Role Title: SAP Roles and Authorization Consultant
Location: Remote – travel for workshops in the UK on an ad-hoc basis (1 day a month)
Contract Duration: 6 months
Day Rate: Competitive (Inside IR35)
The Role
We are seeking an experienced Roles and Authorization Consultant to lead and implement robust security solutions for our SAP landscapes. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in SAP Security and hands-on experience with SAP tools and methodologies for managing security and compliance across SAP environments. This role will play a crucial part in designing, implementing, and re-design of security roles ensuring secure and compliant systems for our clients. You will demonstrate and develop your capabilities in the following areas:
You will demonstrate and develop your capabilities in the following areas:
Design and build roles, profiles, and authorizations for On-prem and cloud SAP system (e.g., ECC, S/4HANA, BW to enforce appropriate access controls.
Configure and implement SAP Identity Access Governance (IAG) and Access Controls (AC) tool for auto provisioning and access risk management.
Understand the segregation of duties requirements and embed in the security role design
Work with internal and client stakeholders including like technical, internal/external auditors and business process teams to ensure secure integrated solution.
Preparation of periodic status reporting where applicable
Responsible to deliver documentation for security approach, role design matrix, and user guides.
Prepare training content and support in knowledge transition activity
Strong understanding of IT Controls for S/4 HANA and other relevant SAP application suite
Understanding of Risk rulesets & compliance aspects such as “segregation of duties”, sensitive access, mitigation controls
Essential Skills & Experience:
Deep understanding of SAP authorization concepts, user roles, profiles, and good practices.
Strong technical skills in SAP ECC, S/4HANA and SAP Fiori, SAP Identity Access Governance (IAG), Access Controls (AC) and cloud applications such as SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC).
Ability to understand and analyze the segregation of duties report and remediate the risks from the roles.
Desirable Skills & Experience:
Educated to degree level. Additional Professional certification such as SAP Certified Technology Professional, SAP Access Control 12.0, CISSP, CISM, or other relevant security certifications.
Qualify the criteria of UK Security clearance.
Strong understanding of Business process Controls for S/4 HANA and other relevant SAP application suite
Knowledge & application of regulatory requirements such as SoX, GDPR etc.