Sr SAP Application Developer

Category/Area of Expertise: IT & Technology
Job Requisition: 558964
Address: USA-NC-Salisbury-2110 Executive Drive
Store Code: IT Transformation (5176062)
Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, is part of the U.S. family of brands, which includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands - Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. Our associates support the brands with a wide range of services, including Finance, Legal, Sustainability, Commercial, Digital and E-commerce, Technology and more.
Primary Purpose:
Sr. SAP Application Developer is responsible for the design, build, and delivery of SAP custom and extended solutions across S/4HANA and SAP BTP in support of the Retail Spine program, IT enabled transformation program designed to unlock long term competitiveness, improve operational efficiency, and deliver enterprise-wide capabilities aligned to the future state operating model. Work as part of SAP application developers and champions an AI-first engineering approach, leveraging AI-assisted development, automation, and intelligent tooling to improve code quality, delivery speed, and operational reliability. All development activities are executed in alignment with Clean Core principles, the RISE with SAP extensibility model, and responsible AI practices to protect system maintainability, security, and upgradeability. Partner closely with SAP Platform Engineering, functional technology leads, systems integrators, and third-party vendors to deliver secure, reliable, and fit-for-purpose SAP solutions on schedule.
Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for SAP application development functions, design, build, and delivery of solutions across S/4HANA and SAP BTP in alignment with Retail Spine program objectives, SAP Activate delivery phases, and clean core adoption principles.
• Own and enforce the Clean Core extensibility standard across all development activity, ensuring custom and partner solutions leverage SAP-approved extensibility patterns including BAdIs, released APIs, RAP-based extensions, side-by-side BTP extensions, and event-driven architectures and that technical debt introduction is governed and minimized throughout the program lifecycle.
• Define and maintain the development taxonomy and delivery scope across ABAP (RAP, CDS Views, OData services), Fiori/UI5 applications, SAP BTP services, workflow and process automation, forms, integrations, and cloud-native components - ensuring full WRICEF visibility, traceability, and prioritization alignment with program releases.
• Adopt API-first and service-based design standards, governing the use of OData, REST APIs, SAP Integration Suite (CPI), and event messaging frameworks to enable scalable, decoupled integration across the retail ecosystem and enterprise application landscape.
• Monitor and validate SI-delivered application development work products, ensuring adherence to architecture standards, clean core compliance, code quality benchmarks, security requirements, and performance expectations including participation in design reviews, code reviews, and transport governance processes.
• Partner with SAP Solution Architects, Platform, and Basis teams to ensure development patterns are aligned to the RISE with SAP target architecture, BTP platform strategy, and long-term technology modernization roadmap - proactively identifying and resolving architectural conflicts before they reach build.
• Responsible for the full development lifecycle, including coding standards, peer and architecture review gates, automated testing frameworks, DevSecOps practices, transport management discipline, and release readiness criteria operating consistently across Agile, hybrid, and program-controlled delivery models.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of SAP application development experience, including ABAP, Fiori/UI5, SAP BTP, and integration technologies.
• Hands on expertise in SAP S/4HANA development, BTP, Integration Suite, CPI, Joule AI, CDS views, RAP model, OData services, and SAP extensibility patterns.
• Strong understanding of Clean Core principles and SAP recommended customization approaches.
• Experience working with Systems Integrators and multi vendor delivery teams.
• Familiarity with Agile delivery models, DevOps practices, and CI/CD pipelines in SAP environments.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and technical leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Information Systems, Technology Management, or related discipline.
• SAP certifications in ABAP, S/4HANA development, or SAP BTP.
• Experience with SAP Retail, Consumer Goods, or large scale ERP transformation programs.
• Hands on experience with SAP BTP services, event based integration, and cloud native development.
• Experience supporting large enterprise transformations such as SAP S/4HANA migrations or Retail Spine-scale programs.

Salary Range: $146,960 - $220,440.
Actual compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on their unique qualifications and experience, internal equity, and market conditions. Final compensation decisions will be made in accordance with company policies and applicable laws.
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At Ahold Delhaize USA, we provide services to one of the largest portfolios of grocery companies in the nation, and we're actively seeking top talent.
Our team shares a common motivation to drive change, take ownership and enable our brands to better care for their customers. We thrive on supporting great local grocery brands and their strategies.
Our associates are the heartbeat of our organization. We are committed to offering a welcoming work environment where all associates can succeed and thrive. Guided by our values of courage, care, teamwork, integrity (and even a little humor), we are dedicated to being a great place to work.
We believe in collaboration, curiosity, and continuous learning in all that we think, create and do. While building a culture where personal and professional growth are just as important as business growth, we invest in our people, empowering them to learn, grow and deliver at all levels of the business.
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