Senior ABAP Development Analysts

Bangalore, Karnataka March 13, 2026

At Zimmer Biomet, we believe in pushing the boundaries of innovation and driving our mission forward. As a global medical technology leader for nearly 100 years, a patient’s mobility is enhanced by a Zimmer Biomet product or technology every 8 seconds. As a Zimmer Biomet team member, you will share in our commitment to providing mobility and renewed life to people around the world. To support our talent team, we focus on development opportunities, robust employee resource groups (ERGs), a flexible working environment, location specific competitive total rewards, wellness incentives and a culture of recognition and performance awards. We are committed to creating an environment where every team member feels included, respected, empowered and recognised.

What You Can Expect

The ABAP Senior Development Analyst is a senior technical contributor responsible for designing, developing, enhancing, and supporting complex SAP solutions within the Enterprise Applications portfolio. This role provides deep ABAP expertise, leads complex development efforts, and serves as an escalation point while partnering closely with Functional Analysts, Architects, and cross-functional IT teams. The role focuses on solution quality, performance optimization, and modernization across SAP ECC and S/4HANA environments including S/4HANA‑optimized design, clean‑core aligned custom development, and responsible use of AI‑assisted development and analysis tools under established enterprise standards. This is an individual contributor role.
The role leverages AI assisted development and analysis tools to improve understanding of complex ABAP solutions, accelerate development, and support solution quality within established enterprise standards.

How You'll Create Impact

SAP Application Development & Design
• Design, develop, and enhance complex SAP solutions using ABAP and OO-ABAP
• Build and maintain advanced RICEF objects (Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Forms)
• Develop S/4HANA-optimized ABAP, including CDS Views, performance tuning, and refactoring of legacy code
• Produce technical designs and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards

AI Assisted Development & Modernization
• Leverage AI enabled development and analysis tools to accelerate comprehension of complex ABAP solutions and improve code quality within defined enterprise guardrails
• Apply AI-assisted analysis to understand complex or legacy ABAP code and identify performance, modernization, or S/4HANA compatibility considerations
• Apply AI assisted insights to support clean core aligned development, avoiding unnecessary customizations and upgrade unsafe patterns
• Validate and review AI generated code or recommendations to ensure traceability, correctness, and production readiness

Integration & Data Enablement
• Develop and support integrations using IDocs, BAPIs, RFCs, OData services, and APIs
• Partner with middleware teams (e.g., SAP CPI / PI / PO) to ensure reliable and secure integrations
• Support enterprise reporting, analytics, and data consistency initiatives

Quality, Testing & Production Support
• Lead unit testing and support integration and user acceptance testing
• Act as a senior escalation point for complex production defects and incidents
• Perform data‑driven root‑cause analysis, leveraging available analytics and AI‑assisted tools to identify recurring defect patterns and systemic issues
• Contribute to proactive defect reduction by identifying high‑risk components, regression‑prone custom code, and performance bottlenecks
• Ensure compliant transport and release management across environments
• Leverage AI-assisted analysis to support root-cause investigations, identify recurring defect patterns, and reduce repeat incidents
• Use AI-assisted tooling to support unit, integration, or regression testing efforts, validating all outputs prior to use

Collaboration & Mentorship
• Partner closely with Functional Leads (FI/CO, MM, SD, PP, HR) and Business Systems Analysts
• Provide technical guidance and informal mentoring to junior ABAP developers
• Contribute to development standards, documentation, and best practices

What Makes You Stand Out

Core SAP & ABAP Technologies
• ABAP/4, Advanced OO-ABAP, BAS
• SAP S/4HANA & ECC development and optimization concepts
• ABAP Dictionary, Enhancements, User Exits, BADIs
• Fiori UI5 front-end
• CDS Views, AMDP, SQLScript
Reporting & Forms
• ALV, SmartForms, Adobe Forms, SAP Scripts
Integration & Interfaces
• IDocs, BAPIs, RFCs
• OData Services, REST APIs
Development & Lifecycle Management
• SAP GUI, ABAP Development Tools (ADT / Eclipse)
• Transport Management System (TMS)
• Version control and DevOps tooling (e.g., Git, CI/CD concepts)
Platforms & Databases
• SAP HANA, Oracle, SQLServer – with SQL & performance tuning fundamentals
• SAP BTP (Integration Suite, Extension Suite – exposure required)
• ABAP on Cloud / Steampunk concepts (preferred)
• Exposure to cloud-enabled SAP environments (e.g., RISE with SAP)

Your Background

Preferred Qualifications
• 8+ years total SAP development experience
• Experience supporting Finance (FI/CO), Supply Chain (MM/SD), Manufacturing (PP/QM), or HR/HCM modules
• Backend enablement for SAP Fiori/UI5 applications
• Experience working in regulated or SOX-controlled environments
• Experience with Agile or hybrid delivery models

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 6–9 years of hands-on SAP ABAP development experience in enterprise environments
• 4+ years supporting SAP ECC and/or S/4HANA platforms
• 4+ years supporting production-critical SAP applications, including enhancements and defect resolution
• Demonstrated experience delivering complex, cross-functional SAP solutions

Travel Expectations

EOE/M/F/Vet/Disability

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How to Get Hired at Zimmer Biomet

Zimmer Biomet is the legacy global leader in knee and hip reconstruction — expect a mature, FDA-regulated, documentation-heavy engineering culture, not a startup
Headquarters is Warsaw, Indiana, a town of ~15,000 that is also the global capital of orthopedic manufacturing — relocation willingness is often decisive

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