SAP Security GRC Analyst

Anglian Water Group Ltd.; Lincoln; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full private healthcare

26 days leave + Bank Holidays

Flexible working culture

Competitive pension scheme

Job summary

Anglian Water Group Ltd. is seeking an experienced SAP Security GRC Analyst to join our Information Services team and play a central role in protecting SAP platforms.

You’ll work across SAP Security, GRC Access Control and risk governance, helping ensure access is designed, provisioned and maintained in line with cyber security policies and internal controls. You’ll design and maintain SAP roles and authorisations, support ITGCs, audits and SAP transformation initiatives, and collaborate with

Qualifications

• Experience in SAP Security and Authorisations in SAP S/4HANA environments.
• Strong knowledge of GRC Access Control, ARA/ARM/BRM/EAM concepts.
• Experience designing SAP roles and authorisations and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and maintain SAP roles, authorisations and access governance controls.
• Analyse requirements and implement least privilege and SOD principles.
• Support SAP GRC workflows, access risk rulesets and audit activities.
• Assist with SAP user lifecycle management and periodic access reviews.
• Contribute to SAP transformation initiatives and monitoring of ITGCs.

Skills

SAP GRC Access Control

SAP Security

Access Governance

Segregation of Duties

IT General Controls

Roles & Authorisations

Education

Degree-level qualification

Tools

SAP ECC Security

SAP Fiori Security

SAP BTP & Cloud Security

ABAP authorisation checks

IAM platforms

Job description

## SAP Security GRC AnalystApply: Huntingdon: Lincoln: Full time: Posted Today: R39833**Circa £60k, salary dependant on skills and experience****Permanent****Full-time, with flexibility for part-time****Hybrid role, working from Lincoln or Huntingdon****Anglian Water offers a flexible approach; this role provides you the flexibility to work from home and from an Anglian Water office. Your base location will be in either our Lincoln or Huntingdon office.**Are you an experienced SAP Security professional with strong knowledge of SAP GRC, access governance and risk management?We’re looking for an SAP Security GRC Analyst to join our Information Services team and play an important role in protecting Anglian Water’s business-critical SAP platforms.You’ll bring specialist expertise across SAP Security, SAP GRC Access Control and access governance, helping us ensure access is designed, provisioned and maintained in line with cyber security policies, regulatory requirements, internal controls and business needs.**What you’ll be doing**Working closely with our Cyber Security team, Enterprise Architecture, SAP teams, Business Role Owners, Business Risk Owners and delivery partners, you’ll help ensure our SAP environments remain secure, controlled and compliant.Your key responsibilities will include:* Designing, building and maintaining SAP roles, authorisations and access governance controls* Analysing requirements and recommending secure solutions aligned with least privilege and Segregation of Duties principles* Performing SAP access risk analysis and investigating Segregation of Duties conflicts, critical access risks and privileged access requirements* Supporting and maintaining SAP GRC Access Control, including ARA, ARM, BRM and EAM* Supporting the configuration of GRC workflows, routing rules, access risk rulesets and mitigating controls* Supporting SAP user lifecycle processes, including joiners, movers and leavers* Reviewing access requests, role maintenance, provisioning and periodic access reviews* Supporting internal and external audits and providing evidence of SAP Security and GRC control operation* Executing and monitoring SAP IT General Controls (ITGCs) and access governance controls* Producing risk, compliance and management information for stakeholders and governance forums* Identifying opportunities to improve and automate SAP Security and GRC processes, reporting and controls* Supporting SAP transformation initiatives and security-related projects.**What does it take to be successful?**You’ll have demonstrable experience in SAP Security and Authorisations within SAP S/4HANA environments, alongside a strong understanding of security governance, access controls and risk management.We’re looking for someone with:* Experience of SAP GRC Access Control, including ARA, ARM, BRM and EAM* Experience designing and maintaining SAP roles and authorisations* Strong knowledge of SAP Security and Authorisation concepts* Experience analysing and managing Segregation of Duties and critical access risks* Experience configuring and maintaining SAP GRC workflows, rulesets and governance controls* Experience supporting SAP user lifecycle management* Experience supporting SAP audit and compliance activities* An understanding of SAP Security governance frameworks, internal controls and risk management principles* Experience supporting SAP projects, enhancements and change* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills* The ability to communicate complex security and risk concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences* The ability to build effective relationships across business and technology teams* Degree-level qualification or equivalent professional experience.It would be advantageous if you also have experience or knowledge of:* SAP Security and/or SAP GRC certifications* SAP ECC Security* SAP Fiori Security* SAP BTP and SAP Cloud Security* IT General Controls* Working within a regulated industry* Agile delivery methodologies* SAP S/4HANA functional processes* SAP identity integration with enterprise IAM platforms* ABAP authorisation checks* Producing management information, risk and governance reporting..As a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to:* Full private healthcare with no excess* 26 days leave, rising with service + Bank Holidays, with the option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion* A flexible working culture* Competitive pension scheme – we double-match your contributions up to 6%* Bonus Scheme**Why Anglian Water?**This is an opportunity to use your SAP Security and GRC expertise in a role covering both day-to-day security operations and the continued development of our SAP Security, Access Governance and GRC capabilities. You’ll work with stakeholders across Cyber Security, Enterprise Architecture, SAP delivery, audit, transformation programmes and the wider business. You’ll have the opportunity to improve security processes, strengthen governance, support automation and contribute to wider SAP transformation activities. **If you’re an SAP Security professional who enjoys solving complex access and risk challenges while improving how security and governance work in practice, we’d love to hear from you.****Closing date:** **6****th** **October 2026**