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Get Access To All JobsMust 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
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 H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a SAP ABAP Developer
Verify your degree maps to ABAP
USCIS ties specialty occupation approval to a direct relationship between your degree field and the role. A computer science or information systems degree supports ABAP petitions cleanly. A business or unrelated degree can trigger an RFE, so document any supplementary coursework or certifications proactively.
Target employers with active SAP practices
Companies mid-implementation on S/4HANA migrations or running large ERP environments file H-1B petitions far more reliably than firms with legacy SAP installations and no upgrade roadmap. Search DOL LCA disclosure data on Migrate Mate to identify which employers have filed for ABAP-specific roles recently.
Check LCA wage levels before accepting an offer
Your employer must certify your salary meets the prevailing wage for your location and job zone. Run the OFLC Wage Search using SOC code 15-1252 before offer negotiations so you know whether a proposed salary clears the DOL threshold for your metro area.
Distinguish custom development from configuration work
ABAP development involves writing and modifying code, which strengthens the specialty occupation argument. If your role blends configuration and development, your petition should emphasize the programming duties. Functional consultant work without coding can face higher RFE rates on the specialty occupation requirement.
File during the cap window with a clear start date
H-1B cap petitions open April 1 for an October 1 start. If your employer misses the filing window or your project timeline conflicts with that start date, discuss cap-exempt employer options or an amended petition if you're already in H-1B status from a prior employer.
Confirm E-Verify enrollment before your start date
H-1B employers must be enrolled in E-Verify, and USCIS verifies this during adjudication. If your new employer has never sponsored before, confirm their E-Verify status during the offer stage, not after the petition is filed, to avoid approval delays from a missing enrollment.
H-1B Visa SAP ABAP Developer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an SAP ABAP Developer role qualify as an H-1B specialty occupation?
Yes. SAP ABAP development falls under the software developer SOC classification, which USCIS consistently recognizes as a specialty occupation. Your petition needs to show the role requires at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a directly related field. Roles that blend heavy configuration with minimal coding can face more scrutiny, so the job description should clearly reflect programming duties.
How do I find employers actively sponsoring H-1B visas for ABAP roles?
Search Migrate Mate to filter for employers who have filed Labor Condition Applications for SAP ABAP Developer or software developer roles. DOL LCA disclosure data shows which companies have active sponsorship history, the locations they file for, and the wage levels they certify. Companies running large S/4HANA implementations or managed services contracts are the most consistent H-1B sponsors for ABAP talent.
Can SAP certifications strengthen my H-1B petition as an ABAP developer?
SAP certifications don't replace the degree requirement but they can reinforce the specialty occupation argument, particularly if your degree is in a field adjacent to computer science. USCIS looks at the totality of your qualifications. Certifications in ABAP programming, S/4HANA development, or SAP NetWeaver are worth including in the petition's supporting documentation, especially if your employer's job posting references them as requirements.
What happens to my H-1B status if my SAP project ends and my employer has no immediate backfill?
You have a 60-day grace period after your employment ends to find a new employer, file a change of status, or depart the U.S. During this window, a new employer can file an H-1B transfer petition, which lets you start work when USCIS receives the petition, not when it's approved. Don't wait until the project end date to start your job search.
Does my O*NET job zone affect how USCIS evaluates my ABAP developer petition?
O*NET classifies software developers in Job Zone 4, which requires substantial education and experience. USCIS references O*NET as part of its specialty occupation analysis. A petition that aligns your ABAP duties with the software developer profile and cites the Job Zone 4 classification is better positioned than one that describes generic IT support tasks. Your attorney should map your actual duties to the O*NET description in the I-129 support letter.