ABAP Development (RAP/CDS/OData) Lead

Socket.dev; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 149,000 - 307,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services is seeking an experienced ABAP Development Lead to manage full RICEFW delivery across reports, interfaces, conversions, enhancements, forms, workflows, and ABAP/RAP/CDS/OData development. You will provide technical design oversight, code reviews, and performance tuning while coordinating testing and release readiness.

You will apply expertise in ABAP, RAP, CDS, OData, and Fiori extensibility, ensuring clean core principles and robust integration/conversion patterns

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience as an ABAP Developer.
• RAP, CDS, and OData development experience.
• Experience with forms, enhancements, and Fiori extensibility.
• Understanding of clean core principles.
• Utilities data model experience.
• Knowledge of integration and conversion patterns.

Responsibilities

• Lead RICEFW delivery across reports, interfaces, conversions, enhancements, forms, workflows, and ABAP/RAP/CDS/OData development.
• Oversee technical design, build governance, and code review
• Coordinate unit testing and support defect remediation
• Support DevOps promotion and ensure release readiness
• Perform performance tuning across technical components
• Deliver technical designs, build/unit‑test evidence, code reviews, transport inputs, defect logs, performance notes, and KT/runbook inputs
• Apply expertise in ABAP, RAP, CDS, OData, Fiori extensibility, forms, enhancements, clean core principles, utilities data models, and integration/conversion patterns

Skills

ABAP

RAP

CDS

OData

Fiori extensibility

Forms & enhancements

Clean core principles

Utilities data model

Integration & conversion patterns

DevOps coordination

Job description

At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people. Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.

Join Accenture Federal Services, a technology company within global Accenture. Recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work, we offer a collaborative and caring community where you feel like you belong and are empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands‑on experience, certifications, industry training and more.

Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!

The work

The ABAP Development Lead will manage RICEFW delivery across reports, interfaces, conversions, enhancements, forms, workflows, ABAP/RAP/CDS/OData development, technical design, quality assurance, and unit testing. They are responsible for technical design oversight, build governance, code review, DevOps promotion, unit testing coordination, defect remediation, performance tuning, and release readiness. This resource will deliver technical designs, build/unit‑test evidence, code reviews, transport inputs, defect logs, performance notes, and KT/runbook inputs. Critical capabilities include ABAP, RAP, CDS, OData, Fiori extensibility, forms, enhancements, clean core principles, utilities data model expertise, and integration/conversion patterns.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead RICEFW delivery across reports, interfaces, conversions, enhancements, forms, workflows, and ABAP/RAP/CDS/OData development
• Oversee technical design, build governance, and code review
• Coordinate unit testing and support defect remediation
• Support DevOps promotion and ensure release readiness
• Perform performance tuning across technical components
• Deliver technical designs, build/unit‑test evidence, code reviews, transport inputs, defect logs, performance notes, and KT/runbook inputs
• Apply expertise in ABAP, RAP, CDS, OData, Fiori extensibility, forms, enhancements, clean core principles, utilities data models, and integration/conversion patterns

Here’s what you need:

• 7+ years of experience as an ABAP Developer
• RAP, CDS, and OData development experience
• Experience with forms, enhancements, and Fiori extensibility
• Understanding of clean core principles
• Utilities data model experience
• Knowledge of integration and conversion patterns

Eligibility requirements:

• U.S. Citizen (dual accepted)
• Must be eligible to obtain government Public Trust clearance

As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland is: $148,800—$306,500 USD.

What We Believe

As a company wholly dedicated to serving the US federal government, we bring together the best talent to help reinvent how federal agencies operate and deliver greater value for their mission and the American people. We have an unwavering commitment to creating a culture in which all our people are respected, feel a sense of belonging, and have equal opportunity. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture Federal Services has the responsibility to create and sustain a culture where everyone feels welcomed and included. This is grounded in our core values and our experience that hiring and developing great people who reflect different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds is key to driving innovation and delivering the results that our clients and the country count on.

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