SAP - Developer/Senior Developer, IT Applications

Are you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and during your time off? Join our American Airlines family, and you’ll travel the world, grow your expertise and become the best version of you. As you embark on a new journey, you’ll tackle challenges with flexibility and grace, learning new skills and advancing your career while having the time of your life. Feel free to enrich both your personal and work life and hop on board!

• ​This job is a member of the Information Technology Team within the Information Technology Division
• Responsible for leveraging cutting edge technology to solve business problems at American Airlines by participating in all phases of the development process from inception through transition, advocating the agile process and test-driven development, using object-oriented development tools to analyze, model, design, construct and test reusable objects, and making the codebase a better place to live and work

• This Developer position is responsible for maintaining, enhancing, and growing applications within the SAP payroll system
• Accountable for developing major technology or common shareable features across several projects
• Authors, reviews and approves information, requirements and specification to design and develop solutions for domains within multiple enterprise applications
• Architects domain with multiple teams in mind
• Develops, designs and implements integrated solutions to resolve highly complex technical and business issues
• Creates functional design documents, system reference guides, process diagrams, training materials, and process work flows
• Designs and implements functional and technical solutions for Payroll systems, as requested by business partners
• Solves complex issues that arise with system operations
• Creates/maintains reporting metrics and procedure documentation, to ensure consistent and accurate handling of problems and ensure SLAs are achieved
• Stays abreast of systems technology best practices and changing technologies to maintain domain expertise and make recommendations for enhancements or changes
• Experienced in developing data migration programs using BDCs Session Method, Call Transaction and LSMW for uploading of legacy data into SAP system.
• Knowledge in SAP Workflows
• Travel may be required

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• ​Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
• 4 years of experience with SAP Payroll development

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• 5+ years of experience with SAP Payroll development
• 2+ years of experience working with IDocs, Proxies, and Webservices
• 5+ years of functional and technical experience and/or Overpayment Processing
• 5+ years of experience configuring, developing, and/or troubleshooting PI interfaces 

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

• SAP Configuration and/or SAP ABAP certification(s)
• Advanced knowledge of Object Oriented ABAP
• Strong knowledge of Agile Methodologies
• Proficiency in payroll processes, payroll clusters, off-cycle payments, 3rd party remittance, benefits, garnishments, and process models
• Experience with SAP Payroll functional application knowledge
• Experience with US Tax models
• Enhancement Pack experience for ECC 6.0 Enh7 / Netweaver and Java, Javascript, SML, Idoc, Business Connector, and SDLC
• Willingness to learn and work outside of the SAP tech stack including in areas such as Java, JavaScript

Feel free to take advantage of all that American Airlines has to offer: 

• Travel Perks: Ready to explore the world? You, your family and your friends can reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across our global network.
• Health Benefits: On day one, you’ll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well. And that’s just the start, we also offer virtual doctor visits, flexible spending accounts and more. 
• Wellness Programs: We want you to be the best version of yourself – that’s why our wellness programs provide you with all the right tools, resources and support you need.
• 401(k) Program: Available upon hire and, depending on the workgroup, employer contributions to your 401(k) program are available after one year.
• Additional Benefits: Other great benefits include our Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more

From the team members we hire to the customers we serve, inclusion and diversity are the foundation of the dynamic workforce at American Airlines. Our 20+ Employee Business Resource Groups are focused on connecting our team members to our customers, suppliers, communities and shareholders, helping team members reach their full potential and creating an inclusive work environment to meet and exceed the needs of our diverse world.

Are you ready to feel a tremendous sense of pride and satisfaction as you do your part to keep the largest airline in the world running smoothly as we care for people on life’s journey? Feel free to be yourself at American.