Sr. Ab Initio Developer -SAP

Toronto, ON
On-site
Posted Nov 7, 2026
1 position

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Employment type: Full-time
Experience level: Senior
Apply by: May 5, 2027
Posting language: English
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Job summary

Analyze and document existing Ab Initio workflows, graphs, transformations, business rules, data mappings, and end-to-end data lineage. Support migration of Ab Initio ETL logic to SAP HANA by collaborating with HANA developers, troubleshooting defects, and reviewing implementation and scheduling coverage.

Job details

Required Skills Sr. Ab Initio Developer having 10+ years of hands-on experience Analyze and understand existing Ab Initio graphs, workflows, transforms, plans, and ETL processes. Execute existing Ab Initio workflows to generate baseline outputs for comparison. Review and document business rules, transformation logic, data mappings, and processing flows implemented within Ab Initio. Understand end-to-end data lineage, including upstream and downstream dependencies. Provide technical guidance and clarifications related to Ab Initio design, architecture, and implementation. Collaborate with HANA developers to translate Ab Initio ETL logic into SAP HANA Stored Procedures and database objects. Support troubleshooting of job execution issues, data issues, and migration-related defects. Assist in interpreting complex transformation logic and business rules embedded in Ab Initio code. Identify potential conversion challenges, performance considerations, and functional dependencies. Analyze Unix shell scripts, wrapper scripts, parameter files, and workflow orchestration components associated with Ab Initio processing. Top 3 Nice To Have Skills Review HANA implementation to ensure alignment with the original Ab Initio processing logic. Review scheduling dependencies and execution sequences to ensure complete migration coverage.

What you’ll do

Requirements

Requires 10+ years of hands-on Ab Initio development experience, including analysis of workflows, ETL processes, scripts, and orchestration components. The role also requires the ability to interpret complex business logic, guide technical decisions, and identify migration, dependency, and performance considerations.