Manager, SAP Technical Lead

KPMG•Calgary, AB

About The Position

At KPMG in Canada, our people bring their unique perspectives to Canada’s most important challenges. Here, you can build momentum that reaches beyond our business, develop skills for the future, and take ownership of your career with support at every stage. Join a firm where your career can make a difference. We are seeking an SAP Technical Lead to guide development across S/4HANA programs with strong SAP Technical background with extensive experience to ensure delivery of scalable, and high‑performance solutions. The role blends hands‑on development with leadership, solution design, and quality governance.

Requirements

10+ years SAP ABAP experience, including strong focus on ABAP on HANA and S/4HANA development.
Hands‑on expertise in RAP, CDS, AMDP, OData, BAdIs, forms, and integrations.
Solid understanding of Clean Core, extensibility options (in‑app vs. side‑by‑side on BTP) and modern S/4HANA architecture.
Experience working with Agile, DevOps, unit testing, and transport governance.
Strong communication and leadership skills to guide teams and influence technical decisions.
Experience with Fiori/UI5 development
Good understanding of SAP BTP Extension Suite and relative experience implementing the same

Responsibilities

Lead ABAP custom development across S/4HANA programs including greenfield, brownfield, Bluefield, enhancements, and integrations, partnering closely with delivery and client teams.
Architect clean‑core, upgrade‑safe extensions using RAP, CDS, AMDP, OData, and SAP Fiori, with experience across both embedded and side‑by‑side Fiori implementations.
Provide hands‑on technical leadership, including coding standards definition, code reviews, ATC governance, performance tuning, and resolution of complex production issues through root‑cause analysis.
Design and implement SAP BTP extensions and oversee integrations using IDoc/RFCs, collaborating closely with CPI and BTP teams for modern, API‑based interfaces.
Lead and mentor teams of technical consultants, establishing reusable development patterns, standards, and best practices to scale capability and consistency.
Drive development solutioning for delivery and pre‑sales, presenting technical capabilities to clients and partners, and leading ABAP workstreams across planning, design, build, testing, and cutover.