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Blue Pearls

📍 Company: Blue Pearl 📍 Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
📮 Zip Code: 2001
📝 Job Type: Contract
📊 Industry: Technology

Website: http://www.bluepearl.co.za

🧩 Job Purpose

We’re hiring a Software Developer (ABAP) to design, build, and maintain high-performance SAP applications and seamless integrations. You will collaborate with Business Analysts, Solution Architects, and other IT professionals to turn functional requirements into reliable technical solutions that power operational efficiency and innovation.

🧠 Key Responsibilities

🔹 Software Design & Architecture

  • Lead the design of robust ABAP solutions from concept to deployment

  • Collaborate with Solution Specialists to shape system architecture

  • Convert business needs into functional and technical specs

🔹 Development & Coding

  • Write secure, efficient, scalable ABAP code

  • Apply SAP best practices and development standards

  • Implement Smart Forms, BADIs, BAPIs, and ABAP Objects

🔹 Testing & Quality Assurance

  • Perform rigorous code reviews and debugging

  • Conduct system integration and unit tests

  • Resolve technical bugs and optimize performance

🔹 Integration & Automation

  • Build interfaces for SAP and non-SAP systems

  • Utilize IDoc, RFC, and BAPI for seamless data flow

  • Ensure stable and secure communication between platforms

🔹 Maintenance & Support

  • Proactively monitor and maintain application uptime

  • Develop patches and upgrades for evolving business needs

  • Handle technical queries and resolve incidents within SLAs

🔹 Project Management

  • Manage development timelines and technical resources

  • Track progress and escalate blockers early

  • Deliver functional releases and documentation on time

🔹 Collaboration & Innovation

  • Attend Agile ceremonies and team workshops

  • Mentor junior developers and contribute to team knowledge

  • Drive continuous improvement within the development cycle

🎓 Qualifications & Experience

✅ Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

✅ Experience

  • 3–5 years of ABAP development experience

  • Hands-on with SAP modules and SAP NetWeaver

  • Exposure to SAP Fiori/UI5 is advantageous

✅ Certifications (Preferred)

  • SAP Certified Development Associate – ABAP

  • ITIL Foundation or similar (optional)

💻 Technical & Soft Skills

🛠 Technical Competencies

  • ABAP, ABAP Objects, Smart Forms, BADIs, BAPIs

  • SAP integration tools: IDoc, BAPI, RFC

  • Debugging, performance tuning, version control

  • Understanding of SAP system architecture

💬 Soft Skills

  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

  • Effective communicator with cross-functional teams

  • Detail-oriented and delivery-focused

  • Experience working in Agile or hybrid environments

📌 Key Deliverables

  • Functional and error-free ABAP code

  • Seamless integrations between internal/external platforms

  • Well-documented development processes

  • Positive end-user experiences with minimal post-deployment issues

  • On-time project completion and milestone tracking

✍️ CV Tips for ABAP Developer Roles

  • Tailor your CV to SAP development: List SAP modules, versions, and tools you’ve worked with.

  • Quantify achievements: Show how your code improved performance or reduced errors.

  • Add certifications: SAP or ITIL credentials help your profile stand out.

  • Show project involvement: Detail your role in full project life cycles.

  • Include links to systems or Git repos (if permissible) showing your contributions.

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