SAP ABAP Technical Lead (Freelance)

CGI (PHILIPPINES) INC.; Philippines; Hybrid; PHP 2,000,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Job summary

CGI (PHILIPPINES) INC. seeks a senior SAP ABAP/ Fiori specialist to design, develop and maintain ABAP programs, reports, interfaces, and enhancements.

You will lead technical teams, mentor juniors, and ensure high-quality deliverables within the SAP ecosystem. You will drive SAP Fiori/UI5 development, optimize performance, and work with EWM and other modules, while preparing documentation and sharing knowledge across a global, fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years hands-on SAP ABAP development experience.
• Technical lead or senior mentoring background.
• Experience across SD, MM, FI, or HR modules.

Responsibilities

• Lead development teams, drive deliverables, and mentor members.
• Guide technical decisions and conduct code reviews.
• Document processes and create user guides or training materials.
• Administer and support SAP system and SAP client issues with SLA adherence.

Skills

Leadership

SAP ABAP

ABAP Workbench

UI5 development

OData services

SAP Fiori

SAP HANA

EWM module

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's or master's degree in IT/CS

Tools

SAP ABAP

SAP Fiori/UI5

SAP HANA

Job description

Your future duties and responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain ABAP programs, reports, interfaces, and enhancements.
• Create and manage custom solutions within the SAP ecosystem.
• Develop and implement SAP Fiori applications and customize standard Fiori apps.
• Work closely with functional and technical teams to gather requirements, define technical specifications, and ensure solutions meet business needs.
• Optimize existing code, enhance system performance, and ensure adherence to coding standards and best practices.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues within SAP modules, performing root cause analysis and providing effective solutions.
• Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentorship to junior and mid-level developers, fostering a collaborative and knowledge sharing environment.
• Lead code reviews, enforce best practices, and guide technical decision-making across development workstreams.
• Prepare and maintain comprehensive technical documentation for all developed solutions.
• Participate and conduct regular knowledge sharing sessions to members of the company.
• Address issues related to the SAP client system in a timely manner and with respect to SLA
• To administer, support and recommend improvements to the SAP system
• Accommodate project and client assignments and adhere to work schedule in accordance to business requirement
• Be able to mentor more junior resources and provide expert advice to project SMEs.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

• Proven leadership skills with the ability to guide development teams, drive technical deliverables, and mentor team members.
• Proven experience with at least one full lifecycle SAP implementation project.
• Proven experience with SAP Fiori applications and UI5 development, including OData services.
• Strong knowledge of ABAP programming language, ABAP Workbench, Data Dictionary, and performance tuning. Expertise in RICEFW developments (Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Forms).
• Excellent troubleshooting, problem solving, and debugging skills.
• Familiarity with SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) module, including customizing and enhancing EWM functionalities
• SAP HANA Experience: Knowledge of SAP HANA, CDS Views, and AMDP.
• Agile Methodologies: Experience working in an Agile development environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment.
• Ability to document processes clearly and create user guides or training materials.
• Comfortable working in a fast paced, global, and matrixed environment.
• Detail oriented with a focus on data accuracy and consistency.
• Self-motivated and able to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Adaptability and willingness to learn new tools, systems, and methodologies.

Education

• Bachelor's or master's degree in IT, Computer Science, Business, or a related field.
• Must be amenable to reporting onsite 1x a week or more if needed in McKinley, Taguig, on a mid-shift schedule.

Experience:

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in SAP ABAP development (ECC, S/4 Hana is nice to have)
• Demonstrated experience in a technical lead, team lead, or senior mentoring role.
• Experience working with various SAP modules such as SD, MM, FI, or HR.
• Experience with interface development using File, RFC, IDOC, BAPI, and web services.