Project Role : Security Architect
Project Role Description : Define the cloud security framework and architecture, ensuring it meets the business requirements and performance goals. Document the implementation of the cloud security controls and transition to cloud security-managed operations.
Must have skills : SAP Security
Good to have skills : NA
Minimum 5 year(s) of experience is required
Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education

Summary:
We are seeking a Team Lead SAP Security & User Provisioning with strong functional and technical expertise across SAP ECC, S/4HANA, SAP BTP, SAP GTS, and SAP GRC. The role is responsible for leading SAP security operations, access governance, and user provisioning while guiding a team of SAP security analysts and ensuring compliance with audit and regulatory requirements.

Roles & Responsibilities:
- SAP Security Leadership
- Lead a team of SAP Security and GRC analysts supporting multiple SAP landscapes.
- Act as the primary escalation point for SAP security, access, and authorization issues.
- Drive standardization and best practices across SAP security and provisioning processes.
- User Provisioning & Access Management
- Manage end-to-end SAP user provisioning and de-provisioning across ECC, S/4HANA, BTP, and GTS.
- Design and maintain role-based access control (RBAC) and authorization concepts.
- Ensure timely execution of Joiner Mover Leaver (JML) processes.
- SAP GRC Access Control
- Lead operations of SAP GRC Access Control, including:
- Access Request Management (ARM)
- Access Risk Analysis (ARA)
- Emergency Access Management (EAM / Firefighter)
- Manage SoD rulesets, mitigations, and risk remediation.
- SAP Platform Security
- Support SAP security configurations for:
- SAP ECC and S/4HANA authorization objects and roles
- SAP BTP users, roles, and subaccounts
- SAP GTS security and compliance access
- Collaborate with Basis and functional teams for secure SAP operations.
- Service Delivery & Governance
- Own SAP security service delivery aligned with SLAs and OLAs.
- Participate in service reviews, governance forums, and audit meetings.
- Maintain SOPs, runbooks, role documentation, and authorization matrices.
- Audit, Risk & Compliance
- Support internal and external SAP security and SOX audits.
- Provide audit evidence, access reports, and remediation tracking.
- Ensure compliance with organizational security policies and SAP best practices.
- Continuous Improvement
- Drive automation and optimization of SAP access provisioning and reviews.
- Identify opportunities to improve SAP security maturity and user experience.
- Support SAP security enhancements during upgrades and transformations.

Professional & Technical Skills:
- 7 to10 years of experience in SAP Security and User Administration.
- Strong hands-on experience with:
- SAP ECC and S/4HANA Security
- SAP GRC Access Control
- SAP BTP Security
- SAP GTS Security
- Proven experience leading SAP user provisioning and access governance.
- Good understanding of SAP authorization concepts and SoD controls.
- Experience with IAM integrations (SailPoint, Entra ID, or similar).
- Exposure to SAP security in cloud and hybrid landscapes.
- SAP security or GRC certifications.
- Experience in large enterprise or managed services environments.

Additional Information:
- The candidate should have minimum 8 plus years of experience in SAP Security.
- This position is based at our Bengaluru office.
- A 15 years full time education is required.

15 years full time education

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