Technical Architecture: Design and develop the custom ABAP and SQL extraction strategy required to cleanly filter and isolate carveout data from legacy company codes.
Historical Data Ingestion: Implement technical solutions (such as custom BAPIs, direct input programs, or validation bypass routines) to successfully load historical, closed-status data into SAP without generating system errors or violating application layer validation rules.
Cross-Module Technical Support: Work closely with functional consultants to translate business rules into high-performance code across a landscape heavy in FI (GL, AP, AR), CO (CCA, PCA), and Project Systems (PS), while providing technical guidance on SD and MM data structures.
Performance Optimization: Review and tune complex Open SQL / Native SQL queries to handle volume extractions and load quickly, minimizing downtime during critical cutover windows.
Development Leadership: Lead an onshore/offshore team of ABAP developers, conducting code reviews, maintaining development standards, and ensuring alignment with the overall migration timeline.
Required Skills & Qualifications
Experience: 7+ years of SAP ABAP development experience, with a proven track record as a Technical Lead or Track Lead on SAP Carveouts or company code splits.
Custom Extraction & Closed Data: Experience writing custom ABAP extraction tools and successfully loading closed/historical transactional data and migration of open transactional data.
Core Module Table Knowledge: Deep understanding of the data dictionary, underlying tables, and standard enhancement points for SAP FI, CO, and PS.
Cross-Module Familiarity: Technical comfort handling data structures and standard master/transactional objects in Sales & Distribution (SD) and Materials Management (MM).
Advanced Programming: Expertise in Object-Oriented ABAP, advanced SQL programming, ALE/IDocs, BAPIs and performance tuning tools
Preferred Qualifications
Deep technical expertise specialized in SAP ECC 6.0 landscapes (including classical NetWeaver architecture, BDCs, and standard LSMW)