We are seeking an experienced SAP Authorization & Security Consultant to join a growing SAP Center of Excellence. This role will be responsible for designing, maintaining, and continuously improving SAP security and authorization concepts within an SAP S/4HANA environment.
The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring secure system access, managing Segregation of Duties (SoD), supporting compliance requirements, and maintaining a robust SAP security framework across the organisation.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, maintain, and optimise SAP authorization concepts and role structures within SAP S/4HANA.
- Develop and maintain PFCG roles aligned with business processes and security requirements.
- Manage Segregation of Duties (SoD) controls, conflict analysis, remediation activities, and governance processes.
- Support SAP GRC processes and access governance initiatives.
- Conduct security reviews and identify opportunities to strengthen SAP access controls.
- Investigate authorization-related issues and security incidents, performing root cause analysis and coordinating resolutions.
- Ensure compliance with internal controls, audit requirements, GDPR, ISO27001, and other relevant regulatory frameworks.
- Support internal and external audits by providing documentation, evidence, and remediation plans where required.
- Maintain security documentation, role design standards, access governance procedures, and SoD matrices.
- Support software licensing reviews from an authorization and user access perspective.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders, key users, IT teams, and compliance functions to ensure secure and effective SAP operations.
- Provide guidance and training to users regarding SAP access management and security best practices.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives across SAP security, governance, and access management processes.
Required Skills & Experience
- Minimum 4 years of experience in SAP Security and Authorizations within SAP S/4HANA environments.
- Strong experience with SAP authorization concepts and PFCG role design and maintenance.
- Proven experience managing Segregation of Duties (SoD) frameworks and access governance processes.
- Experience supporting and enhancing SAP S/4HANA landscapes in complex business environments.
- Knowledge of SAP GRC solutions is highly desirable.
- Understanding of compliance frameworks including GDPR, ISO27001, and audit requirements.
- Experience supporting SAP audit activities and remediation initiatives.
- Understanding of SAP licensing concepts and user access controls.
- SAP Security and/or SAP GRC certifications would be advantageous.
- Experience with SAP Activate methodology is beneficial.
- Exposure to modern SAP tools such as SAP Cloud ALM, Signavio, LeanIX, or WalkMe is an advantage.
- Experience with service management tools such as Jira Service Management is beneficial.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Fluent English, both written and spoken.
- Willingness to travel occasionally within Europe when required.
What We're Looking For
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Ability to balance business requirements with security and compliance needs.
- Excellent attention to detail and risk awareness.
- A collaborative approach with the ability to influence stakeholders across technical and business teams.
- Strong organisational and documentation skills.
- Customer-focused mindset with a commitment to delivering high-quality solutions.
- Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a wider SAP team.
- Interest in emerging technologies and innovations, including AI, and their application within SAP environments.
This is an excellent opportunity for an SAP Security professional looking to play a key role in a large-scale SAP S/4HANA environment while contributing to security, governance, and continuous improvement initiatives.
For more information, please send me your CV to [email protected] and I will call you back to provide you with more details.