SAP Technical Lead

Ford Motor Company

SAP Technical Lead responsible for designing and developing high-performance SAP APIs and integrations. Join Ford to drive innovation in mobility and technology.

Posted 6/9/2026full-timeDearborn • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $86,600 - $166,200 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudERPJavaJavaScriptNode.jsSOAP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

API Development & Integration: Design, build, and expose robust, secure, and scalable SAP APIs (OData v2/v4, RESTful APIs, SOAP, RFCs, and BAPIs) to support seamless integration with external applications.
BTP Extension Development: Develop side-by-side and on-stack extensions on SAP BTP (using the SAP BTP ABAP Environment / Steampunk) to keep the core S/4HANA ERP clean.
Modern ABAP Development: Write clean, optimized, and modern Object-Oriented ABAP (OO-ABAP) code. Develop business objects and services using RAP (ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model).
Data Modeling: Create and optimize complex Core Data Services (CDS) Views, Table Functions, and AMDP (ABAP Managed Database Procedures) on SAP HANA.
Collaboration: Partner closely with middleware teams (SAP Integration Suite / CPI), frontend developers (SAPUI5/Fiori), and business analysts to translate functional integration requirements into technical designs.
Testing & Code Quality: Write automated unit tests using the ABAP Unit Testing framework to ensure high code quality, reliability, and regression protection.
Performance Tuning: Analyze and resolve performance bottlenecks in custom ABAP code, database queries, and API payloads.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Overall Experience: Minimum 8+ years of hands-on experience in SAP ABAP development, with a strong evolution from legacy SAP ERP (ECC) to modern S/4HANA environments.
RAP Expertise: Proven, hands-on project experience implementing business objects and services using the ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model (RAP) (both managed and unmanaged scenarios).
SAP BTP Exposure: Strong working knowledge of SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) extension concepts, including BTP ABAP Environment (Steampunk), SAP Integration Suite, or SAP Business Application Studio (BAS).
Advanced S/4HANA Concepts: Deep expertise in CDS Views, AMDP, Eclipse ADT, and S/4HANA Extensibility (In-App and Side-by-Side).
Integration Technologies: Extensive experience with OData (v2 & v4), RFCs, BAPIs, ALE/IDocs, and consuming/exposing RESTful APIs.
Development Tools: Expert-level mastery of ABAP Development Tools (ADT) in Eclipse.
Preferred Qualifications: SAP Certified Development Specialist - ABAP for SAP HANA or SAP Certified Development Associate - ABAP with SAP BTP.
Experience with SAP CAP (Cloud Application Programming Model) using Node.js or Java.
Familiarity with modern developer productivity tools, such as using AI assistants (GitHub Copilot, Cursor) inside VS Code with Model Context Protocol (MCP) for SAP ADT.
Experience with SAP Event Mesh or event-driven architecture.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
Tuition assistance
Established and active employee resource groups
Paid time off for individual and team community service
A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

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Hard Skills & Tools

SAP ABAPOData v2OData v4RESTful APIsSOAPRFCsBAPIsCore Data Services (CDS)ABAP Managed Database Procedures (AMDP)ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model (RAP)

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunication

Certifications

SAP Certified Development Specialist - ABAP for SAP HANASAP Certified Development Associate - ABAP with SAP BTP