SAP Development Lead

• Location: Ottawa, Ontario
• Remote: Hybrid
• Type: Contract
• Job #35151

Our Ottawa based client, is seeking an experienced SAP Development Lead to support a large-scale SAP transformation initiative involving the migration from SAP ECC 6.0 to SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition under RISE with SAP.

This role will provide technical leadership and oversight across SAP development initiatives spanning SAP S/4HANA, SAP BTP, SAP Integration Suite, SAP Fiori/UI5, and custom SAP application development.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and guidance across SAP development initiatives delivered by system integrators and internal teams
• Lead technical solution design reviews and ensure alignment with SAP best practices, governance standards, and clean-core principles
• Conduct code reviews, quality assurance checks, and development oversight across SAP solutions
• Support SAP S/4HANA transformation activities including:
  • Custom code remediation
  • SAP Integration Suite migration
  • SAP Fiori modernization
  • CDS and embedded analytics enablement
  • Selective Data Transition (SDT) initiatives
• Collaborate closely with business teams, architects, and system integrators to ensure high-quality delivery outcomes
• Provide hands-on technical leadership across SAP development, integration, and extensibility initiatives

Required Experience & Qualifications

• 15+ years of hands-on SAP ABAP development experience
• Strong expertise in:
  • ABAP OO
  • HANA optimization / SQL tuning
  • SAP CDS Views
  • RAP development
  • SAP Fiori/UI5
  • SAP Integration Suite
  • SAP extensibility and clean-core principles
• Experience leading SAP development teams and enforcing development governance standards
• Strong experience with SAP S/4HANA implementations or conversions, including SPAU/SPDD remediation activities
• Experience with Agile delivery methodologies and tools such as Azure DevOps
• Strong understanding of SAP Finance and Controlling processes
• Experience working with system integrators and enterprise stakeholders in complex SAP environments

Education / Certifications

• University degree or college diploma in Computer Information Systems or related field
• At least one valid SAP certification required
• Recent SAP-related professional development or training considered an asset