Job Description

Tittle: SAP Middleware Developer

Location: Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG) MD

Clearance: Interim or DOD Secret or Higher

Duration : Long Term

Requirements

The SAP Middleware Developer is responsible for the maintenance, enhancement, support, and administration of SAP Process Integration (PI) interfaces and associated middleware technologies. The role supports the design, build, testing, implementation, and ongoing operation of SAP integration solutions that enable data exchange between SAP and non-SAP systems.

The Middleware Developer manages technical configurations, supports production and development environments, executes change and configuration management processes, and collaborates with application developers, functional analysts, business stakeholders, and external trading partners to deliver reliable integration services. The position requires strong troubleshooting skills, adherence to security requirements, participation in on-call support, and the ability to provide accurate estimates for development, maintenance, and operational activities.

Key Responsibilities

Middleware Administration and Support

• Maintain, monitor, and support SAP PI middleware environments.
• Perform system configuration, interface deployment, and operational support activities.
• Monitor interface processing and proactively identify and resolve integration issues.
• Support both development and production environments.

Integration Development and Enhancement

• Design, develop, modify, and enhance SAP PI interfaces and integration components.
• Implement interface mappings, transformation logic, routing rules, and connectivity solutions.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation for middleware solutions.
• Participate in system integration, user acceptance, regression, and performance testing.

Change and Configuration Management

• Document and execute technical change management processes.
• Support release, deployment, and configuration management activities.
• Ensure compliance with established development and operational standards.
• Maintain accurate system and interface documentation.

Production Support and Incident Resolution

• Analyze and resolve application, interface, and data transmission issues.
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Coordinate with infrastructure, database, networking, cybersecurity, and application teams to resolve production incidents.
• Participate in pager and on-call support rotations as required.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Support application developers, functional business specialists, and external trading partners.
• Coordinate services with supporting organizations and third-party vendors.
• Participate in technical reviews, project planning sessions, and design discussions.
• Communicate technical issues, risks, and recommendations to project leadership and stakeholders.

Security and Compliance

• Adhere to all organizational and customer security standards, policies, and procedures.
• Support compliance, audit, and accreditation activities.
• Ensure secure transmission and handling of enterprise data.
• Participate in vulnerability remediation and security review processes.

Planning and Estimation

• Develop estimates for software development, maintenance, enhancement, and operational support activities.
• Support project planning, workload forecasting, and resource assessments.
• Identify technical risks and recommend mitigation strategies.

Required Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline.
• Equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.

Experience

• Minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience supporting SAP PI/PO or comparable middleware platforms.
• Experience developing and maintaining enterprise application integrations.
• Experience supporting production environments and resolving complex technical issues.
• Experience with software development lifecycle and change management processes.

Technical Skills

• SAP Process Integration (PI) and/or SAP Process Orchestration (PO)
• XML, XSLT, XPath, and message transformation technologies
• REST and SOAP web services
• IDoc, RFC, Proxy, and File-based SAP integrations
• Middleware monitoring and troubleshooting
• SQL and relational databases
• Interface testing and debugging tools
• Configuration and release management processes