Functional Consultant (FI/CO, MM, SD, PP, EWM, Ariba and others)
Runs workshops with the business, configures the module in SPRO, writes functional specifications for developers, tests end to end, trains users and supports go-live. Each module is its own career.
Skills employers ask for: One module in depth, End-to-end process knowledge, Configuration in SPRO, Functional specifications and testing.
Learn it: FICO (C_TS4FI_2023), MM (C_TS452_2410), SD (C_TS462_2023), EWM (C_S4EWM_2023), Ariba (C_ARP2P_2404)
ABAP Developer
Builds reports, enhancements, forms, CDS views and OData services from functional specifications, debugs standard code, and keeps custom code clean-core and upgrade-safe on S/4HANA.
Skills employers ask for: ABAP and ABAP Objects, CDS views and OData, Enhancements and BAdIs, Debugging and performance.
Learn it: ABAP (C_ABAPD_2507), ABAP Cloud, Fiori (C_FIORD_2404)
Basis Administrator
Installs, patches, monitors and transports. Owns system copies, backups and restores, user and RFC administration, and the HANA database underneath, and is first on call when a system is slow or down.
Skills employers ask for: Installation and patching, Transport management, HANA administration, Monitoring and troubleshooting.
Learn it: Basis (C_TADM_23), HANA DBA (C_DBADM_2404)
Integration and BTP Developer
Connects SAP to everything else: Integration Suite flows, APIs, IDocs and RFC, and extensions built on the Business Technology Platform rather than inside the core.
Skills employers ask for: Integration Suite, OData and REST APIs, IDoc and RFC, BTP extensibility.
Learn it: BTP (C_CPE_2409)
Solution Architect
Designs across modules and systems: the S/4HANA landscape, the integration map, the clean-core approach and the migration path, and reviews what the module teams configure and build.
Skills employers ask for: Cross-module process design, S/4HANA conversion and migration, Integration architecture, Clean core governance.
Learn it: S/4HANA (E_S4HCON2023), Activate