Computer, application support

SAP ABAP Developer

2.0 BACKGROUND

STATEMENT OF WORK

Global affairs Canada’s (GAC) primary responsibility is the promotion and protection of Canada’s interests abroad and the conduct of Canada’s relations with other countries.

3.0 OBJECTIVE

Global Affairs Canada (GAC) requires one (1) SAP ABAP Developer on a temporary basis to maintain essential SAP application development and support capacity during the temporary absence of an employee. The resource will supplement the existing team, help sustain operational commitments and departmental priorities, and support the timely delivery and continuity of SAP services until the employee returns.

4.0 SCOPE OF WORK

The SAP Development and Maintenance team is responsible for the development, implementation and maintenance of the Financial and Administration System (FAS) and the Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) environment, including SAP ERP, SAP BW and SAP PI/PO installations at GAC.

The work consists of providing SAP ABAP development and technical support to the International Platform Branch for GAC’s financial systems. The resource will work within GAC’s established SAP development, testing, transport, documentation and change-management practices and may support modules including FI, FM, CO, MM, PM, PS, SFT and Authorizations. The resource may also contribute to current platform maintenance, enhancements and financial modernization activities, including FinConnect initiatives that require SAP development, integration, testing and production support.

Under the direction of the Project Authority, the resource will perform the assigned duties with diligence and efficiency, collaborate with GAC personnel, and provide continuity for priority SAP development and support activities throughout the temporary assignment.

5.0 PERSONNEL REQUIREMENT

Temporary Help Services Level Number of Resources Resource
SAP ABAP Developer	Senior / Level 3	1

6.0 TASKS

The Contractor’s resource will perform SAP ABAP development and support duties assigned by

the Project Authority during the temporary assignment.

The resource may be required to perform tasks including, but not limited to, those described below.

SAP ABAP Developer (Senior / Level 3)

Analyze business, functional, technical and system requirements related to SAP

solutions;

• Prepare technical specifications and design documentation based on approved requirements;
• Design, develop, enhance, test, implement and maintain SAP ABAP programs, reports, interfaces, conversions, enhancements, forms and related custom developments;
• Develop and support integrations between SAP and other applications, systems and technologies;
• For the FinConnect initiative, develop custom SAP ABAP code and assess, reuse, enhance and RFC-enable existing SAP function modules, as required, to support secure and reliable connectivity between SAP and the third-party Microsoft Power Platform front end;
• Perform unit testing and support integration, regression, security and user acceptance testing;
• Analyze defects and incidents, troubleshoot technical issues, identify root causes and implement corrective actions;
• Provide production support and contribute to the maintenance, optimization and upgrade of existing SAP applications and custom developments;
• Support code reviews, coding standards, transport management, deployment and release activities;
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, status reports and knowledge-transfer materials;
• Provide technical advice and recommendations related to SAP development, integration and solution design.

7.0 DELIVERABLES

The Project Authority will identify and prioritize the specific work products and due dates required during the temporary assignment.

The Contractor’s resource may be required to provide the deliverables described below.

SAP ABAP Developer (Senior / Level 3)

The SAP ABAP Developer may be required to deliver:

Technical specifications, design documents and implementation plans;

• Custom SAP ABAP developments, enhancements, reports, forms and interfaces;
• Interface designs and integration components;
• Unit test plans, test results and defect resolution documentation;
• Technical documentation, operational procedures and knowledge transfer materials;

Analysis and recommendations related to SAP development, enhancements and issue resolution.

All deliverables shall:

• Be provided in electronic format using GAC-standard Microsoft 365 desktop software

(Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio);

• Be transferred to GAC and stored in an official GAC repository;
• Include transfer of all source code, scripts, configurations, and related technical artifacts;
• Be subject to inspection and acceptance by the Project Authority.

Unless otherwise required by the Project Authority, the Contractor must provide one (1)

electronic copy of all Deliverables and provide weekly status reports.

8.0 LANGUAGE OF WORK

All deliverables are to be provided in English. All resources must be able to communicate in

English, both orally and in writing.

LOCATION OF WORK

The primary location of work is 200 Promenade du Portage, Gatineau, Québec.

SECURITY REQUIREMENTS

must hold, at minimum, a valid SECRET security clearance.

In the eventuality that the consultant is required to access protected information (up to the Protected B level), such work must be performed on-site at the primary location of work identified above. No remote access to protected information will be permitted.