ABAP Production Engineer (f/m/x)

DB Global Technology is Deutsche Bank’s technology centre in Central and Eastern Europe. Since its set-up in 2013, Bucharest Technology Centre (BEX) has constantly proven its capacity to deliver global technology products and services, playing a dynamic role in the Bank’s technology transformation.

We have a robust, hands-on engineering culture dedicated to continuous learning, knowledge-sharing, technical skill development and networking. We are an essential part of the Bank’s technology platform and develop applications for many important business areas.

The Senior ABAP Engineer acts as a technical authority and escalation point for Deutsche Bank's mission-critical SAP applications. With full ownership of technical stability, this role leads the resolution of complex production issues, drives performance optimization initiatives, and mentors a team of engineers. The Senior Engineer combines expert-level ABAP knowledge with a deep understanding of production support methodologies to ensure maximum system reliability, implement robust solutions, and act as a key techno-functional advisor to business and functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Leads the technical investigation and resolution of high-priority production incidents, acting as the final point of technical escalation.

• Performs expert-level debugging on highly complex standard and custom ABAP code, including mastery of advanced techniques like script-based and conditional debugging.
• Takes ownership of troubleshooting critical failures in background processing (SM37), batch sessions (SM35), and complex interface scenarios (IDoc, RFC, Proxies, Web Services).
• Drives and owns the end-to-end Root Cause Analysis (RCA) process for major incidents, ensuring the implementation of robust and sustainable fixes.
• Mentors junior team members in best practices for troubleshooting and problem-solving.
• Defines technical standards for code fixes and enhancements to ensure they do not compromise system stability.
• Acts as a technical approver for changes, providing expert opinion on risk, performance impact, and architectural integrity.
• Drives a culture of continuous improvement by identifying and leading initiatives for automation, process enhancement, and performance tuning.
• Utilizes advanced performance analysis tools (ST05, SAT, Code Inspector) to diagnose and resolve complex performance issues, including optimizing expensive SQL statements.
• Acts as a techno-functional consultant, challenging functional requirements if they pose a technical risk and proposing superior alternatives.
• Champions and drives Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles within the team, focusing on building highly reliable and scalable systems through proactive monitoring, automation, and incident analysis.

Skills

• Minimum 10+ years of extensive experience in SAP ABAP, with a strong focus on production support in large-scale environments.
• Demonstrated history of working in mission-critical IT systems within an Agile framework.
• Previous experience in the banking/financial services industry or with banking-specific solutions is a significant added advantage.
• Proven ability to lead technical teams, mentor engineers, and manage stakeholder communications during critical incidents.
• Willingness to be part of an on-call support rotation and act as a lead during major incidents.
• Mastery of procedural and object-oriented ABAP, with the ability to design complex, reusable, and efficient solutions.
• Expertise in debugging highly complex application and system-level issues, utilizing advanced techniques like script-based debugging, conditional breakpoints, and debugger watchpoints.
• Deep knowledge of ABAP memory management, database locking mechanisms, and the SAP update process to resolve critical transactional issues.
• Mastery of the enhancement framework, including the ability to design, review, and approve robust and scalable enhancement solutions (BAdIs, Enhancement Spots).
• Proven ability to conduct complex code reviews, enforcing best practices for stability, readability, and performance.
• Broad and deep experience architecting and troubleshooting a wide range of interface technologies: IDoc, RFC, BAPI, ABAP Proxies, and SOAP/REST Web Services.
• Expertise in analysing and resolving complex issues in background jobs, including long-running jobs, resource contention, and sequencing problems.
• Authority on handling complex data conversion scenarios and resolving critical issues in batch input processing (SM35).
• Advanced skills in performance tuning, using tools like ST05, SAT, and the Code Inspector to analyse expensive SQL statements, optimize ABAP code, and recommend database-level improvements.
• Hands-on experience developing and troubleshooting complex Core Data Services (CDS) Views (with associations, annotations) and ABAP Managed Database Procedures (AMDPs).
• Proficiency with ABAP Development Tools (ADT) in Eclipse and ability to guide the team on modern, efficient ABAP syntax and practices.
• Experience using the ABAP Test Cockpit (ATC) to enforce code quality and adherence to HANA best practices across the team's deliveries.
• Ability to design and lead code remediation projects for S/4HANA readiness and performance optimization.

• Strong functional understanding of SAP FICO is required. Broad exposure to MM, SD, or Treasury (TRM) is highly desirable to troubleshoot cross-functional workflows.

• Deep expertise in production support methodologies (ITIL framework), with the ability to lead and improve Incident, Problem, and Change Management processes.
• Ability to act as a techno-functional consultant, translating business problems into robust technical designs and challenging functional specifications that may introduce risk.

Well-being & Benefits

Emotionally and mentally balanced: we support you in dealing with life crises, maintaining stability through illness, and maintaining good mental health

• Empowering managers who value your ideas and decisions. Show your positive attitude, determination, and open-mindedness.

• A professional, passionate, and fun workplace with flexible Work from Home options.

• A modern office with fun and relaxing areas to boost creativity.

• Continuous learning culture with coaching and support from team experts.

Physically thriving we support you managing your physical health by taking appropriate preventive measures and providing a workplace that helps you thrive

• Private healthcare and life insurance with premium benefits for you and discounts for your loved ones.

Socially connected: we strongly believe in collaboration, inclusion and feeling connected to open new perspectives and strengthen our self-confidence and wellbeing.

• Enjoy retailer discounts, cultural and CSR activities, employee sport clubs, workshops, and more.

Financially secure: we support you in meeting personal financial goals during your active career and for the future

• Competitive income, performance-based promotions, and a sense of purpose.

• 24 days holiday, loyalty days, up to 3 health days, bank holidays (including weekdays for weekend bank holidays).

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively.

Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group.

We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.