Technical / Functional Skills

• 5+ years SAP ABAP development experience.
• Must have experience and expert knowledge of ABAP development objects including:
• Dialog programming, User-exits, BADIs, Smart Forms and/or Adobe Forms, ALV, BAPIs, RFCs, and other SAP development tools.5+ years progressive 
• In-depth experience in Enterprise Portal Technology (ESS/MSS), SAP Net Weaver Portal, NWDI, WebDynpro for ABAP, WebDynpro for JAVA, SAP UI5 and ODATA Services.
• Experience in updating CATS DB, Payroll and Time Clusters. Hands-on experience in enhancing custom UI5 applications using SAP Web IDE
• Understanding of SAP Security Concepts such as Role-Based Authorizations and Structural Authorizations
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills. Must be able to work individually or within a multi-disciplinary team
• Understand and be fluent in the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) and Quality Assurance methodologies for SAP upgrades and enhancement pack upgrades
• Must be able to perform systems analysis and design activities in accordance with development methodology and institute best practices and appropriate standards·
• Hands-on implementation experience in SAP and the cross-function relationship between modules for forms, reports, interfaces, enhancements, BDC, LSMW, BADI, BAPI, workflow and other development work·
• Expert ability to review and comprehend technical specifications and be able to coordinate with functional team for development activities·
• Strong knowledge and understanding of SAP Transport layers, IDOCs and interfaces and the different kinds of Transport Request and SAP best practices in handling transports
• Understanding of all the key enhancements spots (BADIs and User Exits) and how to best leverage them to meet customer specific requirements with minimal risk·
• Tenacity to set and achieve complex objectives from multiple teams in order to meet business objective, and to effectively manage cross-functional resources·
• Must have an in-depth all round technical and functional knowledge in SAP and network infrastructure·
• Exemplary troubleshooting skills and ability to drive root cause analysis on incidents and problems·
• Excellent working knowledge of ITIL/ITSM service management practices, specifically incident management, change management and problem management.
• Must have experience with upgrades in a critical, 24/7, high availability and highly enhanced environment.
• Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to transition smoothly between technical and business vernacular, tailoring communications to the audience.
• Expert ability to build partnerships with technical team members across the organization.