Senior SAP ABAP Consultant with AI

• *About Us**

Sophos is a cybersecurity leader defending 600,000 organizations globally with an AI\-driven platform and expert\-led services. Sophos meets organizations wherever they are in their security maturity and grows with them to defeat cyberattacks. Its solutions combine machine learning, automation, and real\-time threat intelligence with frontline human expertise from Sophos X\-Ops to deliver advanced, 24/7 threat monitoring, detection, and response.

Sophos offers industry\-leading managed detection and response (MDR) alongside a comprehensive portfolio of cybersecurity technologies — including endpoint, network, email, and cloud security, extended detection and response (XDR), identity threat detection and response (ITDR), and next\-gen SIEM. Together with expert advisory services, these capabilities help organizations proactively reduce risk and respond faster, with the visibility and scalability needed to stay ahead of evolving threats.

Sophos goes to market with a global partner ecosystem, including Managed Service Providers (MSPs), Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs), resellers and distributors, marketplace integrations, and cyber risk partners, giving organizations the flexibility to choose trusted relationships when securing their business. Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at www.sophos.com.### **Role Summary**

We are looking for an experienced SAP ABAP Consultant to lead the analysis, design, development, and support of SAP technical solutions across the business. This role is responsible for delivering high\-quality SAP developments, driving system integration, and ensuring SAP applications continue to meet evolving business needs, automation goals, and performance expectations.

Working closely with business stakeholders, SAP functional teams, and third\-party partners, you will play a key role in translating complex business requirements into scalable and efficient SAP solutions aligned with best practices, governance standards, and emerging AI\-driven technologies.

The successful candidate will also contribute to the adoption of intelligent automation and AI\-enabled SAP capabilities, including process optimization, predictive analytics, conversational interfaces, and machine learning integrations within the SAP ecosystem

### **What you will do**

• Analyse business processes, identify gaps, and recommend effective SAP technical solutions to support business objectives.
• Translate functional requirements into detailed technical specifications and solution designs.
• Design, develop, test, and support SAP ABAP solutions in line with SAP standards and development best practices.
• Deliver and support RICEFW objects (Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Forms, and Workflows) within an SAP ECC environment.
• Produce and maintain high\-quality technical documentation, including technical designs, specifications, and support documentation.
• Perform code analysis, debugging, performance optimisation, and impact assessments for existing and new developments.
• Support SAP integrations with third\-party applications and external systems using interfaces, web services, SAP Gateway OData services, and related technologies.
• Ensure all system changes are managed through established change control and governance processes.
• Provide technical and integration architecture guidance to SAP functional teams and project stakeholders.
• Accurately estimate development effort and contribute to project planning and delivery timelines.
• Lead small\-scale technical initiatives and provide guidance and mentorship to junior analysts and developers.

### **What you will bring**

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Minimum 7 years of hands\-on SAP ABAP development experience within complex enterprise SAP environments.
• Strong experience delivering end\-to\-end SAP developments across multiple project lifecycles, including implementations, upgrades, migrations, rollouts, mergers, or divestitures.
• Proven expertise in SAP ABAP development, troubleshooting, debugging, and performance tuning.
• Strong experience delivering RICEFW developments.
• Hands\-on experience with SAP technical components including:
• + Function Modules

+ Data Dictionary Objects

+ BADIs and BAPIs

+ User Exits

+ CDS Views

+ Smart Forms

+ SAP Gateway OData Services

+ Web Services

• Experience integrating SAP with third\-party platforms and enterprise applications.
• Strong understanding of secure ABAP coding standards and SAP development best practices.
• Ability to analyse existing (“AS\-IS”) solutions and perform impact and risk assessments for future (“TO\-BE”) designs.
• Experience creating technical documentation, test cases, and user support materials.
• Solid understanding of the software development lifecycle, change management, and release processes.
• Strong analytical, problem\-solving, and troubleshooting capabilities with the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills with a collaborative and customer\-focused approach.
• Self\-motivated, proactive, and capable of working independently or as part of a wider team.

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At Sophos, we believe in the power of diverse perspectives to fuel innovation. Research shows that candidates sometimes hesitate to apply if they don't check every box in a job description. We challenge that notion. Your unique experiences and skills might be exactly what we need to enhance our team. Don't let a checklist hold you back – we encourage you to apply.

• *What's Great About Sophos?**
• Sophos operates a remote\-first working model, making remote work the primary option for most employees. However, some roles may necessitate a hybrid approach. **While we are a remote first organization, applicants must have legal authorization to work in the jurisdiction where the position is posted, without requiring employer sponsorship.**

• Our people – we innovate and create, all of which are accompanied by a great sense of fun and team spirit

• Employee\-led diversity and inclusion networks that build community and provide education and advocacy

• Annual charity and fundraising initiatives and volunteer days for employees to support local communities

• Global employee sustainability initiatives to reduce our environmental footprint

• Global fitness and trivia competitions to keep our bodies and minds sharp

• Global wellbeing days for employees to relax and recharge

• Monthly wellbeing webinars and training to support employee health and wellbeing

• *Our Commitment To You**

We’re proud of the diverse and inclusive environment we have at Sophos, and we’re committed to ensuring equality of opportunity. We believe that diversity, combined with excellence, builds a better Sophos, so we encourage applicants who can contribute to the diversity of our team. All applicants will be treated in a fair and equal manner and in accordance with the law regardless of gender, sex, gender reassignment, marital status, race, religion or belief, color, age, military veteran status, disability, pregnancy, maternity or sexual orientation. We want to give you every opportunity to show us your best self, so if there are any adjustments we could make to the recruitment and selection process to support you, please let us know.

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