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SAP ABAP Developer roles qualify for employment-based green card sponsorship under EB-2 or EB-3, depending on your degree and years of experience. Employers file a PERM labor certification with DOL before petitioning USCIS, making this a permanent residency path rather than a temporary status. ERP development expertise in custom enhancements, BADIs, and integration frameworks strengthens your PERM case.
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Must Have Technical/Functional Skills
- Strong, hands on ABAP development experience supporting:
- O2C (Order to Cash) – SD, Billing, Credit Management, Revenue Recognition
- C2R (Close to Report) – FI GL, AP, AR, Asset Accounting, Tax
- Proven experience working on S/4HANA implementations or conversions supporting O2C and C2R end to end business scenarios.
Roles & Responsibilities
We are looking for an experienced SAP ABAP Developer with mandatory hands on experience in Order to Cash (O2C) and Close to Report (C2R) processes. The candidate will be responsible for end to end ABAP developments in SAP ECC and S/4HANA environments, working closely with functional teams to deliver high quality, scalable SAP solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and enhance ABAP RICEF objects (Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Forms) for O2C and C2R areas.
- Development Experience:
- Classical reports, interactive reports, ALV reports, and OO ALV programs.
- Module pool programming, dialog programming, and custom transaction development where required.
- BADIs, User Exits, Customer Exits, Enhancement Spots, Implicit/Explicit Enhancements.
- BAPIs, RFC-enabled function modules, IDocs, proxy interfaces, and custom APIs.
- Smart Forms, SAPscript, Adobe Forms, and output-related enhancements.
- Custom validations, substitutions, derivations, and business rule-based enhancements.
- Work closely with SD and FI functional consultants to translate O2C and C2R business requirements into technical solutions.
- Develop S/4HANA ready ABAP objects, including:
- Develop S/4HANA-ready and Clean Core-compliant ABAP solutions by following SAP-recommended extensibility principles.
Responsibilities include:
- Design solutions that minimize core modifications and reduce technical debt.
- Prefer standard SAP APIs, released CDS Views, BADIs, extension points, and RAP-based services wherever possible.
- Avoid direct modification of SAP standard objects unless explicitly approved through governance.
- Ensure upgrade-safe development aligned with S/4HANA and SAP Clean Core principles.
- Support ATC findings, code inspector checks, security checks, and performance remediation.
- Prepare technical design documents with clear explanation of extensibility approach, impact, dependencies, and fallback design.
ABAP CDS and Data Modeling
Design, develop, and optimize ABAP Core Data Services – CDS Views for transactional, analytical, and integration use cases.
Expected responsibilities include:
- Create basic, composite, consumption, and interface CDS Views.
- Develop CDS Views with associations, annotations, parameters, authorization checks, and metadata extensions.
- Use CDS Views for reporting, OData exposure, analytical consumption, Fiori applications, and API enablement.
- Implement CDS access controls using DCL where required.
- Optimize CDS performance by avoiding unnecessary joins, excessive associations, and inefficient filtering.
- Work with AMDP, table functions, and HANA-optimized SQL where required.
- Support CDS-based reporting and S/4HANA embedded analytics.
- Collaborate with security teams on authorization objects, DCL restrictions, and role-based data access.
ABAP RAP and OData Development
Develop modern SAP applications and services using ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model – RAP.
Responsibilities include:
- Design and develop managed and unmanaged RAP business objects.
- Build behavior definitions, behavior implementations, service definitions, and service bindings.
- Develop transactional Fiori-ready OData V4 services using RAP.
- Implement validations, determinations, actions, feature controls, and authorization checks.
- Build draft-enabled applications where required.
- Expose business data and transactional capabilities through clean, reusable APIs.
- Support OData V2/V4 services through SEGW, CDS exposure, and RAP-based service binding.
- Troubleshoot service errors, metadata issues, authorization failures, and performance bottlenecks.
Workflow Development
Support and enhance SAP workflow solutions for business approval and automation scenarios.
Responsibilities include:
- Configure and enhance Flexible Workflow in S/4HANA.
- Work with workflow events, tasks, rules, agents, deadlines, escalations, and notifications.
- Implement workflow-related BADIs and custom agent determination logic.
- Support workflow scenarios for sales, finance, approvals, master data, and exception handling.
- Troubleshoot workflow issues using workflow logs, event trace, work item analysis, and related SWW* tables.
- Support email notifications, approval/rejection logic, escalation design, and workflow monitoring.
- Collaborate with business and functional teams to design workflow processes that are auditable, scalable, and supportable.
Interfaces and Integration
Design, develop, and support SAP inbound and outbound interfaces across ECC, S/4HANA, and external systems.
Responsibilities include:
- Develop IDoc-based interfaces, including extension segments, user exits, partner profiles, and error handling.
- Build RFC, BAPI, file-based, proxy, SOAP, REST, and OData-based integrations.
- Support middleware integrations using SAP PI/PO, SAP CPI, SAP Integration Suite, or third-party middleware.
- Develop robust interface logging, error handling, reprocessing, and monitoring mechanisms.
- Support EDI scenarios for O2C and finance processes.
- Work with API-based integrations using released SAP APIs and custom OData/RAP services.
- Collaborate with integration teams on mapping, transformation, connectivity, authentication, and monitoring.
- Support interface testing during SIT, UAT, cutover, and production stabilization.
SAP BTP and Side-by-Side Extensions
Support modern SAP extension development using SAP Business Technology Platform – BTP.
Responsibilities include:
- Design side-by-side extensions aligned with Clean Core principles.
- Work with SAP BTP services such as HTML5 Application Repository, and Business Application Studio.
- Understand event-driven architecture using SAP Event Mesh where applicable.
- Collaborate with enterprise architecture teams to determine whether a requirement should be implemented in-core, on-stack, or side-by-side on BTP.
SAP Build Work Zone and Fiori/UI Integration
Support user experience and digital workplace requirements using SAP Fiori and SAP Build Work Zone.
Base Salary Range: $130,000 to $150,000 Per Annum
TCS Employee Benefits Summary:
- Discretionary Annual Incentive.
- Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.
- Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.
- Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.
- Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.
- Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.
- Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.
Location
Seattle, WA
Job Function
TECHNOLOGY
Role
Senior Engineer
Job Id
413304
Desired Skills
SAP ABAP
Salary Range
$130,000-$150,000 a year
Qualifications
BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship as a SAP ABAP Developer
Align your credentials with PERM requirements
Your PERM labor certification requires your employer to define the minimum qualifications before advertising. Make sure your degree field and years of SAP ABAP experience match what the job posting will state, since discrepancies between your resume and the certified job description can trigger USCIS scrutiny at the I-140 stage.
Target employers with established PERM workflows
Large SAP implementation partners and Fortune 500 companies with internal SAP environments file PERM applications regularly. Look for job postings that explicitly reference EB-2 or EB-3 sponsorship, or ask recruiters whether the company has sponsored ABAP developers before and has in-house or retained immigration counsel.
Search for sponsoring roles using Migrate Mate
Use Migrate Mate to filter SAP ABAP Developer openings by employers with active green card sponsorship history. This cuts the time spent cold-applying to companies without PERM programs and connects you directly to roles where the employer already understands the labor certification process.
Document your SAP module specializations thoroughly
PERM job descriptions for ABAP roles often list specific module experience, such as FI, MM, SD, or HANA migration. If your background covers multiple modules, get that detail into your resume and reference letters now, because the certified job description locks in the role requirements before your I-140 is filed.
Understand how EB-3 priority dates affect your timeline
For most countries other than India and China, EB-3 priority dates are current or close to current, meaning your green card can move quickly once USCIS approves the I-140. Check the Visa Bulletin monthly and confirm your country's cutoff before deciding whether to pursue EB-2 or EB-3 with your employer.
Verify prevailing wage before your employer files
DOL sets the prevailing wage for your ABAP Developer role using the OFLC Wage Search before your employer can file PERM. If the certified wage is significantly above your current offer, your employer must adjust your compensation, so confirm the wage level early to avoid delays or renegotiations mid-process.
Green Card SAP ABAP Developer: Frequently Asked Questions
Do SAP ABAP Developer roles qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Both EB-2 and EB-3 apply depending on the employer's stated requirements. If the role requires a master's degree or equivalent, EB-2 is the right category. A role requiring a bachelor's degree and at least two years of ABAP experience typically qualifies under EB-3. O*NET classifies SAP development work in a high-skill zone that supports both categories, and your employer's immigration counsel will determine which fits the specific job description.
How does PERM green card sponsorship differ from H-1B sponsorship for ABAP developers?
H-1B visa is a temporary status capped at 85,000 slots annually and subject to a lottery, while PERM-based green card sponsorship has no annual cap at the petition level and leads to permanent residency. The PERM process takes longer overall, often two to four years from labor certification to an approved green card, but your status doesn't expire on a fixed date and you're not dependent on lottery selection. For ABAP developers from most countries, EB-3 priority dates are favorable.
What does the PERM labor certification process require from my employer?
Your employer must file a PERM application with DOL documenting that no qualified U.S. workers applied for the role during a mandatory recruitment period. The job posting must reflect the actual minimum requirements of the SAP ABAP Developer position, and the offered wage must meet or exceed the prevailing wage certified by DOL through the OFLC Wage Search. Any mismatch between recruitment results and the job description can lead to an audit.
How can I find SAP ABAP Developer jobs where the employer is willing to sponsor a green card?
Migrate Mate lets you search for SAP ABAP Developer openings specifically filtered by employers with documented green card sponsorship activity. This is more efficient than reviewing general job postings, since most listings don't specify whether PERM sponsorship is available. Targeting employers who have filed PERM applications for similar technical roles in the past significantly improves your odds of a successful sponsorship outcome.
Can I change employers after my I-140 is approved without losing my priority date?
Yes, under AC21 portability, you can change employers after your I-140 has been approved for at least 180 days, provided your adjustment of status application has been pending for the same period and the new role is in the same or similar occupational classification. SAP ABAP development roles generally port well to comparable ABAP or ERP developer positions. USCIS evaluates portability at the time your green card is adjudicated, so document any role change carefully.