Assistant Manager, SAP ABAP at Hcfa (CX_5001) — India

About The Role

Design, develop, test, debug, document, and support SAP ABAP developments.
Develop and maintain:
Reports and interfaces
Enhancements and user exit
BAdIs and enhancement frameworks
Function modules and classes
BAPIs and RFC-enabled objects
Forms including Smart Forms and Adobe Forms
Workflows where applicable
Conversion and migration programs
Background processing programs
Perform object-oriented ABAP development using appropriate SAP development standards.
Review functional specifications and translate business requirements into technical designs and technical specifications.
Prepare technical specifications with sufficient detail for development, testing, validation, and long-term support.

Demonstrate hands-on experience with SAP S/4HANA development concepts and technologies.
Develop and optimize:
Core Data Services (CDS Views)
ABAP Managed Database Procedures (AMDP) where appropriate
OData services
APIs and web services
REST/SOAP-based integrations
Exposure to ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model (RAP) is preferred.
Exposure to SAP BTP ABAP Environment / ABAP Cloud is advantageous.
Understand S/4HANA data-model simplification and ensure legacy ABAP programs are appropriately redesigned or optimized.
Follow Clean Core principles, including preference for standard functionality, released APIs, extensibility frameworks, and side-by-side extensions where appropriate.
Support SAP Fiori/UI5 applications from the ABAP backend and service-development perspective.

Develop and support SAP interfaces with SAP and non-SAP applications.
Work with integration technologies including:
IDoc/ALE
RFC/BAPI
OData
REST/SOAP APIs
Proxy/web services
File-based integrations
Collaborate with middleware/integration teams working with platforms such as SAP Integration Suite/CPI or equivalent enterprise integration platforms.
Implement appropriate interface monitoring, exception handling, reprocessing, logging, and reconciliation mechanisms.
Ensure interface programs maintain appropriate transactional integrity and prevent duplicate or incomplete processing.

Perform peer code reviews and ensure adherence to SAP development standards.
Use ABAP Test Cockpit (ATC) and other SAP code-quality tools to identify and remediate technical issues.
Perform performance analysis and optimization using appropriate SAP tools.
Ensure efficient database access and avoid performance-intensive custom development.
Follow secure coding standards and address identified vulnerabilities.
Develop reusable objects and frameworks where technically and commercially appropriate.
Support remediation of custom code during SAP upgrades, releases, and S/4HANA transformations.

Understand working expectations within a regulated pharmaceutical or life-sciences environment.
Follow applicable IT quality, change-management, and validation procedures for GxP-relevant SAP functionality.
Support preparation and review of technical documentation required for Computerized System Validation (CSV).
Maintain appropriate traceability from approved functional requirements/specifications to technical developments and test evidence.
Ensure GxP-relevant developments include appropriate:
Auditability
Data integrity controls
Error handling
Authorization checks
Electronic record considerations
Logging and traceability
Support QA/CSV teams during validation, defect resolution, release assessment, and audit activities.
Ensure production changes are performed through approved change-control and transport-management processes.
Support regulatory or internal audits by providing technical documentation and evidence when required.
Awareness of GAMP 5, 21 CFR Part 11, EU Annex 11, ALCOA+ data-integrity principles, and applicable GxP practices is preferred.

Perform developer/unit testing for all custom developments.
Prepare appropriate unit-test documentation and technical evidence.
Analyse and resolve defects across development and test cycles.
Support cutover, deployment, hyper care, and post-go-live activities.
Follow appropriate SAP transport-management procedures across development, quality, validation, and production environments.

Provide Level 2/Level 3 technical support for SAP ABAP-related incidents and problems.
Perform root-cause analysis and implement permanent corrective solutions.
Monitor and troubleshoot:
Dumps
Failed interfaces
Background jobs
Performance problems
Workflow failures
Application logs
Participate in major-incident resolution when SAP technical expertise is required.
Maintain proper technical documentation for recurring issues and resolutions.

8+ years of hands-on SAP ABAP development experience.
Strong hands-on experience in core ABAP and object-oriented ABAP.
Practical experience with SAP ECC and/or SAP S/4HANA environments.
Strong experience in enhancements, interfaces, forms, reports, conversions, and workflows.
Experience with CDS Views, OData, APIs, and modern S/4HANA development approaches.
Good understanding of SAP functional processes and ability to work effectively with functional consultants.
Strong debugging, troubleshooting, performance-tuning, and root-cause-analysis skills.
Experience working through complete SAP implementation and/or major transformation lifecycle preferred.
Experience working in geographically distributed or global teams.
Candidates from either SAP service/consulting companies or product/end-user organizations are acceptable, provided they demonstrate strong hands-on technical capability.
Pharmaceutical, life-sciences, medical-device, or other regulated-industry experience.
Experience supporting SAP S/4HANA greenfield or brownfield implementation.
Knowledge of SAP BTP, ABAP Cloud, RAP, Fiori and SAP Integration Suite.
Experience with SAP Cloud ALM, Solution Manager, ChaRM, or equivalent lifecycle/change-management platforms.
Experience working with formal SDLC, ITIL, CSV, GxP, and change-control processes.
Exposure to SAP security concepts and authorization checks within custom developments.
SAP ABAP/S/4HANA/BTP-related certification preferred.