SAP S/4 Technical Architecture Lead

We have an opening for a SAP S/4 Technical Architecture Lead in Dublin, Ohio. Start date is ASAP and will last for 1 YEAR or more.

• Start date is 10/1 and this is at least a year and could go longer. 
• Will interview ASAP and client will interview ASAP.
• Local only - travel is not sustainable for this possible long-term role.  Can relocate but must be there by day 1. M-Th onsite every week.  Will NOT pay expenses.

Rate: 65-77/hr all inclusive

Skills (ADVANCED/EXPERT):

• ABAP and Object-Oriented ABAP
• experience in creating and extending CDS Views with complex associations and Publishing to OData and Consuming in Fiori Element Applications

Questions (must answer YES to ALL):

1.  Do you have a Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or some related discipline?
2. Do you have systems implementation skills including requirements/process analysis, conceptual and detailed designs, configuration, testing, training, change management, and support?

Description: 

Required
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or some related discipline is required.
• Systems implementation skills including requirements/process analysis, conceptual and detailed designs, configuration, testing, training, change management, and support.
• Strong leadership, communication (verbal and written), analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with general consulting skills that include team facilitation, business case development, strong business analysis skills, process mapping, business process redesign, and implementation.
• Ability to travel

Technical Skills Knowledge

Exposure to and experience managing the following areas as a Senior Technical Lead:

SAP Development experience (10+ years including the following):

·       Good experience on ABAP and Object-Oriented ABAP.

·       Hands on experience in creating and extending CDS Views with complex associations and Publishing to OData and Consuming in Fiori Element Applications.

·       Hands-on experience in Creating SAPUI5 custom apps.

·       Hands on experience in creating Fiori Element apps with UI annotations and preferably knowledge in BOPF framework for CRUD applications.

·       Hands on experience in extending Standard Apps, UI5 as well as SADL based Fiori Element Apps.

·       Hands on experience with OData Creation, Testing and Troubleshooting.

·       Hands on experience in creating tiles, catalogs and groups for the deployed apps and showing them in Launchpad.

·       Good knowledge in troubleshooting Fiori Apps, understanding errors and finding solutions.

·       Good knowledge of SAP Cloud Platform (SAP Business Technology Platform) in setting up cloud connectors, destinations, and Services. Also good in deploying apps to Backend Systems.

·       Web applications development experience using HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, JSON, XML, AJAX, SVG standards, JavaScript frameworks like jQuery, D3, etc. MVC Development framework.

·       Module Pool and Function Modules

·       Data conversion tools

·       Interface technologies (BAPIs, IDOCs, ALE)

·       Enhancements (user exits, BADIs)

·       Transport Management Strategies

·       Web Dynpro for ABAP and/or Web Dynpro for Java

SAP Architecture

• Knowledge of Java & ABAP application servers
• Service Oriented Architecture & Enterprise Services
• High level knowledge of SAP installation procedures
• High level understanding of Basis Administration tasks
• SAP Printing Strategies


 SAP PI High Level understanding
• PI architecture
• A2A & B2B integration scenarios
• PI Adapter framework
• XML, Web Services, Enterprise Services
• Business Process Management
• Enterprise Service Registry

SAP BI High level understanding
• ETL tools
• SAP BI reporting tools (web & excel based)
• Business Object Data Services exposure
• BI Accelerator

Composition Environment
• SAP Developer studio
• Netweaver Developer Infrastructure (NWDI)
• Guided Procedures

Interactive Forms
• Visual Composer
• J2EE development techniques (UML, Model View Controller)

SAP Development:
• Mobile App Development
• Workflow
• Object Oriented ABAP
• Business Server Page Development
• Forms development (SapScript, SmartForms, Adobe Forms)
• Report programming (ALV & traditional)

SAP Solution Manager
• Project Management
• Solution Documentation Assistant
• Test Management
• Business Process Change Analyzer
• Solution Monitoring and Reporting
• Issue Management and Service Desk
• Root Cause Analysis

Additional Required Skills

Project Management
• ACTIVATE SAP Implementation Methodologies
• RICEWF requirements gathering
• Preparing Development Estimates, project staffing
• Functional & technical specification development
• Management reporting
• Implementation of coding standards, ABAP code reviews
• Experience working with onsite and offshore development teams