Lead - SAP Basis

Role Summary: The Assistant Manager - SAP Basis & Security is responsible for leading the administration, security, and governance of SAP systems across hybrid cloud and on-premises environments. The role ensures system stability, secure access management, compliance with audit requirements, and seamless integration across SAP applications including S/4HANA, BTP, Ariba, SuccessFactors, and MDG. This position combines technical leadership, operational ownership, and governance accountability, aligned with enterprise-scale SAP landscapes and cybersecurity standards. Key Responsibilities: - SAP Basis Administration & Operations: Lead SAP system administration for S/4HANA and related platforms, monitoring, performance tuning, troubleshooting, transports, system refreshes, upgrades, patches, kernel updates, and database performance. - SAP Security & Authorization: Design and maintain SAP roles and authorization structures aligned with least privilege and SoD principles, user provisioning, firefighter ID management, and compliance documentation. - SAP GRC & Access Governance: Configure and support SAP GRC modules (ARA, ARM, EAM, BRM), manage SoD rules, risk analysis, mitigation controls, and SAP IAG for cloud-based access governance. - SAP Cloud Security: Administer SAP BTP subaccounts, role collections, destinations, trust configurations, IAS for SSO, identity federation, and IPS for user provisioning. - SAP Application Security: Manage security and access controls across SAP MDG, Ariba, and SuccessFactors, ensuring secure integration between S/4HANA and cloud systems. Required Skills & Experience: - Strong experience in SAP Basis & Security administration. - Expertise in SAP S/4HANA authorization and role design. - Hands-on experience with SAP GRC Access Control and/or SAP IAG. - Experience in SAP BTP security, IAS, IPS, and SSO configurations. - Knowledge of integration security including RFC, OAuth, SAML, and certificates. - Strong understanding of SoD, audit controls, and compliance frameworks in hybrid SAP environments.