Senior SAP ABAP Developer

Palnar Transmedia; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions firm is seeking a Senior SAP ABAP Developer with 9 years of experience in SAP ABAP development, including RICEF objects and enhancements. The successful candidate will work on both Agile and Waterfall projects, delivering end-to-end solutions from requirement analysis to deployment. Strong skills in Core ABAP and OO-ABAP, along with experience in debugging and performance tuning, are essential. A Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Computer Science is required.

Qualifications

• 9 years of SAP ABAP development experience with strong RICEF and enhancement background.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Computer Science or similar.
• SAP Certification.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and enhance RICEF objects.
• Develop classical/interactive reports and dialog programming.
• Debug and resolve complex issues in standard SAP processes.
• Develop and support OData services.
• Prepare technical specifications and perform unit testing.

Skills

Core ABAP

OO-ABAP

ABAP on HANA

OData

Debugging

Performance tuning

Agile/Scrum

SD/MM

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Computer Science

SAP Certification

Tools

ST05

SAT

SLIN

SCI

JIRA

Job description

We are looking for a seasoned Senior SAP ABAP Developer with around 9 years of hands‑on experience in SAP ABAP development, enhancements, and customizations across RICEF objects. The role involves end‑to‑end delivery — from requirement analysis to development, testing, and deployment — in both Agile and Waterfall environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and enhance RICEF objects (Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Forms).
• Develop classical/interactive reports, ALV, SmartForms, Adobe Forms, BDC and dialog programming.
• Work on Enhancements including User Exits, Customer Exits, BAdIs, Enhancement Spots.
• Build and optimize Function Modules, BAPIs, RFCs and custom transactions.
• Debug and resolve complex issues in standard SAP processes across SD/MM/FI functional areas.
• Perform performance tuning using tools such as ST05, SAT, SLIN, SCI.
• Develop and support OData services and basic ABAP on HANA optimized code (ATC checks, SQL performance).
• Collaborate with functional consultants for requirement analysis, solutioning, and technical feasibility.
• Prepare technical specifications, perform unit testing, and support integration testing.
• Handle code reviews, transports, and adhere to development best practices.
• Participate in AIF/IDoc‑based interfaces and monitor related jobs (as applicable).

Required Skills:

• Strong expertise in Core ABAP: RICEF, ALV, BAPI, BDC, SmartForms/Adobe Forms.
• Hands‑on OO‑ABAP including global/local classes.
• Experience with Enhancement Framework (user exits, customer exits, BAdIs, implicit/explicit enhancements).
• Good exposure to ABAP on HANA concepts (ATC checks, SQL optimization).
• Experience in OData (basic CRUD operations, service creation).
• Strong debugging and performance tuning abilities.
• Experience working in SD, MM (and optionally FI) related custom developments.
• Familiarity with data archiving concepts (SARA) is a plus.
• Experience working with Agile/Scrum and using tools like JIRA.

Good to Have:

• Exposure to SAP Basis interactions (job monitoring, transports) without being a Basis specialist.
• Experience in WebDynpro (basic understanding).
• Knowledge of AIF interfaces / IDocs.
• Experience collaborating with offshore teams.
• Understanding of end‑to‑end project lifecycle and documentation.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Computer Science (or similar).
• SAP Certification

Experience:

• 9 years of SAP ABAP development experience with strong RICEF and enhancement background.