Manager - ABAP Development

Rely; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

John Cockerill seeks an experienced Mid-Level SAP ABAP Developer to join the SAP Knowledge Owners team. The role focuses on maintaining and enhancing ECC systems while preparing the migration path toward S/4HANA.

Our SAP landscape covers FI, CO, MM, SD, PS, PP, CS, PM, WM, PLM, QM across 50+ legal entities in 9 countries, with dual responsibilities in operations and strategic projects related to the transition to SAP S/4HANA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 2 to 4 years of experience in a similar SAP Technical role.
• Strong expertise in Object-Oriented ABAP and Modern ABAP, with a solid understanding of functional processes.
• Solid experience configuring ALE/IDocs, RFCs, and APIs to connect SAP with external industrial systems.
• Knowledge of SAP integration Suite and SAP BTP could be an asset.
• Broad understanding of the SAP ecosystem and best practices.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA is an additional asset.
• Knowledge of JIRA and Confluence is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Development & Maintenance of ECC systems.
• Design, build, and optimize classical RICEF objects (ALV Reports, IDoc/BAPI/RFC Interfaces, Enhancements/BAdIs, Smart Forms, SAP Workflow).
• Provide tier-2/3 technical support for production incidents and perform performance tracing.
• S/4HANA Migration Preparation: write modern, S/4-ready ABAP code with clean core principles.
• Legacy code analysis using ABAP Test Cockpit (ATC) to identify incompatibilities.
• Understand SAP concepts like Adobe Forms, FIORI, UI5, RAP, CDS Views, OData, and SAP Gateway.

Skills

OO ABAP

Modern ABAP

RICEF development

Performance tuning

Open SQL

Cross-cultural teamwork

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/IS or equivalent

Tools

ATC

IDocs/ALE/RFC interfaces

JIRA

Confluence

Adobe Forms

UI5

RAP

CDS Views

Job description

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John Cockerill, enablers of opportunities

Driven since 1817 by the entrepreneurial spirit and thirst for innovation of its founder, the John Cockerill Group develops large-scale technological solutions to meet the needs of its time: facilitating access to low carbon energies, enabling sustainable industrial production, preserving natural resources, contributing to greener mobility, enhancing security and installing essential infrastructures.

Its offer to businesses, governments and communities consists of services and associated equipment for the sectors of energy, defence, industry, the environment, transports, and infrastructures. With over 6,000 employees, John Cockerill achieved a turnover of € 1,209 billion in 2023 in 29 countries, on 5 continents.

We are looking for an experienced Mid-Level SAP ABAP Developer to join our SAP Knowledge Owners team.

In this role, you will maintain and enhance our current SAP ECC systems while playing a pivotal role in preparing our future migration pathway toward S/4HANA.

Our SAP landscape covers a wide functional scope (FI, CO, MM, SD, PS, PP, CS, PM, WM, PLM, QM) and is deployed across more than50 legal entities in 9 countries.

This position combines operational support responsibilities with active participation in strategic projects, including one of our major upcoming challenges: the transition to SAP S/4HANA.

Key Responsibilities:

You will have a dual role:

• Development & Maintenance (ECC systems)
• Design, build, and optimize classical RICEF objects (ALV Reports, IDoc/BAPI/RFC Interfaces, Enhancements/BAdIs, Smart Forms and SAP Workflow)
• Support & Performance Tuning: Provide tier-2/3 technical support for production incidents in an industrial environment and run performance tracing.
• S/4HANA Migration Preparation:
• Write modern, "S/4-ready" ABAP code (Clean Core Principles), strictly applying performance optimization rules for the HANA database (modern Open SQL).
• Participate in legacy code analysis using tools like the ABAP Test Cockpit (ATC) to identify and remediate code incompatibilities prior to the migration.
• Basic exposure or strong theoretical understanding of next-generation SAP concepts: Adobe Forms, FIORI, UI5, RAP (ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model), CDS Views (Core Data Services), OData services and SAP Gateway.

Profile:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 2 to 4 years of experience in a similar SAP Technical role.
• Strong expertise in Object-Oriented ABAP and Modern ABAP, with a solid understanding of functional processes.
• Solid experience configuring ALE/IDocs, RFCs, and APIs to connect SAP with external industrial systems.
• Knowledge In SAP integration Suite and SAP BTP could be an asset.
• Broad understanding of the SAP ecosystem and best practices.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA is an additional asset.
• Knowledge of JIRA and Confluence is an asset.
• Experience in a similar industrial or engineering environment is an advantage.
• Curious, analytical, and proactive mindset with a passion for cross-functional collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Cross-Cultural Team Player: Ability to work smoothly across different time zones, cultures, and team structures.

John Cockerill offers you career and development opportunities within its various sectors in a friendly working environment.