Assistant Manager, SAP ABAP

Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC; Ahmedabad District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC is seeking an experienced SAP ABAP Developer to design, develop, test, and support ABAP solutions across reports, interfaces, enhancements, BAdIs, and forms. The role emphasizes object-oriented ABAP, CDS views, and modern S/4HANA development approaches, with a focus on integration and regression testing.

Responsibilities include reviewing specs, translating business needs into technical designs, and ensuring quality via ATC and regulatory-compliant documentation.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on SAP ABAP development experience.
• Strong hands-on experience in core ABAP and object-oriented ABAP.
• Experience with CDS Views, OData, APIs and modern S/4HANA development.

Responsibilities

• 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 (Smart/Adobe); Workflows.
• Perform object-oriented ABAP development using SAP standards.
• Review specifications and translate business requirements into technical designs.
• Prepare detailed technical specifications for development, testing, validation, and long-term support.
• Demonstrate hands-on SAP S/4HANA development concepts and technologies.
• Develop and optimize CDS Views, AMDP, OData services, APIs, REST/SOAP integrations; RAP/ABAP Cloud experience preferred.
• Develop SAP interfaces with SAP and non-SAP apps; manage IDoc/ALE, RFC/BAPI, OData, REST/SOAP, proxies and file-based integrations.
• Ensure interface programs maintain transactional integrity and proper logging/reconciliation.
• Perform peer code reviews and use ATC and other SAP quality tools; optimize performance.
• Support GxP/CSV readiness and regulatory IT standards; document traceability and validation artifacts.
• Provide Level 2/3 production support; troubleshoot dumps, failed interfaces, jobs, and performance issues.

Skills

ABAP Development

OOABAP

S/4HANA

CDS Views

OData APIs

Interfaces

Job description

• 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.
  

Job Description

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.
  

Qualifications

• 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.