Senior Security DevOps Engineer (m/f/d)

SAP; St. Leon-Rot; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

SAP is seeking a Senior Security DevOps Engineer to join the Sovereign Cloud Security Engineering team in Germany. You will help secure and automate global sovereign cloud infrastructure, drive standardized security processes, and coordinate with global operations and hyperscaler partners.

You will design security concepts, implement automated provisioning, and ensure compliance and robust security postures across SAP products in the cloud.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or Engineering.
• Ability to manage through ambiguities while being innovative and collaborative.
• Experience with security and cloud infrastructure across global deployments.
• Strong knowledge of Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD tools and Kubernetes.
• Experience securing cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP) and sovereign cloud concepts.
• Excellent documentation and cross-team collaboration skills.
• Fluent English communication and stakeholder engagement.

Aufgaben

• Design security concepts for global-scale infrastructure management.
• Lead secure deployment, upgrade and lifecycle management of Sovereign Cloud infrastructure.
• Develop automation for security provisioning and post‑deployment validation.
• Coordinate with Sovereign Cloud operations and hyperscaler partners to meet compliance.
• Maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of native hyperscaler capabilities and tools.

Kenntnisse

Security DevOps

Terraform

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Cloud security

Documentation

Cross-architecture collaboration

Strong communication

Strategic thinking

Open Source security

Ausbildung

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science / IT / Engineering

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

CI/CD pipelines

Git

Jobbeschreibung

We help the world run better At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We’re builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You’ll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What’s in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.

The Sovereign Cloud Technology and Delivery unit is responsible for enabling and operating a multitude of SAP solutions according to global as well as local compliance and security requirements. Following a globally designed approach we help our customers to leverage the benefits of the cloud – while meeting national regulatory and customer demands around data residency, local and credentialed personnel and facilities.

We are looking for a Senior Security DevOps Engineer within the Sovereign Cloud Security Engineering team. In this role, you will be engaging with existing infrastructure and product experts to help build up a globally distributed team of highly motivated individuals responsible for the secure deployment, upgrade and lifecycle management of the Sovereign Cloud non-production security infrastructure. You will inspire innovation and drive execution of disciplined and standardized security processes and tools addressing mission‑critical capability gaps and opportunities for maximized efficiency.

You will help identify trade‑offs in security deployment plans and any key day‑to‑day operational decisions impacting infrastructure investments significantly. You will help the team to strengthen best practices on automated provisioning of foundational cloud infrastructure and of Sovereign Cloud ready SAP products. You will manage development and automation of security solutions in alignment with security strategy. You need to ensure the team’s knowledge base is kept consistently up‑to‑date with native hyperscaler capabilities and modern infrastructure management tools. Starting from this status quo, you will design security concepts for our infrastructure management on the global scale. This will involve significant coordination with the global Sovereign Cloud operations teams and our hyperscaler provider partners.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or
• Engineering or other relevant disciplines
• Ability to manage through ambiguities while being innovative and collaborative
• Ability to take a technical approach to design specifications of our large-scale network
• Strong analytical research and technology skills and the willingness to learn new topics quickly
• Ability to think strategically, delivering services to meet stakeholders’ demands on a timely basis
• Ability to mix Open Source and Commercial technologies to achieve objectives
• Willingness to contribute to Open Source security projects and the greater security community
• Provision and support new and existing security cloud services through Terraform
• Proven ability to produce documentation for processes and procedures
• Proven ability to work and lead in cross-architecture teams
• Capability to influence without formal authority
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong cultural awareness and intercultural competencies
• Ability to build trusted relationships with key stakeholders
• Persistence, self‑motivation and willingness to work under pressure
• Proven ability to deliver against challenging timelines
• Ability to speak and write in English fluently

Work Experience

• Very good understanding of infrastructure and security related topics
• Minimum 5 years of software development experience in all phases of SDLC, including hands‑on experience with infrastructure, application or database migration
• Experience deploying technical infrastructure at a global scale
• Balanced expertise in both full stack application development and infrastructure development
• Thorough understanding of infrastructure firewalls, load balancers, storage, monitoring, security, IAM etc. and have experience with orchestration to develop a cloud solution
• Strong experience in operating systems administration and security engineering
• Working knowledge of Ansible, Terraform, CI/CD tools, and GIT is required
• Working knowledge of Log Correlation, Vulnerability Management, Web Application Testing concepts is a plus
• Familiarity with managing and securing Kubernetes environments
• Exposure to either NIST, ISO, or other compliance frameworks
• Experience with securing products on AWS and Azure, GCP is a plusExperience with sovereign cloud is a plus

Bring out your best

SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end‑to‑end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

We win with inclusion

SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.

SAP is committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provides accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities.

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Requisition ID: 458731 | Work Area: Software-Development Operations | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: