Lead Applications Developer

Atmos Energy•Dallas, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The ideal candidate will have the following: Experience Required: 10+ years of overall experience Proven leadership/stakeholder engagement experience Strong SAP ABAP and Object-oriented ABAP Deep understanding of S/4HANA architecture Debugging ABAP programs, user exits, function modules Creating and extending basic and composite CDS Views Using annotations for UI, analytics, and authorization Understanding association and joins for complex data models Integrating CDS Views with OData services for Fiori apps Debugging and optimizing CDS Views for performance Techno-Functional Expertise in SAP S4Hana : SAP PM (Plant Maintenance) Module Expertise Deep understanding of maintenance planning, work orders, notifications, task lists, and equipment master data. SAP S/4HANA Knowledge Familiarity with the latest S/4HANA features, especially those related to asset management and integration with other modules like MM, PP, and FI. Business Process Understanding Ability to assess and align SAP EAM capabilities with business needs, especially in industries like utilities Solution Design & Gap Analysis Designing solutions that bridge gaps between SAP capabilities and client requirements during the implementation lifecycle. Asset Lifecycle Management Managing assets from acquisition to decommissioning, including capital project tracking Additional Tools & Technologies (Preferred/Plus): SAP Fiori & SAPUI5-UX/UI frameworks for building responsive, user-friendly applications. SAP BTP Cloud-native development, integration, and extensibility using CAP (Cloud Application Programming Model). Integration Techniques IDocs, BAPIs, RFCs, Odata and SAP Event Mesh for system interoperability Strong working knowledge of SQL, Linux/Unix, scripting Basic understanding of snowflake pipelines, queries and data models Strong trouble shooting skills with the ability to understand an environment and how to troubleshoot at the environment level (network, hardware, application, database, etc.) Working knowledge of SAP ISU systems is a plus Strong verbal and written communications skills Self-starter, works independently, willing to flex and learn new areas of work THIS JOB DESCRIPTION DOES NOT ATTEMPT TO LIST ALL OF THE DUTIES THAT ARE OR MAY BE PERFORMED IN THIS POSITION

Requirements

10+ years of overall experience
Proven leadership/stakeholder engagement experience
Strong SAP ABAP and Object-oriented ABAP
Deep understanding of S/4HANA architecture
Debugging ABAP programs, user exits, function modules
Creating and extending basic and composite CDS Views
Using annotations for UI, analytics, and authorization
Understanding association and joins for complex data models
Integrating CDS Views with OData services for Fiori apps
Debugging and optimizing CDS Views for performance
Techno-Functional Expertise in SAP S4Hana : SAP PM (Plant Maintenance) Module Expertise
Deep understanding of maintenance planning, work orders, notifications, task lists, and equipment master data.
SAP S/4HANA Knowledge
Familiarity with the latest S/4HANA features, especially those related to asset management and integration with other modules like MM, PP, and FI.
Business Process Understanding
Ability to assess and align SAP EAM capabilities with business needs, especially in industries like utilities
Solution Design & Gap Analysis
Designing solutions that bridge gaps between SAP capabilities and client requirements during the implementation lifecycle.
Asset Lifecycle Management
Managing assets from acquisition to decommissioning, including capital project tracking
Strong working knowledge of SQL, Linux/Unix, scripting
Basic understanding of snowflake pipelines, queries and data models
Strong trouble shooting skills with the ability to understand an environment and how to troubleshoot at the environment level (network, hardware, application, database, etc.)
Strong verbal and written communications skills
Self-starter, works independently, willing to flex and learn new areas of work
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, Information Technology, Business or a closely related field and five years of experience in software programming.
Requires the ability to communicate, persuade and/or influence internal and/or external business partners at a high level such as senior management on matters of a technical and/or complex nature.
Requires the ability to perform analyses involving ratios, percentages and simple statistical methods.
Requires a very high level of computer skills in order to use various software packages as well as a familiarity with hardware configuration.
Need to be proficient in MS Office Tools.

Nice To Haves

SAP Fiori & SAPUI5-UX/UI frameworks for building responsive, user-friendly applications.
SAP BTP Cloud-native development, integration, and extensibility using CAP (Cloud Application Programming Model).
Integration Techniques IDocs, BAPIs, RFCs, Odata and SAP Event Mesh for system interoperability
Working knowledge of SAP ISU systems is a plus

Responsibilities

Consults with business partner to identify and define software applications needs. Analyzes requests for changes, updates or modifications to new or existing software applications and makes recommendations for designs to meet client specifications.
Maintain, transform, and update data between two or more systems using Integration software.
Coordinates and prioritizes team work assignments, providing leadership to team members and other IT staff to ensure achievement of goals and objectives within company policies and procedures
Oversees the maintenance of complex software applications through the preparation and testing of software code for files, reports, screens and programs. Ensures day-to-day incidents are resolved timely and accurately to ensure the integrity of the services being provided.
Coordinates and assists with assigning tasks to ensure proper administration of activities. Selects, develops, trains, motivates and evaluates the performance of assigned employees.
Monitors team activities and assignment/project progress related to technical information research, analyses, standards development, administration, maintenance, problem resolution and prioritizations.
Assists in the preparation of project work plans, the development of service request cost and time estimates and the development of management reports on plans, projects and performance.
Reviews and approves documentation of new and modified software systems adheres to Atmos energy and Industry standards to provide a detailed description for reference.
Participates in certain aspects of user consulting, systems analysis, general systems design and detail systems design.
Trains end users to operate new or modified programs.
Keeps abreast of new and changing technological advances in program languages, utilities, tools and client/server technology to ensure achievement of optimum results.
Communicate analytical reports and critical situations status to upper management for decision making and provide feedback to team members about better ways to implement solutions.