SAP ABAP Developer

ATS Client; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 250,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

ATS Client in Johannesburg is seeking a junior SAP ABAP developer with hands-on experience in SAP ECC and/or SAP S/4HANA to support developments under guidance from senior developers. You will contribute to ABAP development tasks such as reports, ALV, enhancements, debugging, unit testing, and technical documentation, while building practical skills across the SAP stack.

Ideal candidates have 2–3 years of ABAP experience, good analytical and teamwork skills, and a willingness to learn and grow

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of hands-on SAP ABAP development experience.
• Experience in SAP ECC and/or SAP S/4HANA environments.
• Experience with reports, ALV, Data Dictionary, function modules, and debugging.

Responsibilities

• Develop ABAP programs, reports, and ALV outputs.
• Assist with enhancements, debugging, unit testing, and technical documentation.
• Translate functional specifications into technical developments.
• Support issue resolution and defect tracking.
• Collaborate with senior developers and team members.

Skills

SAP ABAP

ALV reports

Data Dictionary

Debugging

Enhancements (BADIs/Exits)

SAP ECC/S/4HANA

Unit testing

Analytical thinking

Teamwork

Tools

ABAP Workbench

SAP NetWeaver

Job description

The profile is intended for a junior SAP ABAP developer with hands‑on experience in SAP ECC and/or SAP S/4HANA environments. The candidate should already have practical exposure to SAP development activities and be able to support assigned developments with guidance from senior developers or technical leads.

The candidate would be expected to contribute to ABAP development activities such as reports, ALV, enhancements, debugging, unit testing, technical documentation, and defect resolution.

Key technical skills expected include:

• Good working knowledge of SAP ABAP programming
• Experience with reports, ALV, Data Dictionary objects, function modules, and debugging
• Exposure to enhancements such as user exits, BADIs, or implicit/explicit enhancements
• Understanding of SAP ECC and/or SAP S/4HANA development environments
• Basic knowledge of transport request handling
• Ability to analyse functional specifications and translate them into technical developments
• Ability to perform unit testing and support issue resolution

Additional exposure to ABAP OOP, CDS Views, OData, RAP, Fiori backend development, Adobe Forms, Smart Forms, IDoc, BAPI, RFC, or SAP Clean Core principles would be considered an advantage.

In terms of experience, the profile would be suitable for a candidate with approximately 2 to 3 years of hands‑on SAP ABAP development experience, preferably gained through implementation, support, enhancement, or migration projects.

The candidate should also demonstrate good analytical and problem‑solving skills, attention to detail, willingness to learn, teamwork, and a professional attitude.