SAP Authorization and Security Specialist

Job Description Key Responsibilities & Required Skills - Support SAP S/4HANA system conversion (Brownfield / Upgrade) activities from a security perspective, including impact assessment, role remediation, and authorization optimization. - Analyze existing SAP ECC roles and authorizations and perform role redesign, remediation, and optimization to align with S/4HANA authorization concepts. - Support SAP S/4HANA rollout projects by designing and adapting roles for new company codes, plants, sales organizations, or geographic regions while maintaining global security standards. - Maintain and enhance single, derived, and composite roles using PFCG , ensuring alignment with organizational structure and business requirements. - Review and update SU24 authorization defaults, authorization objects, and role menus as part of the S/4HANA conversion and rollout activities. - Implement and support SAP Fiori security , including configuration of catalogs, spaces/pages, business roles, and OData service authorization . - Perform Segregation of Duties (SoD) risk analysis and remediate access conflicts using SAP GRC Access Control . - Configure and support SAP GRC modules , including Access Risk Analysis (ARA), Access Request Management (ARM), and Emergency Access Management (EAM) . - Support role remediation and access risk mitigation activities during system upgrade, rollout, and post-go-live phases. - Configure and support SAP Identity Authentication Service (IAS) for authentication policies, identity federation, and Single Sign-On (SSO) across SAP systems. - Configure SAP Identity Provisioning Service (IPS) to enable automated user and role provisioning between SAP systems and cloud applications . - Support SAP BTP security administration , including role collections, subaccount security configuration, and trust setup with IAS . - Work with Basis and infrastructure teams to establish secure connectivity and identity federation between S/4HANA, SAP BTP, and other SAP cloud solutions . - Support role testing, regression testing, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) during upgrade and rollout phases. - Collaborate with functional teams to resolve authorization issues arising from S/4HANA simplification items, new applications, or rollout-specific business requirements . - Assist in user provisioning, role maintenance, and access request management during implementation and rollout phases. - Support cutover activities, data migration phases, and post-go-live stabilization from a security perspective. - Provide support for audit and compliance requirements , including SoD reporting, access reviews, and documentation of security controls. - Recommend security optimization, role standardization, and governance improvements across the S/4HANA landscape. - Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to effectively interact with business users, functional teams, and auditors on SAP Security and GRC related topics. - Ability to clearly document security processes, role designs, and access control procedures, and present findings during access reviews, compliance discussions, and audit meetings.