SAP ABAP Lead Developer (S/4HANA)
Location: Holland, MI (Onsite 4 days/week)
Duration: 6-Month Contract-to-Hire
Pay Rate: Targeting $75/hr W2 + Benefits
Position Overview
We re seeking a Senior / Lead SAP ABAP Developer to serve as a technical expert within a modern SAP S/4HANA environment. This role is ideal for someone who blends strong hands-on development experience with architectural thinking and clean-core principles.
You will play a key role in designing, developing, and optimizing scalable SAP solutions while partnering closely with product owners, functional analysts, and business teams across manufacturing, supply chain, and finance.
This is a contract-to-hire opportunity with a strong preference for candidates who can work onsite in Holland, MI at least four days per week.
Top Technical Priorities
1. Modern ABAP on S/4HANA
Clean, maintainable development leveraging both classic and modern ABAP techniques.
2. CDS + HANA Performance Engineering
Design scalable data models and troubleshoot performance bottlenecks at the database and application layer.
3. API & Integration Development
Hands-on experience with RAP, OData (v2/v4), REST services, and enterprise integrations.
Key Responsibilities
Lead technical design and development across SAP S/4HANA 2023.
Translate functional requirements into clean, scalable technical solutions.
Drive performance analysis, optimization, and advanced debugging.
Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver high-performing solutions aligned with Clean Core principles.
Support modern extensibility models (Key User & Pro Developer).
Contribute to architectural decisions that keep the SAP landscape modern and future-ready.
Core SAP & ABAP Expertise
Classic ABAP and Modern ABAP (S/4HANA)
Object-Oriented ABAP
Reports, Module Pool Programming, ALV IDA
Function Groups, Enhancements, User Exits
BAPI, RFC, IDoc
Adobe Forms
Data Dictionary design and optimization
BAS and Eclipse/ADT
SAP Fiori integration
Modern SAP Development Experience
CDS Views and HANA database experience
RAP (RESTful ABAP Programming Model)
OData v4 and REST API development
SAP Gateway
API testing tools (Postman or similar)
Clean Core-aligned development practices
Functional Module Exposure (One or More Preferred)
Required Qualifications
Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
(Equivalent experience accepted: 2 years of relevant experience per year of education)
10+ years of SAP design, development, and support experience
2+ years of hands-on S/4HANA experience
Strong ABAP programming expertise
Ability to work onsite in Holland, MI at least 4 days per week
Nice-to-Have Skills
What Success Looks Like
The ideal candidate:
Quickly masters new technologies with minimal ramp-up
Demonstrates strong ownership and technical craftsmanship
Delivers clean, stable, future-ready solutions
Collaborates effectively across technical and business teams
Is comfortable supporting global stakeholders when needed
Brings a continuous improvement mindset to modern SAP engineering
If you are a hands-on SAP ABAP leader who enjoys building scalable, modern S/4HANA solutions in a collaborative manufacturing environment, we d like to connect.