Job Summary
Job Title: SAP ABAP Senior Consultant (CDS Views & RAP)
Experience: 8+ Years
Location: Noida / Bangalore / Offshore
Engagement Type: AMS / Implementation / S/4HANA Transformation
Role Overview
We are looking for a highly skilled SAP ABAP Senior Consultant with strong expertise in S/4HANA development, particularly CDS Views and RAP (RESTful Application Programming Model). The candidate will play a key role in designing, developing, and optimizing modern SAP applications in S/4HANA landscapes.
Key Deliverables
- High-quality RAP-based applications and CDS artifacts
- Optimized ABAP solutions aligned with S/4 best practices
- Efficient handling of tickets, enhancements, and developments
- Support in continuous improvement and automation initiatives
Seniority Expectations (E3 Equivalent)
- Independently handle complex developments
- Guide junior developers
- Contribute to solution design and architecture discussions
- Actively participate in client governance calls and technical reviews
Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and enhance ABAP-based solutions in S/4HANA environments
- Build and optimize Core Data Services (CDS) Views (Basic, Composite, Consumption views)
- Develop applications using RAP (Managed & Unmanaged scenarios)
- Work on OData services (V2/V4), UI annotations, and Fiori elements
- Perform code pushdown techniques using CDS, AMDP, and HANA-optimized development
- Develop and enhance Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Forms (RICEF)
- Integrate backend logic with SAP Fiori/UI5 applications
- Troubleshoot performance issues and optimize code using ST05, SQL Monitor, SAT
- Collaborate with functional teams (OTC, P2P, RTR, etc.) for requirement analysis
- Support AMS activities including incident resolution, enhancements, and improvements
- Ensure adherence to SAP best practices, coding standards, and quality processes
Skill Requirements
Technical Skills Required
Core ABAP Skills
- Strong expertise in ABAP (OO ABAP mandatory)
- Experience in Enhancement Framework (BADI, User Exits, Implicit Enhancements)
- Hands-on with Forms (SmartForms / Adobe Forms)
S/4HANA Development
- Strong experience in:
- CDS Views (DDL, DCL, annotations)
- AMDP (ABAP Managed Database Procedures)
- Code Pushdown techniques
- Experience with SQL optimization for HANA
RAP (Mandatory)
- Hands-on experience with:
- RAP Business Objects
- Behavior Definition & Implementation
- Managed & Unmanaged scenarios
- Service Definition & Service Binding
- Experience in building Fiori Elements apps using RAP
Integration & UI
- Experience with:
- OData Services (SEGW / RAP-based services)
- SAP Fiori / UI5 integration
- Annotations for UI
Functional Exposure (Preferred)
- Exposure to one or more modules:
- OTC (SD), P2P (MM), RTR (FI/CO), EWM
Understanding of end-to-end business processes
Other Requirements
Other Skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to work in global delivery model (onsite/offshore coordination)
- Good communication and client-facing skills
- Experience in Agile / DevOps delivery model is a plus
Nice to Have
- Experience in SAP BTP ABAP Environment
- Knowledge of CAP vs RAP architecture
- Exposure to Cloud ALM / Solution Manager
- Certification in S/4HANA ABAP or Fiori