Coe ABAP Platform

**We help the world run better**

**PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES**

SAP Intelligent Delivery Group is a global organization supporting the world’s largest companies running SAP solutions. With our highly motivated employees worldwide we offer comprehensive services for every aspect of customers’ software implementation and operation.

Our methodology is to engage proactively with our customers and to live a long-term engagement build on trust and respect. Our work is based on a holistic understanding of our customers’ business and a strong relationship to jointly improve IT & business operations and safeguard their implementation projects. As every customer is unique, we provide an individual high-quality support to them based on a value-based delivery approach.

**EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS**

The CoE ABAP Platform / Custom Code Management team focuses on the top PE customers providing advisory for performance improvement in their developments, guidance during all Software Development Lifecycle phases and hands-on support for critical implementation projects and business-down situations.

As a Support Engineer your area of responsibility will involve the following:
ABAP / Custom Code Management
- Implement strategies for Software Lifecycle management according to customer strategies, using standard SAP Tools for Both On-Premise & Cloud solutions.
- Advise customers on coding best practices, quality assurance topics and available ABAP-related tools.
- Execute and verify impact analysis on ABAP code logic, for planned upgrades and system conversions.
- Execute ABAP remediation (code adjustment) activities during upgrades and conversion projects.
- Analyse performance on backend developments including database calls and their respective statements.
- Implement optimization strategies, proof of concept programs and logic for specific customer requirements using ABAP programming language.
- Hands-on debugging activities for root-cause analysis during critical situations.
- Create, Manage and optimize interfaces for integration between SAP & Non-SAP Systems / solutions.

As part of a global team, you will be working closely with SAP Development and the global SAP Support Centres to support strategic customer initiatives. Business travel will be an essential part of this role.

**EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS/ SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES**
- Bachelor’s degree (graduated or to be graduated in maximum 2 years) in Information Technology, Mathematics, Science or Engineering.
- Ability to analyse complex problem situations and to develop solution approaches.
- Good communication skills.
- Good analytical skills.
- Ability to work independently and take ownership of assigned tasks.
- Interested in working with an international team.
- Fluency in English language.
- Spanish or Portuguese language mandatory.

**WORK EXPERIENCE**
- Knowledge in at least one back-end development language and APIs for database integration (ABAP language preferred, JAVA, C, C++, C#, Python, Ruby, Go).
- Knowledge in Object-Oriented Programming fundamentals (Encapsulation, Abstraction, Inheritance, and Polymorphism) and design patterns.
- Knowledge of SQL usage in at least one database management system (HANA, MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, Firebase).
- Knowledge of client-server & peer-to-peer system architectures.
- Experience in multiple software development projects.
- Open-Source activities, hackathons participation and public project collaboration is a plus.
- Knowledge on DevOps, microservices, GIT and/or Jenkins is a plus.

**We build breakthroughs together**

**We win with inclusion**

SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone - regardless of background - feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.

**EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability**:
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.

Requisition ID: 380243 | Work Area: Consulting and Professional Services | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Graduate | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.