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# SAP IAM Lead

- **Company:** Billingsgate
- **Location:** Watford, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £90,000.0 - £95,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Advanced Business Application Programming (ABAP), Cloud Computing, Identity and Access Management, Scrum Methodology, SAP (Applications), SAP Security, Software Deployment, User Provisioning Software, Control Structures, Sap Fiori, SAPBasis, SAP S/4HANA, SailPoint
- **Published:** September 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://itjobpro.co.uk/job/sap-iam-lead

## About the Role

Strong hands-on SAP IAM experience (ARA/ARM/EAM/RDP)
Deep SAP authorisation knowledge (roles, profiles, objects)
SoD and risk management, ideally with SOX/audit exposure
IAS/IPS integration experience
Comfortable working Agile/Scrum with business & tech stakeholders
Bonus: SAP Security/GRC certs, CISA/CISSP, ABAP or Fiori/UI5 exposure

## Description

We're hiring a SAP IAM Lead to take ownership of identity governance, access control and risk management across a major, complex SAP landscape spanning S/4HANA, ECC and cloud applications.

You'll be the go-to specialist for secure, compliant and efficient user access - designing and implementing IAM solutions that keep the business audit-ready while working closely with both technical and business stakeholders. It's a hands-on lead position covering everything from role design and provisioning through to SoD risk analysis and workflow configuration, with genuine scope to shape access governance standards across the organisation.

Role & Responsibilities

Implement and configure SAP IAM (ARA, ARM, EAM, RDP)
Run SoD risk analysis; manage rulesets and mitigation controls
Design business/technical roles, role hierarchies and authorisations
Manage user provisioning, de-provisioning and access request workflows
Integrate with SAP IAS, IPS, GRC and non-SAP tools (e.g. SailPoint)
Configure multi-level and risk-based approval workflows
Support unit/integration/UAT testing and production deployments
Maintain access governance documentation and standards


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