Canadian National Railway Hiring for SAP Development – Frontend Specialist Full Time

At CN, we work together to move our company—and North America—forward. Be part of our Information & Technology (I&T) team, a critical piece of the engine that keeps us in motion. From enterprise architecture to operational technology, our teams use the agile methodology to automate and digitize our railroad ensuring our operations run optimally and safely and our employees can focus on value-added tasks. You will be able to develop your skills and career in our close-knit, safety-focused culture working together as ONE TEAM. The careers we offer are meaningful because the work we do matters. Join us!

Job Summary

The successful candidate will be responsible to lead and to create technical design, develop and unit test SAP-based solutions following best practices and architecture principles as per departmental standards. The candidate takes full responsibility of their deliverables and align their workload to focus on key tasks in order to deliver in an iterative and agile development environment. This role may apply in either a project, enhancement or support environment, depending on the assignment.

Main Responsibilities

Lead SAP development for projects and support.

Implement (code, build, deploy and test) SAP-based solutions following established practices.

Contribute to technical blueprints/designs and support deliverables while following practices and standards in place.

Requirements

Bachelor degree in computer science, information system, engineering, or equivalent related project experience

7-10 years of experience in SAP and development

3+ years of experience in a leadership position

Proficient in development practices and proven methodologies (Agile, Iterative, Waterfall)

Ability to summarize complex situations in an efficient manner

Ability to manage development on many projects simultaneously

Advocate the re-use of existing components

Provide guidance and support to team members

Strong experience as an ABAP and/or SAPUI5/Fiori developer

Core Data Services and CDS Annotations

SAP Gateway Administration

o General Fiori Launchpad setup and custom theming

o Fiori Catalog setup

o Tile setup/configuration

o Fiori technical catalog replication

o Knowledge of Fiori app configuration

Sap Gateway Development

o Creation of well-defined OData services and defining entities and relations between the entities

SAP Backend

o Modern ABAP

o ABAP OO, Web Dynpro ABAP and FPM

Frontend

o Understands Fiori UX principals and would be able to assist the UX team if needed

o Has created custom SAPUI5 apps

o Has created custom Fiori template based apps

o Has extended standard SAP delivered Fiori apps using extension points

o Knows advanced capabilities of Web Ide Full Stack like CSS minification, Grunt, linting

o Can establish best practices

Experience with the ABAP Enhancement framework

Experience with testing practices, frameworks and tools

Experience with enterprise proxies/proxy objects and message monitoring

Experience with S/4HANA

Experience with performance optimization

Experience with ABAP in Eclipse, Web IDE, Jira or Confluence

Know how to use Git and branching

Functional/technical proficiency with large full life cycle projects in ABAP development

Ability to produce detailed technical documents

Experience with Agile methodologies

Ability to work both individually and within a scrum team

Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills

Be able to train/mentor other developers

Nice to Have

Experience in SAP Asset Manager and its Mobile application

SAP Functional knowledge on HR, FI, PM, MM and TM

About CN

CN is a world-class transportation leader and trade-enabler. Essential to the economy, to the customers, and to the communities it serves, CN safely transports more than 300 million tons of natural resources, manufactured products, and finished goods throughout North America every year. As the only railroad connecting Canada’s Eastern and Western coasts with the Southern tip of the U.S. through a 19,500 mile rail network, CN and its affiliates have been contributing to community prosperity and sustainable trade since 1919. CN is committed to programs supporting social responsibility and environmental stewardship. At CN, we work as ONE TEAM, focused on safety, sustainability and our customers, providing operational and supply chain excellence to deliver results.

CN requires that all employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof thereof as a condition of employment. The Company’s vaccination mandate extends to employees of our wholly owned subsidiaries as well as CN’s contractors, consultants, agents and suppliers and anyone who accesses CN properties in Canada.

CN is an employment equity employer and we encourage all qualified candidates to apply. We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only candidates under consideration will be contacted. Please monitor your email on a regular basis, as communication is primarily made through email.