Title: SAP Integration Developer
Location: Onsit at Maple Grove, MN
Duration: 9 Months (with possible extention based on demand)
Working hours: 8 hours/day (Typically 9:00–5:00 or 8:30–4:30)
Only W2 candidates are eligible for this position. Third-party or C2C candidates will not be considered
Description:
Assignment Overview
- Conversion to full-time : No – absolute no.
- Travel requirement: No travel required.
The client is seeking a Senior Integration Developer with 5+ years of experience in SAP CPI (Cloud Platform Integration). The candidate will be responsible for design, development, and enhancement of integration solutions across multiple projects. You will collaborate closely with developers and functional teams to deliver scalable and efficient integrations.
Role Context
- Reason role is open: Multiple active and upcoming SAP integration projects require additional resources.
- Projects supported: Invoicing integrations for four European countries (going live Jan 1) and a labeling system integration project starting in June.
- Typical day: Work on assigned integration development, gather and clarify requirements, propose designs, build integrations, provide status updates, and participate in project-related meetings.
- Work breakdown: ~98% project work / ~2% training.
- Interactions: Hiring manager and technical leads.
- 90-day success: Complete all required training in week one; quickly understand requirements; propose sound designs; communicate clearly; estimate and meet development timelines; proactively flag scope changes or risks.
Candidate Profile – Skills & Experience
- Required skills (non-negotiable): SAP CPI/SAP BTP Integration Suite; SAP Process Orchestration (PO/PI/XI); strong hands-on middleware integration and mapping experience.
- Preferred background: Experience across multiple SAP integration projects.
- Certifications: None required.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required with strong experience.
- Industry experience: Medical or pharmaceutical industry experience not required.
- Systems used daily: SAP CPI/BTP Integration Suite, SAP Process Orchestration, standard enterprise IT tools.
- Ideal personality traits: Collaborative, strong communicator, handles pressure well, ethical (no moonlighting).
Interview Process
- Interview format: Microsoft Teams video interview (camera required).
- Number of interviews: One interview with hiring manager (second round only if needed).
- Maximum 2 rounds (Post initial screening)
- Interviewers: Hiring manager only.
- Ideal start date: ASAP.
Scheduling conflicts: No planned time off until June.
Additional Insights
- Urgency: Very urgent need.
- Deal-breakers: Poor communication; ethics concerns (e.g., moonlighting).
- Team culture: Highly collaborative, fast-paced, high-pressure environment supporting multiple concurrent priority projects. Strong technical skills are expected on day one.
Description:
- Design, develop, and support inbound and outbound integrations between SAP systems (ECC, S/4HANA, CRM, SCM, GTS, APO) and external applications.
- Build and maintain interfaces using SAP CPI / SAP BTP Integration Suite and SAP PO.
- Develop and maintain IDoc, ALE, EDI, SOAP, REST, RFC, and file based integrations.
- Create mappings using Graphical Mapping, Groovy scripts, and ABAP mappings.
- Collaborate with functional analysts, architects, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical integration designs.
- Produce technical design documents, unit test plans, and deployment documentation in compliance with development standards.
- Troubleshoot integration issues across environments and provide production support and hypercare.
- Ensure integrations follow security, performance, and error handling best practices.
- Prepare and maintain SLC (Software Lifecycle) documentation
- Work on multiple projects in a collaborative team environment
- Provide suggestions and improvements for existing integration processes
- Ensure strong adherence to CPI architecture best practices
Education Qualification and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree is optional, but if they don't have the degree they must have years of experience
- Experience integrating SAP with third party and cloud applications (e.g., Salesforce, Concur, Epic, custom platforms).
- 5+ Years of experience and implementation experience in at least 2+ projects.
- Familiarity with enterprise integration patterns, error handling, monitoring, and alerting
- 5+ years of experience in SAP CPI / CPI integration
- Solid understanding of CPI architecture
- Strong development and problem-solving skills
Integration Platforms
- SAP CPI / SAP BTP Integration Suite
- SAP Process Orchestration (PO / PI / XI)
Integration Technologies
- IDoc, ALE, EDI
- SOAP & REST Web Services
- SFTP / File based integrations
- RFC, Proxy, BPM workflows
Development & Scripting
- Groovy scripting (CPI)
- ABAP (integration focused)
- XML, JSON, XSLT
Good to have:
- Experience with Salesforce, ServiceNow, or Workday