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SAP HANA ABAP consultant

IBM

Baton Rouge, LA, USA

Posted on Jan 29, 2026

Introduction

A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You’ll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.

In this role, you'll work in one of our IBM Consulting Client Innovation Centers (Delivery Centers), where we deliver deep technical and industry expertise to a wide range of public and private sector clients around the world. Our delivery centers offer our clients locally based skills and technical expertise to drive innovation and adoption of new technology.

Your role and responsibilities

As an Application Developer specializing in SAP ABAP HANA, you will design, develop, and support application solutions with a focus on the HANA version of Advanced Business Application Programming (ABAP). You will work on designing, developing, and re-engineering highly complex application components, integrating software packages, programs, and reusable objects residing on multiple platforms. Your primary responsibilities will include: • Develop Application Solutions: Design, develop, and support application solutions with a focus on HANA version of ABAP, ensuring high-quality and efficient solutions that meet business requirements. • Integrate Software Packages: Integrate software packages, programs, and reusable objects residing on multiple platforms, utilizing knowledge of SAP HANA Technical Concept and Architecture. • Re-engineer Application Components: Re-engineer highly complex application components to optimize performance and efficiency, applying Code Performance Rules and Guidelines for SAP HANA. • Utilize Development Tools: Leverage ABAP Development Tools (ADT) and HANA Studio for data modeling and development, ensuring effective use of tools and technologies. • Ensure Data Services: Develop and implement ABAP Core Data Services, Database Procedures, and Text Search, ensuring seamless data integration and management.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Exposure to SAP ABAP HANA: Experience working with HANA version of Advanced Business Application Programming (ABAP), including designing, developing, and supporting application solutions.

• Knowledge of SAP HANA Technical Concept and Architecture: Familiarity with SAP HANA Technical Concept and Architecture, including data modeling using HANA Studio and integration of software packages, programs, and reusable objects.

• Proficiency in ABAP Development Tools: Experience working with ABAP Development Tools (ADT) and Code Performance Rules and Guidelines for SAP HANA.

• Understanding of Data Modeling and Integration: Exposure to data modeling using HANA Studio and integration of data services, including ABAP Core Data Services, Database Procedures, and Text Search.

• Familiarity with HANA Live Models Consumption: Basic understanding of HANA Live models consumption and ALV on HANA.

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Working Knowledge of ADBC: Experience with ADBC, including its application in SAP HANA environments, would be beneficial for this role. • Familiarity with Native SQL: Exposure to Native SQL, including its use in SAP HANA, would be advantageous in designing and developing application solutions. • Understanding of HANA Text Search: Basic understanding of HANA Text Search, including its integration with ABAP Core Data Services, would be valuable in this position.

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Consulting is IBM’s consulting and global professional services business, with market leading capabilities in business and technology transformation. With deep expertise in many industries, we offer strategy, experience, technology, and operations services to many of the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Our people are focused on accelerating our clients’ businesses through the power of collaboration. We believe in the power of technology responsibly used to help people, partners and the planet.

YOUR LIFE @ IBM

In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

ABOUT IBM

IBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 500 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

OTHER RELEVANT JOB DETAILS

IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to:

- Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being

- Financial programs such as 401(k), cash balance pension plan, the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs

- Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law

- Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals

- Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences

We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role.

IBM will not be providing visa sponsorship for this position now or in the future. Therefore, in order to be considered for this position, you must have the ability to work without a need for current or future visa sponsorship.

The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year.

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