SAP Security Senior Consultant

We are seeking an experienced SAP Security Senior Consultant with strong hands-on expertise in SAP S/4HANA Security, SAP GRC Access Control, SAP Authorization, Fiori Security, and SAP Cloud Security. The consultant will be responsible for SAP role design, security architecture, access governance, testing, implementation, compliance, and production support.

The ideal candidate will have experience leading SAP security activities across implementation and go-live projects and will work closely with functional teams, technical teams, Basis, business stakeholders, and security/governance teams., * Design, build, test, maintain, and optimize SAP S/4HANA security roles based on business and functional requirements.

• Develop single, composite, and derived roles and maintain organizational-level assignments.
• Configure and troubleshoot SAP authorizations using authorization objects, organizational levels, SU24, SU53, and authorization traces.
• Design and support SAP Fiori security, including catalogs, groups/spaces, pages, and backend authorization requirements.
• Configure and support SAP GRC Access Control processes, including:
• Access Request Management (ARM)
• Access Risk Analysis (ARA)
• Segregation of Duties (SoD)
• Risk remediation
• Emergency Access Management / Firefighter
• Perform access-risk analysis and recommend appropriate remediation, mitigation, or role changes.
• Support SAP security integration across S/4HANA, SAP BTP, BDC, Datasphere, SAC, and HANA Database environments.
• Define and implement security controls for SAP cloud and hybrid environments.
• Perform unit, system integration, UAT, regression, and end-to-end security testing.
• Develop test scenarios, test scripts, expected results, and security validation documentation.
• Coordinate role deployment through SAP transport management and ensure appropriate approvals before production movement.
• Support cutover planning, deployment activities, go-live, hypercare, and post-production stabilization.
• Troubleshoot security issues, authorization failures, access problems, and role-related production incidents.
• Conduct periodic user access reviews, role reviews, access recertification, and audit support.
• Support internal and external audits by providing security evidence, documentation, and remediation plans.
• Develop and maintain SOPs, security standards, role-design documentation, process documentation, and operational procedures.
• Identify security risks and implement appropriate corrective and preventive actions.
• Lead security workshops and role-design discussions with business and functional stakeholders.
• Collaborate with SAP Functional, Basis, Development, Infrastructure, Cloud, Compliance, and Business teams.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior SAP security consultants.
• Ensure SAP security solutions align with organizational security policies, compliance requirements, and SAP best practices.

Required Technical Skills

• SAP S/4HANA Security & Role Design
• SAP GRC Access Control
• Access Risk Analysis (ARA)
• Access Request Management (ARM)
• Segregation of Duties (SoD)
• Firefighter / Emergency Access Management
• SAP Authorization Objects
• SU24 / SU53
• Authorization Trace
• SAP Fiori Security
• SAP Backend Security
• SAP BTP Security
• SAP BDC
• SAP Datasphere
• SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
• SAP HANA Database Security
• SAP Transport Management
• Security Testing
• Access Reviews and Recertification
• Audit and Compliance
• Role Remediation and Risk Management

• Strong experience working as a senior SAP Security consultant on SAP implementation, upgrade, or transformation projects.
• Ability to independently analyze business requirements and translate them into effective SAP security roles and authorization designs.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Experience leading role-design workshops and security discussions.
• Ability to work effectively with distributed technical and business teams.
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting capabilities.
• Experience supporting critical production environments and go-live activities.
• Strong understanding of SAP security governance, compliance, and access-control best practices.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with large-scale SAP S/4HANA transformation or implementation projects.
• Experience integrating SAP security with cloud platforms and hybrid environments.
• Experience with SAP security audits and regulatory compliance.
• Experience developing security standards, SOPs, and governance processes.
• Experience leading SAP security workstreams from design through implementation, testing, deployment, and post-go-live support.

Pulled from the full job description

• Travel reimbursement