SAP Senior Engineer – Security & Compliance

Kingfisher; Southampton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingfisher is seeking an experienced SAP Security professional to join their SAP Platform team in Southampton. You will be responsible for SAP Security and Compliance, ensuring users have appropriate access while maintaining security protocols. The role includes designing SAP Security solutions, managing access controls across various systems (ECC, CRM, BW, HANA), and supporting audits. Kingfisher promotes a hybrid work environment that emphasizes collaboration and flexibility. Join us to contribute to an inclusive workplace where your ideas are valued.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on SAP Security and Authorisations experience.
• Experience across ECC, CRM, BW, CAR, HANA systems.
• SAP GRC Access Control configuration and support experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver SAP Security and Authorisation solutions.
• Own access control configuration and role design.
• Support audits and deliver technical remediation.

Skills

SAP Security and Authorisations

SAP GRC Access Control

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Experience across ECC, CRM, BW, CAR, HANA

Understanding of ITIL processes

Job description

Overview

We’re Kingfisher, a team of over 74,000 passionate people bringing Kingfisher and our brands (B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koctas) to life. We aim to become the leading home improvement company and the largest community of home improvers in the world. This role sits within the SAP Platform team and is responsible for SAP Security and Compliance across the SAP estate. You will provide hands-on support for SAP authorisations, access control, and Segregation of Duties (SoD), ensuring users have appropriate access aligned to policy and audit requirements. The position focuses on reducing security risk, maintaining compliant access models, supporting audits, and ensuring SAP systems remain secure, controlled, and audit-ready.

What you’ll do

• Design and deliver SAP Security and Authorisation solutions across a complex SAP landscape
• Own access control configuration and role design across ECC, CRM, BW, CAR, HANA and related systems
• Implement and support SAP GRC Access Control (ARA, EAM, BRM, ARM)
• Enforce Segregation of Duties (SoD) and critical access controls in line with policy and audit standards
• Lead user provisioning, role modelling, and access remediation activities
• Support audits, interpret findings, and deliver technical remediation
• Manage security vulnerabilities and proactive risk identification
• Contribute to project delivery including security design, testing, and cutover
• Provide quality assurance of SAP security designs and configurations
• Support incident, problem, and change management processes
• Maintain security documentation, role standards, and procedures
• Work with Engineering, Operations, and related teams to deliver secure system changes
• Contribute to ongoing improvement of SAP Security processes and tooling

What you’ll bring

• Strong hands-on SAP Security and Authorisations experience
• Experience across ECC, CRM, BW, CAR, HANA systems
• SAP GRC Access Control configuration and support experience
• Strong understanding of SoD concepts and enforcement
• Experience across full SAP project lifecycle
• Ability to design and document security roles and standards
• Experience analysing audit reports and delivering remediation
• Familiarity with vulnerability management and SAP patching
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Understanding of ITIL incident, problem, and change processes
• Ability to communicate technical issues clearly
• Able to work independently and as part of a team
• Proactive, quality-focused, and accountable approach

How we work

We believe in flexibility and balance. Our hybrid model blends home working for focus with time spent connecting and collaborating—whether in our offices or at offsite locations. On average within our Engineering team, 20% of your time involves in-person collaboration.

What we offer

An inclusive environment where your potential is limited only by your imagination. We encourage new ideas, support experimentation, and strive to create a workplace where everyone can be their best self. Find out more about Diversity & Inclusion at Kingfisher.

Diversity & Inclusion

Our customers come from all walks of life—and so do we. We’re committed to ensuring all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants are treated equally, regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, ethnicity, culture, religion, belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation.