Senior SAP ABAP Developer

IBM; San Felice sul Panaro; In loco; EUR 55.000 - 75.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading technology consulting firm is seeking a Senior SAP ABAP Developer for a role involving the design, development, and maintenance of backend solutions within SAP. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with functional teams to deliver compliant SAP enhancements. A Bachelor's Degree and extensive experience in ABAP development are required, along with a strong knowledge of SAP NetWeaver and performance optimization. This full-time position is based in San Felice sul Panaro, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

Competenze

• Extensive experience in ABAP development, including reports, forms, and interfaces.
• Strong knowledge of performance optimization and debugging in ABAP.
• Familiarity with SAP HANA and CDS Views.

Mansioni

• Develop, optimize, and maintain ABAP programs.
• Create and maintain backend services like API integrations.
• Ensure compliance with SAP best practices.

Conoscenze

ABAP development

Performance optimization

Debugging skills

SAP HANA

OData services

Formazione

Bachelor's Degree

Strumenti

ABAP Workbench

SAP NetWeaver

Eclipse-based ABAP development

Descrizione del lavoro

Senior SAP ABAP Developer

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Introduction

A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long‑term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe. You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio.

Your Role And Responsibilities

As an SAP ABAP Backend Developer, you will design, develop, and maintain backend solutions within SAP environments. You will work closely with functional consultants, architects, and business stakeholders to deliver reliable, scalable, and compliant SAP enhancements and integrations.

Responsibilities

• Develop, optimize, and maintain ABAP programs, including reports, interfaces, conversions, enhancements, and forms (RICEF).
• Create and maintain backend services such as OData services, API integrations, and RFC/BAPI developments.
• Analyze functional requirements and translate them into robust technical solutions.
• Perform debugging, troubleshooting, and performance optimization of ABAP code and SQL queries.
• Support SAP modules (e.g., FI/CO, MM, SD, HR, etc.) with custom developments and enhancements.
• Ensure compliance with SAP best practices, security standards, and naming conventions.
• Collaborate with functional teams to validate deliverables and support UAT and production deployments.
• Participate in code reviews, documentation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to migration or upgrade projects (e.g., ECC to S/4HANA) including CDS views, AMDP, and HANA‑optimized ABAP.
• Provide technical support during incident resolution and change management processes.

Preferred Education

Bachelor's Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• Extensive experience in ABAP development, including:
• • Reports (Classical, ALV)
  • Forms (SmartForms, SAPScript, Adobe Forms)
  • Interfaces (IDoc, RFC, BAPI, Web Services, OData)
  • Conversions (Data Migration, LSMW, BDC)
  • Enhancements and Modifications (User‑Exits, BADI, Enhancement Points)
• Strong knowledge of SAP NetWeaver, ABAP Workbench, and Eclipse‑based ABAP development.
• Experience with performance optimization, debugging, and troubleshooting ABAP programs.
• Familiarity with SAP HANA, CDS Views, AMDP, and HANA‑optimized ABAP development.

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

• Experience in agile software development methodologies (Scrum, Kanban).
• Exposure to global SAP projects or multi‑country rollouts.
• Experience mentoring junior ABAP developers or leading small development teams.
• Strong business process knowledge in SAP modules relevant to the organization (e.g., Finance, Supply Chain, HR).

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Information Technology

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting

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