Senior SAP S4HANA Developer

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Senior SAP S/4HANA Developer

POSITION PURPOSE:

We are seeking a Senior Developer with deep SAP S/4HANA expertise to drive hands-on development and technical leadership of development streams. This role translates architectural designs into high-quality performant solutions while guiding and mentoring a development team. A key differentiator is the candidates ability to leverage AI-powered tools and emerging AI capabilities within the SAP ecosystem to accelerate delivery and drive intelligent automation.

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Hands-on technical development of SAP S/4HANA solutions using ABAP (including RAP) CDS Views and SAP Fiori/UI5 while providing technical leadership code reviews and coding standards to the development team.
• Champion and enforce SAPs Clean Core methodology ensuring custom developments leverage released APIs key user extensibility and side-by-side extensions on BTP rather than core modifications to safeguard upgradeability and reduce technical debt. Ideally experience with Project Kernseife is already given.
• Translate solution designs into detailed technical specifications development estimates and implementation plans in close collaboration with Solution Architects and Business Process Owners.
• Actively leverage AI-powered development tools (e.g. SAP Joule GitHub Copilot Cline) and explore SAP Business AI services to accelerate development improve code quality and embed intelligent scenarios into solutions.
• Drive modern development practices including CI/CD test-driven development and DevOps principles within the SAP S/4HANA context.
• Stay current with SAP S/4HANA innovations and AI advancements in the SAP ecosystem and upskill the team on AI-assisted development workflows.
• Ensure solution quality through design reviews testing performance optimization and provide Level 3 support for complex technical issues.

WHO YOU ARE:

• Minimum Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or related field or equivalent work experience.
• 7 years of hands-on SAP development experience with strong focus on SAP S/4HANA.
• Expert-level ABAP skills (ABAP OO CDS Views AMDP RAP BAdIs) and proven experience with SAP Fiori/UI5 and OData services.
• Strong understanding of SAPs Clean Core principles including tier-based extensibility (on-stack vs. side-by-side) released APIs and upgrade-safe development patterns.
• Experience leading development teams (38 developers) in agile delivery environments with a track record of high-quality on-time delivery.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools and awareness of SAP Business AI offerings (SAP AI Core Joule embedded AI scenarios in S/4HANA).
• Solid understanding of SAP S/4HANA architecture data models and integration patterns
• Familiarity with SAP BTP extension scenarios and development lifecycle tools (gCTS ATC abapGit Cloud ALM).
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills with a growth mindset and passion for continuous learning particularly regarding emerging AI trends and their responsible application in enterprise software.
• Experience in one or more of the following domains is preferred: Finance Supply Chain Management Asset Management Commercial (Order-to-Cash / Contract-to-Cash) or Analytics & Reporting.
• SAP certification in S/4HANA development is preferred.

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