SAP Technical Architect (ABAP, Fiori) - Remote

• Support the Application Service Manager (ASM) with customer alignment, service scope clarification, prioritization, and de-escalation activities related to SAP ABAP and SAP Fiori.
• Act as a senior technical expert and be involved in activities beyond regular ticket processing, including customer meetings, technical discussions, code reviews, service reviews, and change request assessments.
• Review and validate technical Change Requests, including solution design, effort estimation, impact analysis, and resource assessment.
• Advise customers and delivery teams on SAP development standards, Fiori best practices, performance optimization, and system enhancements.
• Ensure efficient, high-quality delivery of AMS/CAS services in line with defined processes, SLAs, and contractual commitments.
• Act as the technical coordination point within the delivery team for SAP ABAP and Fiori-related activities.
• Coordinate and review development, testing, deployment, and enhancement activities to ensure compliance with delivery standards.
• Identify opportunities for automation, code optimization, simplification, and technical innovation.
• Mentor team members, share expertise, and promote continuous knowledge development.
• Represent the delivery team in customer and internal governance meetings, providing updates on service performance, risks, technical challenges, and improvement initiatives.

Key Tasks

• Act as the primary technical contact for SAP ABAP and Fiori-related topics within the core delivery team.
• Ensure efficient service delivery and continuous value addition to the customer.
• Coordinate technical activities across core team members.
• Conduct internal status meetings in collaboration with the ASM, focusing on development activities, technical risks, and service performance.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate technical risks impacting application stability, performance, and maintainability.
• Drive standardization, optimization, continuous improvement, and proactive technical initiatives in collaboration with customers and delivery teams.
• Coordinate and maintain technical documentation in accordance with customer standards and AMS/CAS processes.
• Validate technical Change Requests raised by consultants and developers, including:
• Solution approach review
• Effort estimation validation
• Resource requirement assessment
• Impact and risk analysis
• Support the ASM and delivery team by:
• Participating in customer meetings and service reviews
• Presenting SAP ABAP and Fiori-specific topics during project kick-offs and governance discussions
• Supporting technical de-escalation activities
• Prioritizing incidents, service requests, defects, developments, and enhancement activities
• Provide recommendations for application modernization, user experience improvements, technical debt reduction, and automation opportunities.

Required Skills

• Strong hands-on experience in SAP ABAP Development and SAP Fiori/UI5.
• Expertise in:
• ABAP Reports (Classical, Interactive, ALV)
• Object-Oriented ABAP (OOABAP)
• Enhancements, User Exits, BAdIs, and Implicit Enhancements
• Module Pool Programming
• Smart Forms, SAP Scripts, and Adobe Forms
• ALE, IDocs, RFC, BAPI, and Web Services
• Data Dictionary (DDIC)
• Performance Tuning and Code Optimization
• CDS Views
• AMDP
• OData Services
• SAP Gateway
• SAP Fiori Elements
• SAPUI5 Development
• Fiori Launchpad Configuration
• Workflow and Approval Applications
• Fiori App Extensions and Customizations
• REST and API Integrations
• SAP Business Application Studio (BAS)
• SAP BTP Extension Concepts
• Strong understanding of integration with:
• SAP S/4HANA
• SAP ECC
• SAP FICO
• SAP MM
• SAP SD
• SAP PP
• SAP EWM
• SAP SuccessFactors and Ariba integrations (preferred)
• Experience with incident management, problem management, and change management processes in AMS environments.
• Strong debugging, root cause analysis, and troubleshooting capabilities.
• Ability to perform effort estimations, impact assessments, code reviews, and solution validations.
• Strong customer-facing, stakeholder management, and communication skills.