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UCT is looking for a talented Sr Mgr, IT Apps to join us in Austin, TX!
We are seeking a Principal SAP ABAP & BTP Architect (Lead Engineer) to serve as the technical anchor for our global SAP modernization initiatives. With over 15 years of deep technical expertise, you will act as a "player-coach," balancing strategic engineering leadership with active, high-impact hands-on implementation.
In this role, you will define the technical vision, establish engineering standards, and champion the "Keep the Core Clean" philosophy. Rather than being buried in routine ticket delivery, your hands-on contributions will focus on configuring complex BTP environments, designing core integration frameworks, and writing foundational code for critical business logic. You will bridge the gap between high-level enterprise architecture and practical, cloud-first execution.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership & Governance (50%)
- Architectural Strategy: Define, govern, and execute the technical strategy for SAP S/4HANA and SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), steering the transition from legacy customizations to modern cloud-first extensions.
- Standards & Quality Control: Establish rigorous coding, performance, security, and scalability standards across the development lifecycle. Conduct architectural and code reviews for complex solutions.
- Team Upskilling & Mentorship: Lead, guide, and upskill a team of mid-to-senior SAP developers, mentoring traditional ABAP engineers on modern cloud frameworks and BTP practices.
- Collaborative Liaison: Partner closely with functional consultants, business analysts, and corporate enterprise architects to translate complex business needs into clean technical blueprints.
Hands-on Configuration & Core Engineering (50%)
- Core Engineering: Write foundational, high-impact code using advanced frameworks, including ABAP RESTful Application Programming Model (RAP) and Cloud Application Programming Model (CAP).
- BTP Platform Configuration: Directly configure and manage BTP subaccounts, destinations, security environments (IAS/IPS), and runtime environments (Cloud Foundry/Kyma).
- Integration Design: Build and configure critical end-to-end integration flows within the SAP Integration Suite (CPI), establishing template patterns for third-party cloud connections.
- Proof of Concepts (PoC): Actively develop technical prototypes and proof-of-concept models to evaluate new SAP technologies and validate design feasibility before full team rollout.
Required Qualifications & Technical Skills
- Experience: 15+ years of progressive technical experience in SAP development, architecture, and technical team leadership.
- Modern ABAP Mastery: Proven expertise in Object-Oriented ABAP, CDS Views, AMDP, and experience designing within RAP or CAP programming models.
- BTP Deployment & Configuration: Strong, demonstrable experience configuring SAP BTP services, cloud connectors, and deploying enterprise-grade extensions.
- Integration Frameworks: Practical experience configuring interfaces via SAP CPI, API Management, and event-driven architectures.
- Modern Engineering Practices: Familiarity with DevOps principles, Git-based version control (abapGit), and continuous integration/deployment (CI/CD) pipelines in an SAP context.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field.
Soft Skills & Leadership Attributes
- Technical Influencer: Exceptional communication skills with the ability to articulate architectural decisions to non-technical business partners and leadership teams.
- Pragmatic Architect: A problem-solver who enjoys staying close to the technology and can dive into the code or platform settings to resolve complex bottlenecks when needed.
- Change Catalyst: A passion for fostering modern engineering cultures, driving continuous technical improvement, and encouraging team collaboration.
Ultra Clean Technology is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, and any other characteristic protected under laws and regulations.