Senior IT SAP ABAP Engineer

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 115,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. seeks a Senior SAP Engineer – ABAP Development to lead SAP development efforts in Cleveland, OH, with consideration for East Chicago, IN. This role provides technical leadership and supports SAP business systems across multiple modules in a fast-paced setting.

The ideal candidate has extensive ABAP experience, WRICEF expertise, and strong knowledge of FI/CO, SD, MM, QM, PP, and PP/DS, plus SAP Fiori/UI5 know‑how. Mentoring and standards compliance are key components.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent.
• 10+ years of experience in technical development roles.
• Experience in SAP S/4 Hana 2021 or ECC.
• ABAP development expertise (ABAP Objects, Smart Forms, Adobe Forms).
• Proficient in ABAP tools: Workbench, Data Dictionary, Debugger.
• WRICEF development experience (Workflows, Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Forms).
• Strong knowledge of SAP modules: FI/CO, SD, MM, QM, PP, PP/DS.
• Familiar with CDS views, ADT, BRF+, RESTful APIs.
• Experience with SAP interfaces (IDOCs, BAPIs, RFCs).

Responsibilities

• Understand SAP direction and development practices.
• Ensure modules align with SAP roadmap and architecture.
• Provide technical guidance and review transports.
• Develop and maintain WRICEF objects and integrations.
• Coordinate developers and business users.
• Review changes with IT teams for accurate delivery.
• Provide Level 2 support for SAP environments.

Skills

ABAP

S/4HANA

WRICEF

Leadership

ABAP Objects

Education

BS in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

ABAP Workbench

ABAP Data Dictionary

ABAP Debugger

Fiori/UI5

Job description

Location: Cleveland, OH Cleveland-Cliffs Steel has an immediate opening for a Senior SAP Engineer – ABAP Development. The Senior SAP Engineer will be part of a team providing technical leadership and support for the SAP business systems and participate in strategic projects as needed. The individual shall contribute to strengthening the business processes, performing both technical analysis and systems support activities. The ideal candidate will have prior manufacturing industry experience, SAP development leadership experience, be initiative‑taking and thrive in a fast‑paced work environment with complex operations. In addition to the primary work location listed, Cleveland‑Cliffs will also consider East Chicago, IN as a location for this position.

Summary of Responsibilities

• Understand the overall SAP direction on development practices
• Ensure the supported modules and their integration points with other systems and modules are aligned with the SAP road map
• Understand the Cleveland Cliffs SAP landscape and architecture to better maintain the environment
• Be able to provide technical guidance, review transport listings, approve any infrastructure changes, and approve installations
• Ensure sustainability of the SAP processes configured in all modules
• Ensure all new developments conform to standards, and ensure the standards are kept up to date
• Hands on designing, specifying, configuring, and approving to move changes to production
• Perform technical mapping, gap analysis, and recommend the best way to address the gaps
• Write and approve detailed technical specifications for workflow, reports, interfaces, conversions, enhancements, and forms (WRICEF)
• Ensure that the solution implemented in each phase is consistent with the overall direction and the end state
• Author technical specifications at the level required for off‑site ABAP or other technical development
• Estimate the development effort required
• Perform change reviews and promote change requests to production
• Coordinate self and other technical developers along with communication and support with business users
• Review and align with the IT teams to ensure accurate delivery of changes required by the business
• Provide level 2 support for production systems and project implementations, as necessary
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• 10+ years of experience in technical development roles
• Experience in SAP S/4 Hana 2021 or combined with older versions including ECC.
• SAP Development skills
• Expertise in ABAP, including ABAP Objects, Smart Forms, and Adobe Forms
• Proficient in SAP development tools: ABAP Workbench, ABAP Data Dictionary, and ABAP Debugger
• Extensive experience in development and enhancement of custom Workflows, Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, and Forms (WRICEFs)
• Strong knowledge of SAP modules and integration points – FI/CO, SD, MM, QM, PP, and PP/DS
• Knowledge of SAP Fiori, SAPUI5, or other SAP front‑end technologies
• Solid understanding of SAP application architecture and best practices for ABAP development
• Proficient in module pool programming and object‑oriented programming
• Familiar with CDS views using ADT tools along with BOPF, BRF+, and Restful APIs
• Experience with ABAP Trace (SAT), PlanViz Trace for AMDPs, SQL Trace (ST05), and ABAP Trace (ST12)

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven systems development experience specifically within SAP ERP systems
• Technical leadership skills in IT environments
• Skilled in writing outbound/inbound ABAP interfaces using IDOCs, BAPIs, performance tuning, RFCs to/from Middleware (IBM ACE), and flat files
• Ability to multi‑task and strong time management skills
• Four full cycle implementations or more (from blueprint to go‑live)
• O365 Microsoft tools
• SAP upgrade and migration experience
• Experience with ITIL concepts and processes
• SAP Basis and security understanding
• Understanding of SAP infrastructure
• Experience providing support for Sap cloud solutions like C4C, CPS and IBP
• Exposure to GRC, CSI or similar software
• HANA DB or Oracle knowledge for SAP applications
• Experience supporting FIORI Gateway, TM servers, and databases
• Knowledge in cloud applications on BTP and the ability to build UI applications using Business Application Studio (BAS)
• SAP ABAP certification

We offer an excellent total compensation package, including competitive pay with variable compensation opportunity, health insurance, retirement plan, education assistance, paid time off, and more.

The salary range for this role is $115,000 to $145,000. An employee’s pay within the salary range will be based on numerous factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, experience, skills, geographic location and business or organizational needs.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e‑mail to [e-mail] or call 1-[phone] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Do not email your application materials to this email address. Application materials sent to this email address will not be considered.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is an equal opportunity employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability. We are a drug‑free workplace and conduct pre‑employment screening as a condition of employment.

Cleveland-Cliffs is a leading North America‑based steel producer with focus on value‑added sheet products, particularly for the automotive industry. The Company is vertically integrated from the mining of iron ore, production of pellets and direct reduced iron, and processing of ferrous scrap through primary steelmaking and downstream finishing, stamping, tooling, and tubing. We offer an excellent total compensation package, including competitive pay with variable compensation opportunity, health insurance, retirement plan, education assistance, paid time off, and more. Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e‑mail to [e-mail] or call 1-[phone] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Do not email your application materials to this email address. Application materials sent to this email address will not be considered. Cleveland-Cliffs is a leading North America‑based steel producer with focus on value‑added sheet products, particularly for the automotive industry. The Company is vertically integrated from the mining of iron ore, production of pellets and direct reduced iron, and processing of ferrous scrap through primary steelmaking and downstream finishing, stamping, tooling, and tubing. We offer an excellent total compensation package, including competitive pay with variable compensation opportunity, health insurance, retirement plan, education assistance, paid time off, and more. Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e‑mail to [e-mail] or call 1-[phone] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Do not email your application materials to this email address. Application materials sent to this email address will not be considered.