SAP ABAP Lead

Tata Consultancy Services; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 38,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services is seeking a senior SAP ABAP expert to lead end-to-end technical delivery across SAP ECC and S/4HANA programs in a client-facing role.

You will own technical solution design, development standards, and governance, while mentoring ABAP developers and ensuring high-quality code and timely delivery.

Qualifications

• 20+ years of SAP technical experience with ABAP development and delivery leadership.
• Expertise across ECC and S/4HANA implementations, upgrades, and support programs.
• Proficient in Core ABAP, OO ABAP, data dictionary, forms, interfaces, and workflows.
• Strong experience with RICEFW objects, CDS views, AMDP, OData, SAP Gateway, BADIs, and performance tuning.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end SAP ABAP technical delivery across SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA programs.
• Own technical solution design, development standards, estimation, delivery planning, code quality, and governance.
• Mentor ABAP developers, conduct code reviews, resolve blockers, ensure best practices.

Skills

SAP ABAP

SAP S/4HANA

ECC/S4HANA implementations

RICEFW development

Tools

ABAP debugging

ATC checks

CDS views

AMDP

OData services

Job description

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

• 20+ years of SAP technical experience with strong hands‑on expertise in SAP ABAP development, technical design, and delivery leadership.
• Extensive experience across SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA implementation, rollout, upgrade, migration, enhancement, and support programs.
• Expertise in Core ABAP, Object‑Oriented ABAP, Data Dictionary, ALV, Module Pool, Smart Forms, SAP Scripts, Adobe Forms, Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, and Workflow.
• Strong experience with RICEFW objects, CDS Views, AMDP, OData Services, SAP Gateway, BADIs, User Exits, Enhancement Framework, implicit/explicit enhancements, and performance tuning.

Integration, Migration & Delivery

• Strong hands‑on experience with IDocs, ALE, RFC, BAPI, ABAP Proxy, Web Services, APIs, file‑based interfaces, and middleware integration scenarios.
• Experience in S/4HANA custom code remediation, ATC checks, SPAU/SPDD activities, technical migration, retrofit, and clean core‑aligned development.
• Ability to convert functional specifications into scalable technical designs and guide teams through development, unit testing, integration testing, defect resolution, and deployment.
• Strong understanding of SAP modules including SD, MM, FI/CO, PP, WM/EWM, QM, and integration touchpoints.

Certifications (Preferred)

• SAP Certified Development Associate – ABAP with SAP NetWeaver / SAP S/4HANA
• SAP ABAP on HANA / SAP Fiori / SAP Gateway / S/4HANA technical certification preferred

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end SAP ABAP technical delivery across SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA programs.
• Own technical solution design, development standards, estimation, delivery planning, code quality, and technical governance.
• Lead and mentor ABAP developers, conduct code reviews, resolve technical blockers, and ensure adherence to SAP best practices.
• Design and deliver complex RICEFW objects including reports, interfaces, conversions, enhancements, forms, workflows, APIs, CDS views, AMDP, and OData services.
• Collaborate with functional, basis, integration, security, QA, and business teams to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Drive performance optimization, defect resolution, production support, transport management, technical documentation, and release readiness.
• Support S/4HANA transformation activities including custom code remediation, ATC findings, simplification impact analysis, SPAU/SPDD support, and clean core alignment.
• Strong client-facing communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven experience leading large SAP technical teams across onsite, offshore, and cross-functional delivery models.
• Excellent technical leadership, mentoring, estimation, planning, prioritization, and delivery governance skills.
• Ability to work with senior client stakeholders, functional leads, architects, and project leadership to drive technical decisions.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, risk management, and decision-making abilities.
• Experience working in consulting or professional services environments preferred.

Salary Range: $38,000 - $160,000 a year