Senior SAP solutions development officer (Operations)

African Development Bank Group; Pretoria; On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization is seeking a Senior SAP Solutions Expert Officer responsible for enhancing IT services through SAP PPM, PS & Service modules. This role involves extensive systems configuration, development, and support within the SAP S/4 HANA framework. The successful candidate should possess strong SAP skills with excellent communication abilities to facilitate collaboration. A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science is required, with a Master's preferred.

Qualifications

• 8 years experience in SAP ABAP development.
• 3 years experience in SAP S/4 HANA.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform functional requirement analysis and configurations in SAP.
• Develop technical specifications and perform application testing.
• Provide system maintenance and technical support.

Skills

SAP configuration

SAP development methods

SQL concepts

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Master's degree in related field

Tools

SAP S/4 HANA

ABAP

SAP Portfolio Project Management

MS Project

Job description

THE COMPLEX:

The Vice-Presidency, Technology and Corporate Services (TCVP) is responsible for providing leadership and oversight on the efficient, highly effective, value-for-money, and client-centered provision of ICT services, general services and works, corporate procurement of goods, language services, business continuity, consultant services, and cybersecurity services to all organizational units of the Bank. TCVP is especially charged with leading the efforts to digitalize the Bank’s business processes and procedures.

THE HIRING DEPARTMENT:

The Corporate Information Technology Services Department’s (TCIS) mission at the Bank is to align the digital strategy and delivery model along with the Bank’s business strategy to increase the organizational effectiveness through efficient use of emerging technologies and digital transformation. Under the leadership of the Chief Information and Technology Officer, TCIS is mandated by the Bank to deliver best IT services for Bank’s operations in order to accomplish its mission of spurring sustainable economic development and social progress in its regional member countries, contributing to poverty reduction.

THE POSITION:

Under the guidance of the Manager of the Business Solution Division, (TCIS.2) the Specialist performs systems configuration, development, and maintenance work in all phases of applications life cycle for the ERP system from business process analysis, process design through testing, implementation, and support primarily in SAP PPM, PS and Service modules.

The Specialist performs functional requirement analysis, functional configurations in SAP PPM, PS & Service modules, develops technical specifications, performs application development and unit testing. This includes custom solutions identified along with associated forms, reports, and data views. In addition, this role enables user acceptance testing, develops technical and use documentation, and provides second level technical support in coordination with internal and external partners.

KEY FUNCTIONS:

Under the supervision and guidance of the Division Manager, TCIS.2, the key duties and responsibilities of the Senior SAP Solutions Expert Officer are to:

1. Perform functional requirement analysis, Functional Configurations on SAP PPM, PS & Service Modules, ABAP(RICEFWS), FIORI UI5, O-Data Services, Webservices, REST & SOAP development and maintenance in S4 HANA ERP system and related interfaces primarily in the areas of SAP PPM & PS Modules.
2. Produce technical specifications and documentation that includes impact analysis, test cases, object dependencies, performance testing and risk analysis. Creates solutions for business and technical problems identified, in accordance with industry standards and African Development Bank resources, rules and regulations.
3. Perform system maintenance and production support to SAP PPM, PS & Service modules, also, perform configurations related to Portfolio Buckets, Portfolio items and initiatives, Financial and Capacity Planning, Resource Planning and Project Costing.
4. Perform Maintenance and custom developments on PPM, PS & Service modules covering topics such as Customer projects, Project structuring, Cost planning, Resource planning, procurement process and result analysis, also SAP PPM Integrations with SAP PS, MM and FI modules.
5. Perform and Coordinate development activities in S4H Cloud such as SAP BTP, Cloud integrations, RPA (Robotic Process Automation), Side-by-side extensibility.
6. Act as a back-up resource person for other functional areas in the team as and when required.
7. Provide support for application development in business areas outside of PPM, PS & Service modules as required based on priorities.
8. Perform any other relevant duties requested by the supervisor.

COMPETENCIES (skills, experience and knowledge):

1. At least Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Development or related business fields. A Master’s degree will be an added advantage.
2. At least eight (8) years’ experience in SAP ABAP development with at least three (3) years’ experience in SAP S/4 HANA. Certification in SAP ABAP and SAP S/4 HANA are required for applicants with a Bachelor’s degree.
3. Experience of working in a large and complex organization.
4. Excellent knowledge of SAP configuration and development methods and disciplines.
5. Full end to end understanding of SAP implementations, development, quality, and production environments in SAP related competencies such as SAP BTP, ABAP (RICEF), Workflow, Netweaver Gateway, Fiori & UI5 with SAP S/4 Hana.
6. Understanding of relational databases, data storage, and SQL concepts. Understanding of data structures and data objects.
7. Advanced knowledge of SAP Portfolio Project Management, Project Systems, Service Modules.
8. Good understanding and functional experience of other SAP modules will be added advantage.
9. Knowledge in other non-SAP applications and different technologies will be an added advantage.
10. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
11. Excellent presentation skills.
12. Strong interpersonal skills.
13. Ability to communicate effectively (written and oral) in English or French, preferably with a working knowledge of the other.
14. Knowledge of the Bank’s standard software: Excel, Word, Power Point, MS Project, Access, etc.

Closing Date: 11-Jun-2025