• Support preparation and review of technical documentation required for Computerized System Validation (CSV).
• Maintain appropriate traceability from approved functional requirements/specifications to technical developments and test evidence.
• Ensure GxP-relevant developments include appropriate:
  • Auditability
  • Data integrity controls
  • Error handling
  • Authorization checks
  • Electronic record considerations
  • Logging and traceability
• Support QA/CSV teams during validation, defect resolution, release assessment, and audit activities.
• Ensure production changes are performed through approved change-control and transport-management processes.
• Support regulatory or internal audits by providing technical documentation and evidence when required.
• Awareness of GAMP 5, 21 CFR Part 11, EU Annex 11, ALCOA+ data-integrity principles, and applicable GxP practices is preferred.

Testing & Deployment

• Perform developer/unit testing for all custom developments.
• Prepare appropriate unit-test documentation and technical evidence.
• Analyse and resolve defects across development and test cycles.
• Support cutover, deployment, hyper care, and post-go-live activities.
• Follow appropriate SAP transport-management procedures across development, quality, validation, and production environments.

Production Support

• Provide Level 2/Level 3 technical support for SAP ABAP-related incidents and problems.
• Perform root-cause analysis and implement permanent corrective solutions.
• Monitor and troubleshoot:
  • Dumps
  • Failed interfaces
  • Background jobs
  • Performance problems
  • Workflow failures
  • Application logs
• Participate in major-incident resolution when SAP technical expertise is required.
• Maintain proper technical documentation for recurring issues and resolutions.

Required Experience & Skills

• 8+ years of hands-on SAP ABAP development experience.
• Strong hands-on experience in core ABAP and object-oriented ABAP.
• Practical experience with SAP ECC and/or SAP S/4HANA environments.
• Strong experience in enhancements, interfaces, forms, reports, conversions, and workflows.
• Experience with CDS Views, OData, APIs, and modern S/4HANA development approaches.
• Good understanding of SAP functional processes and ability to work effectively with functional consultants.
• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, performance-tuning, and root-cause-analysis skills.
• Experience working through complete SAP implementation and/or major transformation lifecycle preferred.
• Experience working in geographically distributed or global teams.
• Candidates from either SAP service/consulting companies or product/end-user organizations are acceptable, provided they demonstrate strong hands-on technical capability.

• Pharmaceutical, life-sciences, medical-device, or other regulated-industry experience.
• Experience supporting SAP S/4HANA greenfield or brownfield implementation.
• Knowledge of SAP BTP, ABAP Cloud, RAP, Fiori and SAP Integration Suite.
• Experience with SAP Cloud ALM, Solution Manager, ChaRM, or equivalent lifecycle/change-management platforms.
• Experience working with formal SDLC, ITIL, CSV, GxP, and change-control processes.
• Exposure to SAP security concepts and authorization checks within custom developments.
• SAP ABAP/S/4HANA/BTP-related certification preferred.