SAP ABAP Developer

Talent; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

7-month contract

Melbourne-based

Large enterprise environment

Job summary

Talent in Melbourne is seeking an experienced SAP ABAP Developer to join a large higher education environment. You will design, develop and support SAP solutions across ECC and S/4HANA, collaborating with analysts and technical teams to deliver reliable enhancements.

Responsibilities include reports, interfaces, enhancements, forms, and integrations using RFC/BAPI, IDocs, SOAP/REST, ABAP Objects, SAPUI5/Fiori. This is a 7-month contract with hybrid work (3 days in office, 2 at home) in Melbourne.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' SAP ABAP development in ECC or S/4HANA environments.
• Hands-on ABAP Objects, reports, interfaces, enhancements, forms, function modules, debugging and performance optimisation.
• Experience developing and supporting SAP integrations using RFC/BAPI, IDocs, SOAP/REST web services and related integration technologies.
• Sound understanding of SAP development lifecycle practices, technical specifications, testing, transport management and production support.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to translate functional requirements into maintainable technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test and support SAP ABAP solutions across ECC and S/4HANA environments, including custom applications and system enhancements.
• Develop and maintain reports, interfaces, data conversions, enhancements, workflows and forms using Object-Oriented ABAP, ALV, BAdIs, User Exits and SmartForms/Adobe Forms.
• Build and support SAP integrations using RFC/BAPI, IDocs, SOAP/REST APIs and enterprise middleware technologies.
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues, perform debugging and performance optimisation, and resolve production defects across SAP applications and integrations.
• Contribute to SAP Fiori, SAPUI5 and Gateway/OData development activities, including application enhancements and service integration where required.
• Prepare technical specifications, conduct code reviews and ensure solutions meet SAP development standards, transport management processes and S/4HANA compatibility requirements.

Skills

SAP ABAP development

ABAP Objects & Reports

RFC/BAPI & IDocs integration

SAP Fiori / SAPUI5

Performance tuning & debugging

Tools

ALV

SmartForms/Adobe Forms

BAdIs

User Exits

IDocs & RFC

Job description

The Role

This is a hands-on SAP ABAP Developer opportunity within a large, complex higher education environment. Working closely with business analysts, functional consultants and technical teams, you will design, develop and support SAP solutions across ECC and S/4HANA environments, contributing to system enhancements, integration initiatives and ongoing production support.

The role requires strong expertise in core ABAP development, including reports, interfaces, enhancements, forms, debugging and performance optimisation. You will translate business requirements into reliable, maintainable technical solutions while ensuring development standards, system performance and integration quality are maintained.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test and support SAP ABAP solutions across ECC and S/4HANA environments, including custom applications and system enhancements.
• Develop and maintain reports, interfaces, data conversions, enhancements, workflows and forms using Object-Oriented ABAP, ALV, BAdIs, User Exits and SmartForms/Adobe Forms.
• Build and support SAP integrations using RFC/BAPI, IDocs, SOAP/REST APIs and enterprise middleware technologies.
• Troubleshoot complex technical issues, perform debugging and performance optimisation, and resolve production defects across SAP applications and integrations.
• Contribute to SAP Fiori, SAPUI5 and Gateway/OData development activities, including application enhancements and service integration where required.
• Prepare technical specifications, conduct code reviews and ensure solutions meet SAP development standards, transport management processes and S/4HANA compatibility requirements.

Skills & Experience Required

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in SAP ABAP development, ideally within complex enterprise SAP ECC or S/4HANA environments.
• Strong hands-on expertise across ABAP Objects, reports, interfaces, enhancements, forms, function modules, debugging and performance optimisation.
• Demonstrated experience developing and supporting SAP integrations using RFC/BAPI, IDocs, SOAP/REST web services and related integration technologies.
• Sound understanding of SAP development lifecycle practices, technical specifications, testing, transport management and production support.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to translate functional requirements into maintainable technical solutions.

Highly Regarded

• Experience with SAP Fiori, SAPUI5, SAP Gateway and OData services, including JavaScript-based application development.
• Previous experience within the higher education sector, particularly supporting complex university SAP environments.
• Exposure to enterprise middleware platforms such as MuleSoft, SAP Integration Suite (CPI) or Dell Boomi.

What’s In It For You

• Initial 7-month contract with potential to extend.
• Eastern Suburbs, Melbourne location with hybrid working arrangements (3 days in the office, 2 days from home).
• Opportunity to work across a broad SAP technology landscape, combining core ABAP development with modern integration and application capabilities.
• Join a collaborative technology team within a large, purpose-driven organisation, contributing to enterprise SAP enhancements and ongoing system improvements.