Senior Manager - SAP Security (Authorizations & Compliance)

PepsiCo; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,400,000; Full time

Job summary

PepsiCo is seeking an experienced SAP Security Lead to execute day-to-day SAP security deliverables and collaborate with DevSecOps, PMO, and functional teams to meet project timelines. The role includes training, policy adherence, and periodic status updates across ECC, S/4 HANA, BW, and related SAP environments.

The ideal candidate will have extensive SAP security experience, strong communication skills, and a track record of implementing security controls and SOX-related processes across

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of SAP Security and Authorizations – User & Role management for ABAP, HANA DB and Clouds.
• Proven knowledge of Control and Compliance requirements and regulatory frameworks – audit cycles, Segregation of Duty and Risk Remediation.
• Ability to collaborate with SAP Functional and SAP Technical teams to design and implement technical SAP security solutions.
• Experience managing relationships with third-party vendors.
• Knowledge of key business processes and the underpinning approval functionality.
• Experience of implementing SAP solutions and enhancing security for SAP systems.
• Excellent communication skills at all levels of the organisation, including experience of communicating technical information to a non-technical audience.
• Extensive experience with PFCG (Single, Composite, Derived roles), SU24 maintenance, and Organizational Level values.
• Securing InfoAreas, InfoCubes, InfoObjects, PSA, and Queries.
• Security framework for ECC, BW,S/4, BTP and HANA DB Systems.

Responsibilities

• Implements SAP security strategic plan and engineer solutions in line with those priorities as per PepsiCo standards and Policies.
• Collaborates with consulting teams on security solution executions.
• Reviews and resolves project/operation requirements within SLA.
• Reinforce correct SAP security procedures with DevSecOps teams and third party provider teams.
• Develops test cases, performs unit testing, and resolves issues.
• Ensures compliance with key controls.
• Participates in security reviews.

Skills

SAP Security

User & Role management

Cross-functional collaboration

Vendor management

Business process knowledge

SAP security implementation

Communication

RSECADMIN

Tools

RSECADMIN

PFCG

Job description

Overview

This role support in the execution of day-to-day activities for SAP Security deliverables. This role requires close collaboration with DevSecOps to determine priorities of work intake from the project team to ensure that requirements are reviewed and solutions developed and implemented according to the project timelines. The role will also closely work with the PMO, functional, technical and control teams to provide training on security work intake processes and provide periodic updates on activities. This role also requires to deliver projects milestones.

• Expert knowledge of SAP Security and Authorizations – User & Role management for ABAP, HANA DB and Clouds


• Proven knowledge of Control and Compliance requirements and regulatory frameworks – audit cycles, Segregation of Duty and Risk Remediation


• Ability to collaborate with SAP Functional and SAP Technical teams to design and implement technical SAP security solutions


• Experience managing relationships with third-party vendors


• Knowledge of key business processes and the underpinning approval functionality


• Experience of implementing SAP solutions and enhancing security for SAP systems


• Excellent communication skills at all levels of the organisation, including experience of communicating technical information to a non-technical audience


• Proficient in Analysis Authorizations (RSECADMIN), restricting Characteristic/Attribute values, and managing Authorization-Relevant InfoObjects.


• Extensive experience with PFCG (Single, Composite, Derived roles), SU24 maintenance, and Organizational Level values.


• Securing InfoAreas, InfoCubes, InfoObjects, PSA, and Queries.


• Security framework for ECC, BW,S/4, BTP and HANA DB Systems.

Responsibilities

Deliver Growth

• Implements SAP security strategic plan and engineer solutions in line with those priorities as per Pepsico standards and Policies.


• Collaborates with consulting teams on security solution executions


• Create Efficiency


• Reviews and resolves project/operation requirements within SLA


• Reinforce correct SAP security procedures with DevSecOps teams and third party provider teams


• Develops test cases, performs unit testing, and resolves issues


• Ensures compliance with key controls


• Participates in security reviews

Drive Future Success

• Ensures SOX controls compliance by executing SAP security sector procedures


• Maintains documentation of changes (users, roles, modifications) for audit purposes


• Delivers SAP security audit reports


• Creates and delivers training to users, support desk, security support analyst and administrators


• Reviews OSS Notes, security patches; implements and tests those patches

Qualifications

• Minimum 9+ years in SAP Security including ECC, S4 HANA, FIORI, BTP, MDG, BW, PO(Process Orchestration) and CRM with a deep understanding of the SAP’s authorization concepts as well as design and implementation methodology.

Required:

• 8+ years of experience in developing solutions for securing custom transactions, tables, and programs 2+ years of experience in designing, building, testing, and deploying business and support roles with ECC, S/4 , BW, BTP and Fiori roles.1+ year of experience in large and complex projects with multiple rollouts for countries / regions1+ year of experience in designing, building and deploying HANA database securityGood to have security knowledge on PO and MDG authorization.