Senior Analyst, SAP Security

We currently have an opportunity available in the Philippines for a Senior Analyst in our SAP Security team (part of IT Compliance Enablement).  This role will provide technical operational support across our global SAP suite of applications including but not limited to: SAP S4HANA, SAP BW4HANA, BPC, SAP Fiori, and SAP Access Control Suite v12, Concur, and Ariba.

Reporting to the Executive Director, Security/Compliance COE Lead based in LA (IT Compliance Enablement POA), this position will work in conjunction with the SAP functional and technical support teams assisting with design, development, and implementation of application security across the SAP suite. This role involves assisting global SAP application users with access requirements and troubleshooting security issues.

To be successful in this role you should have experience in SAP security development and operational support. Understanding of IT general controls and SOX requirements is also beneficial as this position will be closely integrated with IT compliance functions.

Key Responsibilities:

Core job responsibilities, including estimated percentage of time spent on each, are as following:

60% - Provide technical project and operational support to help monitor, maintain, and improve user access processes; support user access requirements and provide support to global user base with access issue resolution. Assist with design, build, testing, and deployment of system security for production and non-production systems: S4HANA, BW4HANA, SLT, Fiori, Ariba On Premise, Ariba On Demand, Concur, and other applications integrated with the SAP suite within the Finance Systems portfolio.

35% - Provide technical project and operational support to monitor, maintain, design, configure, develop, test and deploy functions related to SAP GRC Access Control v12 such as SOD / Sensitive Access rules and workflow rules using BRF+ rule engine. Perform SOD analysis, and support remediation, and mitigation process.

5% - Provide IT compliance support, execute IT general controls, and update procedure documents.

Candidate Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in computer science, information technology, computer engineering or related field.

• Typically 5-9 years’ experience in a similar role.

• Hands-on SAP experience and knowledge of security concepts related to S4HANA, BW4, BPC, HANA database, Fiori, Concur, Ariba.

• Cross-functional understanding of the design, development, and support of these applications which are integrated with multiple other non-SAP products across the IT landscape.

• Understanding of SAP security and regulatory SOX requirements.

• Knowledge of software development lifecycle and controls critical to the processes and standards required for successful IT project implementations and subsequent audit testing.

• Ability to ensure compliance requirements are met while business and IT users have necessary access to perform their job responsibilities.

• Knowledge of ever-changing digital landscape with ability to adapt and advance application infrastructure.

• Strong communication skills - verbal, written, listening and presentation.

• Experience working effectively as part of an international team.

• Desire and ability to work across several technologies and cross functional teams – must be a good collaborator.

• Quick learner with ability to work under limited supervision and seek assistance where necessary.

• Flexible and willing to work night shifts to cover PST hours.

• Please note that this role is based in the Philippines. In order to enable us to meet statutory and regulatory obligations of the Philippine immigration system you must have the appropriate immigration permission needed to work and reside in the Philippines for the duration of the employment.

Applications will be treated in strict confidence and information will be used for recruitment purposes only.

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