Sr ABAP Developer
Job Summary
The Development Lead will provide hands-on leadership and oversight for SAP development activities across multiple modules and systems. This role is responsible for supervising a team of ABAP developers managing complex development projects and defining technical strategies that improve performance quality and automation using modern tools including Generative AI. The Development Lead will work closely with business functional and technical teams across global locations and contribute significantly to solution architecture process optimization and innovation in development standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead manage and guide a team of ABAP developers to deliver high-quality and efficient solutions
- Define clear step-by-step development requirements to generate automated code using Generative AI tools for new development initiatives
- Design develop and optimize complex tools interfaces workflows and custom programs in SAP systems including FI MM and SD
- Supervise the development and implementation of robust SAP coding standards and enforce adherence across the team
- Conduct detailed code reviews performance tuning and refactoring of existing custom objects to ensure maintainability and quality
- Monitoring of system short dump update failure and take corrective action to address and eliminate errors.
- Provide expert-level support in SAP development for ECC CIDS GRC Solution Manager and related SAP environments
- Ensure smooth and consistent integration through OData services web services APIs and JSON/XML formats
- Collaborate with business and functional teams to understand requirements propose technical solutions and resolve issues
- Monitor and maintain system development activities focusing on performance errors (short dumps) process chains and interface logs
- Apply technical knowledge to enhance development processes through scripting automation and usage of Python and ZPL (preferred)
- Drive innovation by identifying opportunities to improve development processes tooling and efficiency
- Manage development lifecycle activities from requirement gathering technical design unit testing transport and go-live support
- Stay updated with the latest SAP and non-SAP development trends and technologies and incorporate them into the solution roadmap
- Work with QA and project management teams to support test planning defect management and deployment coordination
- Provide training and mentorship to junior developers and serve as a technical escalation point for the development team
- Regularly update stakeholders on development progress risks and deliverables
Area of Focus
- ABAP Development across modules: FI MM SD Workflow
- SAP systems: ECC HCM Solution Manager GRC
- Advanced development tools and practices including code generation with Generative AI
- Web services APIs OData JSON/XML integration
- Coding standards version control and development quality governance
- Debugging performance tuning and refactoring
- Automation tools scripting (Python ZPL desirable)
Qualifications
Education
- Required: Bachelors Degree in Computer Science Engineering or related technical discipline
- Preferred: Masters Degree or equivalent in Information Systems or related field
Experience
- At least 1 full lifecycle SAP implementation experience
- Minimum of 7 years of development experience in SAP systems
- Proven experience managing development teams and delivering complex technical solutions
- Strong understanding of FI MM SD and Workflow module development
- Demonstrated expertise in building custom tools interfaces and reports
- Experience in developing coding guidelines and enforcing code quality standards
- Solid background in OData Webservice APIs and integration design
- Working knowledge of SQ01Python and ZPL (preferred)
- Familiarity with SAP Solution Manager processes and documentation practices
- Excellent communication analytical and leadership skills
Movado Group Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. It prohibits discrimination based on age color disability marital or parental status national origin race religion sex sexual orientation gender identity veteran status or any other legally protected status in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws.
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