SAP Technical Lead

Ford Pro

Dearborn (MI)

Hybrid

USD 86,600 - 166,200

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage

Flexible family care days

Tuition assistance

Vehicle discount program

Job summary

Ford Pro in Dearborn, MI, is seeking an experienced SAP ABAP Developer to play a key role in their Clean Core strategy. Responsibilities include API development, BTP extension development, and writing optimized ABAP code. The ideal candidate has over 8 years of SAP development experience and strong knowledge of modern technologies like RAP.

This hybrid position offers a competitive salary ranging from $86,600 to $166,200, plus various employee benefits such as medical coverage, flexible family care days, and tuition assistance.

Qualifications

8+ years of hands-on experience in SAP ABAP development.
Proven experience implementing business objects and services using RAP.
Strong understanding of SAP Business Technology Platform extension concepts.

Responsibilities

Design and build secure and scalable SAP APIs.
Develop side-by-side extensions on SAP BTP.
Write automated unit tests for code quality assurance.

Skills

SAP ABAP development

API Development

SAP BTP

Data Modeling

Object-Oriented Programming

Integration Technologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Eclipse ADT

ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model

Job description

You will play a key role in driving our "Clean Core" strategy by utilizing SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) to build side-by-side extensions, leveraging modern ABAP development paradigms like the ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model (RAP).

Responsibilities

API Development & Integration: Design, build, and expose robust, secure, and scalable SAP APIs (OData v2/v4, RESTful APIs, SOAP, RFCs, and BAPIs) to support seamless integration with external applications.
BTP Extension Development: Develop side-by-side and on-stack extensions on SAP BTP (using the SAP BTP ABAP Environment / Steampunk) to keep the core S/4HANA ERP clean.
Modern ABAP Development: Write clean, optimized, and modern Object-Oriented ABAP (OO-ABAP) code. Develop business objects and services using RAP (ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model).
Data Modeling: Create and optimize complex Core Data Services (CDS) Views, Table Functions, and AMDP (ABAP Managed Database Procedures) on SAP HANA.
Collaboration: Partner closely with middleware teams (SAP Integration Suite / CPI), frontend developers (SAPUI5/Fiori), and business analysts to translate functional integration requirements into technical designs.
Testing & Code Quality: Write automated unit tests using the ABAP Unit Testing framework to ensure high code quality, reliability, and regression protection.
Performance Tuning: Analyze and resolve performance bottlenecks in custom ABAP code, database queries, and API payloads.

Qualifications

Overall Experience: Minimum 8+ years of hands‑on experience in SAP ABAP development, with a strong evolution from legacy SAP ERP (ECC) to modern S/4HANA environments.
RAP Expertise: Proven, hands‑on project experience implementing business objects and services using the ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model (RAP) (both managed and unmanaged scenarios).
SAP BTP Exposure: Strong working knowledge of SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) extension concepts, including BTP ABAP Environment (Steampunk), SAP Integration Suite, or SAP Business Application Studio (BAS).
Advanced S/4HANA Concepts: Deep expertise in CDS Views, AMDP, Eclipse ADT, and S/4HANA Extensibility (In-App and Side-by-Side).
Integration Technologies: Extensive experience with OData (v2 & v4), RFCs, BAPIs, ALE/IDocs, and consuming/exposing RESTful APIs.
Development Tools: Expert‑level mastery of ABAP Development Tools (ADT) in Eclipse.
Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Management Information Systems (MIS), or a closely related quantitative/technical field.

Preferred Qualifications

SAP Certified Development Specialist – ABAP for SAP HANA or SAP Certified Development Associate – ABAP with SAP BTP.
Experience with SAP CAP (Cloud Application Programming Model) using Node.js or Java.
Familiarity with modern developer productivity tools, such as using AI assistants (GitHub Copilot, Cursor) inside VS Code with Model Context Protocol (MCP) for SAP ADT.
Experience with SAP Event Mesh or event‑driven architecture.

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp‑up programs, subsidized back‑up child care and more
Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
Tuition assistance
Established and active employee resource groups
Paid time off for individual and team community service
A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time

This position is a salary grade 7‑8 and ranges from $86,600–$166,200.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week.

About Us

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career and help us define tomorrow’s transportation.

About the Team

We believe that freedom of movement drives human progress. Ford Information Technology (IT) is shaping the future of mobility by redefining the transportation landscape, enhancing the customer experience and improving people’s lives. Join the Ford family as we change the way the world moves.

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