IT Lead Developer - SAP Solutions

Eversource will not offer immigration-related sponsorship for this position (e.g., H-1B, O-1, J-1, TN, E-3, etc.).  Applicants requiring visa sponsorship to start employment with Eversource will not be considered.

Eversource supports work-life balance by offering hybrid schedules for certain roles. Eligibility is based on job responsibilities, operational needs, nature of work and team dynamics. Current guidelines require employees to work at least three days in the office, including Tuesdays and Wednesdays, with the third day set by the employee and supervisor based on department needs. These guidelines apply to roles approved for remote work and are subject to change,  based on managerial discretion and work performance. All applicants must be able to work up to five days in the office if needed (for example: emergencies, training, or other business needs) or should the policy change.

The IT Lead Developer, SAP Solutions will provide hands-on technical leadership for SAP custom development, enhancements, workflows, interfaces, forms, reports, conversions, and extensions supporting the Finance and Accounting Reinvention (FAR) program. This role will help deliver a modern SAP S/4HANA-based finance platform by leading Advanced Business Applications Programming (ABAP) development activities across design, build, testing, deployment, cutover, hyper care, and transition to support.

The IT Lead Developer, SAP Solutions will work closely with SAP functional teams, solution architects, integration leads, security, data, testing, business stakeholders, and system integration partners to ensure technical solutions are scalable, secure, maintainable, and aligned with clean-core principles. The ideal candidate will bring strong SAP S/4HANA technical experience, deep ABAP development expertise, practical understanding of finance business processes, and the ability to lead technical teams through complex enterprise transformation delivery.

Essential Functions: 

• Lead SAP ABAP development activities for the FAR program across SAP S/4HANA Finance, related SAP products, and impacted enterprise systems.
• Provide technical leadership for custom reports, interfaces, conversions, enhancements, forms, workflows, APIs, CDS views, OData services, Fiori extensions, user exits, BADIs, enhancement spots, and other SAP development objects.
• Partner with SAP functional leads, solution architects, and business process teams to translate validated requirements and functional specifications into high-quality technical designs.
• Promote clean-core design principles by challenging unnecessary customization, recommending standard SAP capabilities, and using side-by-side or extensibility patterns where appropriate.
• Review and approve technical specifications, development estimates, code quality, unit test results, peer reviews, and transport readiness.
• Lead development delivery across program phases, including solution confirmation, design, build, integration testing, system testing, user acceptance testing support, cutover, go-live, hyper care, and production stabilization.
• Coordinate ABAP development work across internal teams, system integrator resources, offshore teams, and other vendors to ensure scope, quality, schedule, and accountability are maintained.
• Support integration design and development with SAP BTP Integration Suite, SAP APIs, middleware, retained applications, and finance-related edge systems such as Maximo, Power Plan, Workday, Workforce, Workiva, banking platforms, tax solutions, and reporting platforms.
• Ensure SAP development work supports security, role design, segregation of duties, SOX controls, auditability, data privacy, performance, resiliency, and long-term operational supportability.
• Lead troubleshooting and resolution of complex technical defects across SAP custom objects, enhancements, interfaces, data conversion programs, workflows, and performance issues.
• Establish and enforce development standards, naming conventions, documentation expectations, code review practices, transport management processes, and release governance.
• Partner with testing teams to define technical test scope, resolve defects, support regression testing, and ensure development objects meet performance and quality expectations.
• Support data conversion and migration activities by designing and validating ABAP programs, data extracts, transformations, load utilities, reconciliation reports, and exception handling capabilities.
• Mentor developers and technical analysts, helping build internal SAP development capability and knowledge transfer for post-go-live operations.
• Provide clear status reporting on development progress, risks, dependencies, issues, and decisions for program leadership and Agile Release Train governance.

Technical Knowledge/Skill/Education/Licenses/Certifications:

Technical Knowledge/Skill: 

• Experience with SAP S/4HANA Finance, SAP RISE, SAP BTP, SAP Fiori, SAP Integration Suite, SAP Datasphere, SAP Analytics Cloud, or SAP Group Reporting.
• Experience in utility, energy, regulated industry, or large enterprise environments with complex financial, regulatory, and operational integration needs.
• Understanding of SOX controls, audit requirements, financial governance, cybersecurity standards, role-based security, and segregation of duties.
• Experience with SAP clean-core extensibility patterns, side-by-side extensions, custom code remediation, simplification checks, and SAP upgrade readiness.
• Experience supporting integrations with systems such as Maximo, PowerPlan, Workday, Workforce, Ariba, Workiva, banking platforms, tax systems, planning tools, or enterprise data platforms.
• SAP ABAP, SAP S/4HANA, SAP BTP, Fiori, or related SAP technical certification.
• Experience leading offshore or blended delivery teams and coordinating work across system integrators, vendors, internal IT teams, and business stakeholders.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in information systems, Computer Science, Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Advanced degree desirable.

Experience:

• Eight (8) to ten (10) years of hands-on SAP technical experience, with strong expertise in ABAP development and SAP enterprise implementations.
• Proven experience leading SAP ABAP development teams on large-scale SAP S/4HANA, SAP ECC, ERP modernization, or finance transformation programs.
• Strong knowledge of SAP S/4HANA development concepts, including CDS views, AMDP, OData services, RAP concepts, Fiori extensions, APIs, enhancement frameworks, and performance optimization.
• Deep experience with ABAP objects, reports, interfaces, conversions, enhancements, forms, workflows, Web Dynpro, Adobe Forms, Smart Forms, IDocs, BAPIs, RFCs, BADIs, user exits, and enhancement spots.
• Experience supporting SAP Finance and Accounting processes such as General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Asset Accounting, Controlling, Project Systems, Treasury, Tax, Financial Close, and Reporting.
• Experience working with technical integration patterns involving middleware, SAP BTP Integration Suite, APIs, batch processing, file-based interfaces, event-driven integration, and third-party systems.
• Strong understanding of SAP development lifecycle management, transport management, technical documentation, coding standards, peer reviews, unit testing, regression testing, and production support.
• Experience with data migration and conversion development, including data extraction, transformation, load support, validation, reconciliation, and error handling.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve complex SAP technical issues involving custom code, interfaces, performance bottlenecks, authorizations, workflows, and cross-system dependencies.
• Experience working in Agile, SAFe, hybrid, or large program delivery models with tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, SAP Cloud ALM, or similar lifecycle management tools.

Licenses & Certifications:   N/A

Working Conditions:

• Must be available to work emergency restoration assignment as required.
• Must be available to travel between MA/CT/NH as necessary.

Mental Aspects:

Work includes researching, analyzing, writing and public speaking. This role works in an environment that often requires the performance of multiple simultaneous activities, where deadlines need to be met and work is performed under pressure while involving significant business commitments and results.

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Competencies:

Build trusting relationships

Manage and develop people

Foster teamwork and cross-functional collaboration

Lead change

Communicate strategic vision

Create an engaged workforce

Focus on the customer

Take ownership & accountability

Compensation and Benefits:

Eversource offers a competitive total rewards program.Check out our careers site for an overview of our benefits programs. Salary is commensurate with your experience. This position is eligible for a potential incentive.The annual salary range for this position is:

$153,770.00-$170,850.00

Worker Type:

Regular

Number of Openings:

1

Emergency Response:

Responding to emergency situations to meet customers’ needs is part of every employee’s role. If employed, you will be given an Emergency Restoration assignment.  This means you may be called to assist during an emergency outside of your normal responsibilities, work hours and location. 

EEO Statement:

Eversource Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, religion, disability status, or protected veteran status.

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