SAP ABAP Developer

Westernacher Consulting; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Competitive remuneration package

International company culture

Flexible working hours

Job summary

Westernacher Consulting is a global SAP consulting leader seeking an experienced SAP Fico Consultant to lead strategic transformation programs and drive successful project delivery across local, regional, and global engagements. Based in Kuala Lumpur, the role offers a hybrid working model with opportunities to collaborate across cross-functional teams worldwide.

The position emphasizes AMS support, ABAP development on S/4HANA, and strong exposure to core logistics/finance processes, with a

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of hands-on ABAP development, including 2 years on S/4HANA.
• Proven AMS or production support experience, comfortable handling P1 incidents under time pressure.
• Hands on with ABAP on HANA: Open SQL, CDS views, AMDP, OData services.
• Working knowledge of S/4HANA Public Cloud extensibility: ABAP Cloud, RAP, released APIs, ABAP Development Tools (Eclipse).
• Solid debugging skills and familiarity with core logistics and finance processes (SD, MM, FI).
• Experience with interfaces (IDoc, RFC, BAPI, REST/SOAP APIs).

Responsibilities

• Act as the main technical contact for AMS accounts, owning P1 and P2 technical incidents within agreed SLAs
• Work with functional consultants to analyse and resolve issues: debugging, short dumps (ST22), job failures, IDoc and interface errors, performance problems
• Coordinate with the Westernacher India development team, assigning and reviewing work and providing backup cover so critical tickets are never left unattended
• Perform root cause analysis and document fixes, workarounds and known errors
• Participate in an on call or standby rota for critical incidents
• Estimate, design, build and unit test ABAP solutions for CRs
• Prepare technical specifications and support functional consultants during testing and cutover
• Manage transports and releases following customer change management processes

Skills

ABAP development

AMS support

S/4HANA knowledge

Debugging skills

ABAP on HANA

Education

Degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering

Tools

ABAP Development Tools (Eclipse)

CDS views

OData services

IDoc interfaces

Job description

A global SAP consulting leader, Westernacher Consulting has been delivering successful business transformation projects for over 55 years. With more than 30 years as an SAP Gold Partner and a presence across 28 countries, we combine deep industry expertise with global delivery capabilities. As we continue to strengthen our team in Southeast Asia, we are seeking an experienced SAP Fico Consultant to lead strategic transformation programs and drive successful project delivery across local, regional, and global engagements.

How You Will Make An Impact

AMS support (primary focus)

• Act as the main technical contact for AMS accounts, owning P1 and P2 technical incidents within agreed SLAs
• Work with functional consultants to analyse and resolve issues: debugging, short dumps (ST22), job failures, IDoc and interface errors, performance problems
• Coordinate with the Westernacher India development team, assigning and reviewing work and providing backup cover so critical tickets are never left unattended
• Perform root cause analysis and document fixes, workarounds and known errors
• Participate in an on call or standby rota for critical incidents

Change requests and enhancements

• Estimate, design, build and unit test ABAP solutions for CRs
• Prepare technical specifications and support functional consultants during testing and cutover
• Manage transports and releases following customer change management processes

Platform coverage

• S/4HANA Private Cloud: classic and modern ABAP (reports, enhancements, BAdIs, user exits, forms, interfaces, CDS views, OData)
• S/4HANA Public Cloud: developer extensibility (ABAP Cloud, RAP, released APIs), key user extensibility, and side by side extensions on SAP BTP where needed
• Apply the clean core principles so customers remain upgrade safe

Your Expertise

• Degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or equivalent experience
• At least 5 years of hands on ABAP development, including at least 2 years on S/4HANA
• Proven AMS or production support experience, comfortable handling P1 incidents under time pressure
• Hands on with ABAP on HANA: Open SQL, CDS views, AMDP, OData services
• Working knowledge of S/4HANA Public Cloud extensibility: ABAP Cloud, RAP, released APIs, ABAP Development Tools (Eclipse)
• Solid debugging skills and familiarity with core logistics and finance processes (SD, MM, FI), so you can work closely with functional consultants
• Experience with interfaces (IDoc, RFC, BAPI, REST/SOAP APIs)

Why Join Westernacher?

• Inspiring and exciting, innovative working environment.
• Competitive remuneration package (salary, bonus, benefits).
• International company culture and minimal hierarchical structure.
• Chance to work on complex projects from different industries.
• Flexible working hours and a hybrid working model.

This Is Westernacher

Founded in 1969, Westernacher Consulting is a global business and SAP consulting company represented in 28 countries, with 1,400 consultants across Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. As an SAP Gold Partner with over 30 years of SAP partnership experience, we combine deep industry knowledge, business process expertise, and technology innovation to create sustainable value for our clients.

We are 100% employee-owned, which shapes our entrepreneurial culture and our commitment to shared responsibility, long-term thinking and sustainable success. We work in partnership, challenge conventional thinking and give our people the opportunity to create meaningful impact for our clients, our company and one another.

Westernacher is committed to equal opportunity and an inclusive working environment. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and make employment decisions based on qualifications, experience and business needs, in accordance with applicable local law.

Life@Westernacher

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