Staff Software Engineer

Summary

Join NBCUniversal's Project Keystone, a multi-year initiative transforming its business platform. As a Staff Software Engineer (SAP) in the Record-to-Report (RTR) area, you will participate in building and developing ABAP solutions. This role demands a strong understanding of finance principles and proven experience in designing and delivering high-quality SAP solutions. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, contribute to project planning, and ensure the successful adoption of new solutions. The position offers a fully remote work arrangement and a competitive salary and benefits package. The ideal candidate possesses extensive SAP ABAP development experience, particularly within S/4 HANA, and a proven track record in large-scale SAP transformations.

Requirements

• Education focus degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, Engineering or related discipline with an information technology focus, or an equivalent combination of education and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the job
• Experience as an Architect/Senior consultant with 6+ years SAP ABAP engineering (development) experience including 2+ years of Technical Architecture
• Knowledge in various SAP modules and Integration development working on large-scale SAP S/4 transformations
• Experience in transformation projects e.g., from SAP ECC to S/4 HANA (S/4 Conversions, green field, brown field, blue field etc.)
• ECC Development Experience Confirmed ability in using traditional ECC development practices and techniques using BADI’s, BAPI’s, LSMW, ALE, RFC calls, IDOC, BDC, business objects, classes and methods, Adobe Forms, SmartForms, SAPScripts, Data Dictionary, ALV
• Strong ABAP debugging skills, performance monitoring and tracing and workflow experience
• S/4 HANA Development Experience Knowledge and awareness of SAP Clean Core principles including use of released API's, in app extensibility options and key user extensibility
• Knowledge of 3-Tier extensibility model and RAP (Restful ABAP Programming) and CAP (Cloud Application Programming) models
• Experience in migrating custom code base from ECC or Suite-on-HANA (SoH) systems onto a S/4 HANA platform applying both technical remediation and Clean Core frameworks
• Implementation knowledge on Native SQL, ADBC, External View, ABAP Core data Services, AMDP Procedures, Text Search, ALV on HANA
• Practical experience in creating custom and enhance standard CDS views and AMDP class based on business requirement and use of various available annotation in CDS views
• Knowledge of OData services using CDS and AMDP, Workflow experience, including support and debugging
• Knowledge on other new SAP technologies such as Fiori SAPUI5, SAP BTP Integration Suite
• Fully Remote: This position has been designated as fully remote, meaning that the position is expected to contribute from a non-NBCUniversal worksite, most commonly an employee’s residence

Responsibilities

• Participate in project forecasting and planning sessions to ensure adequate resource levels are in place to meet the build demand
• Ensure onboarding of ABAP/Fiori project resources and bring them up to speed on NBCU development practices
• Review Functional Specifications from the Functional and Product Teams and ensure they are complete and ready for technical design and development
• Provide work effort estimates work with the workstream architects to update ADO/IDP tool for reporting out RICEFW status and dates
• Suggest alternate technical designs in line with Clean Core best practices
• Complete all relevant Technical specification documentation and support Functional teams during testing and bug-fixing
• Perform SAP ABAP Development activities in support of the business request to improve or add functionality to the existing SAP landscape specifically HANA/ABAP with an emphasis on the Financial modules
• Perform code reviews based on NBCU S/4 HANA coding standards
• Work with the functional teams to support testing cycles like Functional Unit Test, Integration Testing and others
• Be accountable for ensuring delivery schedule adherence and quality standards of deliverables
• Partner with PMO teams to report our overall status and help publish burndown charts and report showstoppers, risks etc

Preferred Qualifications

• Confirmed ability to be flexible and agile, both independently and in a team
• Relevant SAP technical certification a plus
• Worked in a Global environment at a Architect level and demonstrated growth and achievement
• Practical Knowledge of Code Performance Rules and Guidelines for SAP HANA
• Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Possess interpersonal skills to engage and collaborate in a team environment

Benefits

• This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks
• Salary range: $130,000 - $170,000 (bonus eligible)