SAP IS-U ABAP Technical Consultant

Job Summary:

We are looking for an experienced SAP IS-U ABAP Technical Consultant with 7+ years of experience in SAP ABAP development and strong expertise in SAP Industry-Specific Solution for Utilities (IS-U). The candidate should have hands-on experience in developing, enhancing, integrating, and supporting SAP IS-U solutions, with a strong understanding of utilities business processes such as Device Management, Meter Reading, Billing, Invoicing, and FI-CA.

The ideal candidate should have experience in technical design, development, performance optimization, production support, and collaboration with functional and business teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, test, and implement custom solutions using SAP ABAP in the SAP IS-U environment.

• Develop and maintain reports, interfaces, conversions, enhancements, forms, and workflows.

• Work extensively with ABAP Objects, Reports, ALV, BAPIs, BAdIs, User Exits, Enhancement Framework, and Function Modules.

• Develop and enhance SAP IS-U functionalities related to Device Management, Meter Reading, Billing, Invoicing, and FI-CA.

• Work on SAP IS-U-specific objects, function modules, business processes, and standard enhancement points.

• Develop and support interfaces between SAP IS-U and external systems using IDocs, RFCs, BAPIs, Web Services, and file-based integrations.

• Analyze functional specifications and prepare technical specifications and development estimates.

• Perform debugging, root-cause analysis, code optimization, and performance tuning.

• Support incident resolution, defect fixing, and change requests in production and non-production environments.

• Work on data migration, data conversion, and mass processing programs related to SAP IS-U.

• Collaborate with SAP IS-U functional consultants, integration teams, and business stakeholders.

• Conduct unit testing, support integration testing and UAT, and ensure adherence to SAP development standards.

• Participate in code reviews, technical documentation, transport management, and release activities.

• Provide technical guidance to junior developers and support knowledge transfer.

Required Technical Skills:

• 7+ years of experience in SAP ABAP development, preferably with substantial hands-on experience in SAP IS-U.

• Strong knowledge of ABAP programming, including:

• Reports, ALV Reports, and Classical/Interactive Reports

• ABAP Objects and Object-Oriented Programming

• BAPIs, BAdIs, User Exits, and Enhancement Framework

• Function Modules, RFCs, and IDocs

• Smart Forms, SAPscript, and Adobe Forms

• Data Dictionary (DDIC), internal tables, and Open SQL

• Debugging, performance tuning, and runtime analysis

• Good understanding of SAP IS-U business processes, including:

• Device Management and Meter Reading

• Billing and Invoicing

• Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable (FI-CA)

• Business Master Data, such as Business Partner, Contract Account, and Contract

• Experience developing and supporting interfaces with third-party systems.

• Ability to analyze complex technical issues and provide effective solutions.

• Experience in technical documentation, testing, and production support.

• Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with SAP S/4HANA Utilities or SAP IS-U on SAP S/4HANA.

• Knowledge of CDS Views, AMDP, OData, and modern ABAP development.

• Exposure to SAP Fiori, SAP Gateway, and integration technologies.

• Experience with SAP Workflow and background job processing.

• Familiarity with SAP Solution Manager, ChaRM, ServiceNow, or similar ticketing tools.

• Experience working in Agile, Scrum, or other structured delivery methodologies.