GURGAON, IN, 122001
At McCormick, we bring our passion for flavor to work each day. We encourage growth, respect everyone's contributions and do what's right for our business, our people, our communities and our planet. Join us on our quest to make every meal and moment better.
Founded in Baltimore, MD in 1889 in a room and a cellar by 25-year-old Willoughby McCormick with three employees, McCormick is a global leader in flavour. With over 14,000 employees around the world and more than $6 Billion in annual sales, the Company manufactures, markets, and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavourful products to the entire food industry, retail outlets, food manufactures, food service businesses and consumers.
While our global headquarters are in the Baltimore, Maryland, USA area, McCormick operates and serves customers from nearly 60 locations in 25 countries and 170 markets in Asia-Pacific, China, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and the Americas, including North, South and Central America
Position Overview
The Senior SAP ABAP Developer is responsible for designing, developing, and delivering high-quality SAP solutions across on-premise and SAP BTP ABAP environments. The role focuses on building scalable, efficient, and maintainable applications, leveraging advanced ABAP techniques and modern programming models.
As a technical lead, the developer collaborates closely with functional consultants, architects, and business stakeholders to translate complex requirements into robust technical designs. They drive solution architecture, enforce development standards, conduct code reviews, and ensure performance optimization and clean-core principles are followed across implementations.
The role also involves developing advanced extensions and integrations using SAP BTP, RESTful ABAP Programming Model (RAP), and cloud-native approaches. Additionally, the Senior ABAP Developer mentors junior team members, promotes best practices, and contributes to continuous innovation within the SAP landscape.
Shift Timings: 01:00 - 09:30PM IST
Key Responsibilities
Description
First level contact for the Business Analysts for any inquiries re: application or technical support and potential technical solutions.
Analyzes business requirements and functional specifications to determine effective technical solutions to support the business across multiple entities (divisions, functions, countries)
Provide technical solutions and governance for SAP S/4HANA and SAP BTP ABAP solutions, ensuring compliance with architecture standards, development guidelines, and best practices.
Designs complex solutions across multiple functions, business units, technical tools and/or systems.
Designs, codes, tests, and implements new application programs and/or modifies existing programs.
Considers trade-offs between performance, scalability, reliability, availability, maintainability, manageability and business requirements.
Provides post implementation application support and regular system maintenance and support which will periodically require evening, weekend, and on-call support.
Support new project initiatives as a Senior Developer, designing and building SAP S/4HANA and SAP BTP ABAP objects to meet business and technical requirements.
Act as a senior technical authority, providing hands‑on guidance, problem resolution, and design support for complex development and integration scenarios.
May function as Team and/or Project lead responsible for completion of project phase.
Recommend and promote platform and industry best practices, including cloud‑ready development approaches and clean core principles
Required Qualifications
Qualifications
Description
Level of Education and Discipline
Bachelors or Maters degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
Certification and/or Licenses
SAP Backend Developer – ABAP Cloud
SAP Backend Developer – Cloud Application Programming Model
Any SAP Development Cloud related certification
Experience - functional/industry/commercial knowledge, business acumen
5-8 years of experience working in the SAP ecosystem (required)
5+ years of hands‑on experience in SAP BTP ABAP development (required)
Proven experience delivering and governing SAP ABAP solutions in large, complex enterprise environments
Strong hands‑on expertise in:
SAP S/4HANA ABAP development
SAP BTP ABAP Environment
SAP Business Application Studio (BAS)
RESTful ABAP Programming Model (RAP)
Cloud Application Programming Model (CAPM)
SAP Build
SAP BTP Workflow
Demonstrated understanding of modern programming paradigms and cloud‑based extension models
Strong business and functional acumen, enabling translation of enterprise requirements into scalable, sustainable technical solutions
Interpersonal Skills - leadership, interactions, communication, influence
Ability to develop effective working relationships. Demonstrated organizational, verbal, and written communication skills. Acts as a mentor within team and across GBS and proactively shares knowledge. Interacts with peers to manager. Interacts with peers to director (presents to and interacts with function heads and steering committees) Performs role in a professional manner with the ability to develop effective working relationships.
Other Skills and HPO Competencies
The role demonstrates High Performance Organization (HPO) competencies, including:
Values all People: Encourages collaboration, knowledge sharing, and trust
Strategic Thinking: Balances BAU stability with project innovation and long‑term platform goals
Influence: Drives adherence to standards and best practices
Personal & Team Leadership: Takes ownership and supports team capability growth
Attracting & Developing Talent: Actively enables skill development through coaching and hands‑on collaboration
Innovation: Applies modern development models and tools where appropriate
Business Savvy & Acumen: Understands enterprise priorities, risk, and operational impact
The role requires a deep understanding of clean core and extensibility, best practices, strong analytical and design skills, and experience in large, regulated enterprise environments. Success depends on balancing strategic governance with hands‑on technical contribution, along with strong documentation and technical review capabilities.
McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
As a general policy, McCormick does not offer employment visa sponsorships upon hire or in the future.
WHY WORK AT MCCORMICK?
As a McCormick employee you’ll be empowered to focus on more than your individual responsibilities. You’ll have the opportunity to be part of something bigger than yourself—to have a say in where the company is going and how it’s growing.
Between our passion for flavor, our 130-year history of leadership and integrity, the competitive and comprehensive benefits we offer, and our culture, which is built on respect and opportunities for growth, there are many reasons to join us at McCormick.
