Associate Principal

Job Title:
Associate Principal - SAP ABAP

**Job Description**:

- We are looking for talent that wants to be a part of the transformative journey with us at Bristlecone (_

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ABOUT US:
Our transformative solutions in Digital Logistics, Cognitive Manufacturing, Autonomous Planning, Smart Procurement and Digitalization are positioned around key industry pillars and delivered through a comprehensive portfolio of services spanning digital strategy, design and build, and implementation across a range of technology platforms.

Bristlecone is ranked among the top ten leaders in supply chain services by Gartner. We are headquartered in San Jose, California, with locations across North America, Europe and Asia, and over 2,500 consultants. Bristlecone is part of the $19.4 billion Mahindra Group.

ROLE: Associate Principal - SAP ABAP

ROLE DESCRIPTION- The Sr ABAP Consultant is a critical role related to implementation of custom developments and technology solutions involving diagnosis, analysis and transformation of business functions in a project.- The following are key responsibilities:
- Architecting, designing and helping successful implementations of SAP S4 HANA in customer organizations.- Liaising with Delivery Teams to help grow the Business around upcoming technical features in line with Organizational strategy and goals.- Mentoring Junior ABAP Technical Team members within the Organization.- Drive with building Assets and Accelerators in SAP ABAP on HANA and other niche technical areas.- Ability to devise and lead Go To Market strategies to assist Sales and Alliance teams in expanding Bristlecones Technical footprint globally.- Build Assets and Accelerators to reduce the overall cost to serve.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE- 9 plus years of experience in SAP ABAP of which 4 plus yrs in ABAP on HANA- At least 3 end to end implementations not including rollouts- Experience in SAP S4HANA, SCP, SAP Certification would be an added advantage

PROCESS KNOWLEDGE- Sound understanding of one end to end processes like MM, PP, SD, Supply Chain etc.- Expertise in atleast one industry e.g. Manufacturing, Automotive, Chemical, Life Sciences etc.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE- Expert in areas of ABAP on HANA, CDS views, AMDPs, OData, NetWeaver Gateway, Fiori, ABAP Objects, BDCs, BAPIs, Reports, Enhancement Frameworks, Workflows, Interfaces, Standard SAP code debugging, 3rd party integration approaches with SAP.- Deep knowledge and experience in end to end implementation projects in ABAP on HANA including Core Data Services i.e. CDS, consuming CDS Views in ABAP Programs debugging.- Hands on experience in OData services, development, debugging and troubleshooting.- Good knowledge of SAP HANA Platform, Code to Data paradigm, Eclipse platform.- Should have experience in SAP ECC to HANA Migration.- Ability to lead and conduct Design workshops in front of an audience comprising of both Business and IT teams.- Ability to architect end to end technical solution while understanding the integration aspects between different modules.- Ability to work on complex development scenarios along with writing Technical Specifications.- Very good understanding of development standards, limitations, performance optimization techniques.- Should be skilled enough to prepare development charter, highlight probable technical challenges, should be able to work hand in hand with Functional, Basis and Business.

SOFT SKILLS- Excellent communication skills, verbal as well as written.- Positive attitude with flexibility and maturity to work in a challenging client environment.- Should have ability to manage customer expectations and deal diligently as per the need of the situation.- Willing to go the extra mile to achieve organizational goals.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Bristlecone is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

Information Security Responsibilities:

- Understand and adhere to Information Security policies, guidelines and procedure, practice them for protection of organizational data and Information System.
- Take part in information security training and act while handling information.
- Report all suspected security and policy breach to Infosec team or appropriate authority(CISO).
- Understand and adhere to the additional information security responsibilities as part of the assigned job role.