We are seeking a SAP S/4 BTP / Fiori Technical Resource to design and deliver modern user experiences and scalable cloud extensions leveraging SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP). This role will drive Fiori application development, side-by-side extensions, and enterprise integration patterns across mission-critical business processes.
This is a hands-on technical leadership role combining ABAP expertise, UI development, API enablement, and middleware integration governance.
ResponsibilitiesKey Responsibilities
Technical Leadership & Best Practices
- Define and enforce SAP S/4 and BTP development standards aligned to clean-core strategy.
- Promote upgrade-safe extensibility and minimize core modifications.
- Establish reusable design patterns for APIs, workflows, and UI components.
- Conduct technical design reviews and code governance oversight.
- Ensure solutions meet performance, scalability, and security standards.
SAP BTP Architecture & Extension Strategy
- Design and implement side-by-side extensions on SAP BTP.
- Leverage:
- SAP BTP ABAP Environment
- SAP Integration Suite
- Workflow & Automation services
- Architect event-driven and API-first integration strategies.
- Enable cloud-native capabilities while preserving S/4 core integrity.
- Support hybrid landscapes across on-prem and cloud environments.
Fiori & UX Development
- Lead development and deployment of SAP Fiori applications.
- Configure and manage Fiori Launchpad and role-based access.
- Develop custom UI5 applications aligned to enterprise UX standards.
- Enable embedded analytics and role-based dashboards.
- Ensure responsive and secure design for commercial, supply chain, and finance users.
ABAP & S/4 Technical Expertise
- Develop and extend applications using:
- Object-Oriented ABAP
- CDS Views
- OData services
- RESTful ABAP Programming Model (RAP)
- Support enhancement framework (BADIs, implicit/explicit enhancements).
- Optimize backend performance supporting high-volume transactions.
- Partner with functional teams to design clean RICEFW alternatives using BTP when appropriate.
Interfaces & Middleware Integration
- Design and implement integration solutions using:
- SAP Integration Suite (CPI)
- APIs & OData services
- IDocs
- Event-based messaging
- Integrate SAP S/4 with:
- Customer portals
- Supply chain systems
- Manufacturing execution systems
- Finance and reporting platforms
- Ensure middleware solutions are scalable, secure, and well-documented.
- Govern interface monitoring and error-handling frameworks.
Quality, Security & Governance
- Ensure compliance with SOX, ITGC, and cybersecurity standards.
- Support transport and release governance processes.
- Implement testing automation for Fiori and API-based solutions.
- Maintain complete technical documentation traceability.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
- 8–12+ years SAP technical experience.
- 2+ full lifecycle SAP implementations (minimum 1 S/4HANA).
- Experience leading technical teams or workstreams.
Required Expertise
- Strong SAP BTP architecture and extension experience.
- Advanced ABAP (OO ABAP, CDS, RAP).
- SAP Fiori/UI5 development expertise.
- Experience developing APIs and OData services.
- Strong middleware and integration experience (SAP Integration Suite preferred).
- Experience designing scalable enterprise interfaces.
- Strong understanding of clean-core and upgrade-safe extensibility.
Preferred Qualifications
- Aerospace & Defense or highly regulated industry experience.
- Experience in global template harmonization or enterprise transformation programs.
- Exposure to event-driven architectures.
- Familiarity with DevOps pipelines and CI/CD in SAP environments.
Leadership Competencies
- Strong governance and architectural discipline.
- Executive communication capability across technical and functional leaders.
- Ability to balance innovation with enterprise stability.
Results-driven under aggressive transformation timelines.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field
- 8-12+ years SAP technical experience
- 2+ full lifecycle SAP implementations (minimum 1 S/4HANA)
- Experience leading technical teams or workstreams
- Strong SAP BTP architecture and extension experience
- Advanced ABAP (OO ABAP, CDS Views, RAP)
- SAP Fiori and UI5 development expertise, Fiori Launchpad configuration
- Experience developing APIs and OData services
- Strong middleware and integration experience (interfaces, IDocs, event-based messaging)
- Experience with SAP Integration Suite (CPI)
- Experience designing scalable enterprise interfaces and API-first strategies
- Understanding of clean-core and upgrade-safe extensibility patterns
- Knowledge of SOX, ITGC, and cybersecurity compliance for SAP environments
- Experience with testing automation for Fiori and API solutions
- Exposure to DevOps pipelines and CI/CD in SAP environments
- Experience in aerospace & defense or other highly regulated industries
- Experience with global template harmonization or enterprise transformation programs
- Exposure to event-driven architectures
The Aerospace Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about The Aerospace Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by The Aerospace Corporation.
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Retirement Support — The 401(k) plan provides a company‑paid contribution of 8–12% based on years of service with immediate eligibility and vesting, and eligible employees can access retiree medical benefits.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off includes 15 vacation days (rising to 20 after five years), nine paid holidays, and unlimited sick time for exempt employees with accruals for non‑exempt staff.
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Flexible Benefits — Flexible work models include a 9/80 schedule with alternating Fridays off, supported by backup care services, an EAP, relocation assistance, and home‑office stipends where applicable.
The Aerospace Corporation Insights
What We Do
The space enterprise has been transformed by rapid change and growth. New vehicles for national security space, a more rapid launch cadence, proliferated satellite constellations, the pursuit of interplanetary exploration, and thriving commercial ventures are changing the nature of the space industry. The Aerospace Corporation (Aerospace) is a leading architect for U.S. space programs, shaping efforts to outpace threats to our national security while cultivating the technologies needed to further this new era of space commercialization and exploration. Aerospace works across the space enterprise in service of the public interest. In addition to supporting the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community, our customers include NASA, NOAA, numerous federal agencies, and commercial space — all of whom benefit from our deep technical knowledge. We only pursue business related to the space mission and complementary fields, operating as the nation’s trusted partner to solve the toughest challenges and develop reliable and innovative technologies. Innovation in space occurs when people have the freedom to imagine and do. At Aerospace, we take pride in our readiness to solve some of the most complex challenges in the space enterprise.
Why Work With Us
We are a non-profit corporation chartered by the government to work on the hardest problems in space. We employ technical experts in every discipline of space-related science and engineering who touch every part of the US space program. Come join us as we make an impact bigger than ourselves.
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