SAP ABAP Developer

This role is for one of Weekday’s clients

Min Experience: 10+ years
Location: Hyderabad
JobType: full-time

We are seeking an experienced SAP Workflow & ABAP Developer with 10+ years of SAP development experience and strong expertise in SAP Workflow, ABAP, BRF+, OOP, and S/4HANA technologies.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, implementing, and optimizing end-to-end SAP workflow and ABAP solutions across business processes, particularly within Procurement, Supply Chain, Finance, and other SAP modules.

The role requires strong technical depth combined with an understanding of functional business processes and the ability to work closely with business stakeholders, functional teams, BASIS, and Security teams.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, configure, and enhance SAP workflows to automate business processes, approvals, notifications, and escalations.
• Develop and maintain workflow components including event linkages, BOR objects/classes, tasks, task containers, deadlines, substitutions, and escalations.
• Develop and enhance workflow user interfaces using SAP Fiori/UI5, My Inbox, SAP GUI, and Web Dynpro.
• Design and implement custom workflow templates, rules, and decision logic using BRF+, Rule Resolution through Function Modules, and Organizational Objects.
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve workflow issues in production using tools such as SWI1, SWIA, and other workflow monitoring utilities.
• Optimize workflow performance and improve SAP Business Workflow/UWL/My Inbox usability.
• Develop, test, and implement ABAP solutions across SAP ECC and S/4HANA.
• Independently manage end-to-end ABAP development activities, including requirement analysis, technical design, coding, unit testing, debugging, deployment, and production support.
• Develop solutions using modern ABAP Object-Oriented programming practices.
• Work with CDS Views, OData services, and other S/4HANA development technologies.
• Analyze ABAP code and identify performance bottlenecks, memory issues, and inefficient database access, implementing appropriate optimization techniques.
• Review functional requirements and translate them into scalable and maintainable technical solutions.
• Prepare technical design documents, development specifications, and technical documentation.
• Perform code reviews and ensure adherence to SAP development standards and best practices.
• Collaborate with functional consultants and business users to understand business requirements and recommend appropriate workflow and technical solutions.
• Work closely with BASIS and Security teams for workflow configuration, authorizations, transports, integrations, and production deployments.
• Provide technical guidance and development support for SAP business processes across multiple modules.
• Contribute to SAP modernization initiatives involving SAP BTP and cloud-based services.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of overall SAP development experience, with strong technical expertise in ABAP and Workflow.
• 5+ years of hands-on SAP Workflow development and implementation experience.
• Strong expertise in SAP ABAP and Object-Oriented ABAP (OO ABAP).
• Strong experience with SAP Workflow Builder, Business Object Builder, UWL, and workflow administration/monitoring tools.
• Hands-on experience with:
• Workflow templates and tasks
• Event linkages
• BOR Objects and ABAP Classes
• Task containers
• Rules and responsibilities
• Deadline monitoring
• Substitutions
• Escalations
• Workflow troubleshooting and error handling
• Strong experience with BRF+ and workflow rule configuration.
• Experience developing workflows using SAP Fiori/My Inbox, UI5, SAP GUI, and/or Web Dynpro.
• Strong knowledge of SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA development environments.
• Experience with modern S/4HANA technologies such as:
• CDS Views
• OData
• RAP / modern ABAP development concepts
• REST/API-based integrations
• Strong debugging skills and experience identifying and resolving ABAP and workflow issues.
• Strong understanding of ABAP performance tuning and optimization, including database access and efficient coding practices.
• Good understanding of SAP business processes across multiple modules, particularly Procurement, Supply Chain, and Finance.
• Experience working with SAP BTP services and ability to develop or support solutions deployed on BTP.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to work independently and provide technical guidance to development teams.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with SAP S/4HANA migration or transformation projects.
• Experience integrating SAP workflows with Fiori, BTP, APIs, and external applications.
• Knowledge of SAP Cloud Integration / Integration Suite.
• Experience with workflow modernization and migration from traditional SAP Workflow to newer SAP technologies.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments.
• Strong understanding of SAP security, authorizations, transports, and production deployment processes.

Key Competencies

SAP Workflow | ABAP | OO ABAP | BRF+ | SAP S/4HANA | SAP ECC | Workflow Builder | Business Object Builder | UWL | Fiori | My Inbox | UI5 | Web Dynpro | CDS Views | OData | SAP BTP | Debugging | Performance Tuning | Technical Design | Code Reviews

Must-have skills

SAP HANA, SAP ABAP, SAP Workflow

Good-to-have skills

Sap Fiori, SAP Development, Object Oriented ABAP - OOABAP