Sr SAP Security Analyst

RS Americas; San Nicolás de los Garza; Presencial; MXN 1.310.043 - 1.659.388; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

RS Americas in San Nicolás de los Garza seeks a Senior SAP Security Analyst responsible for leading SAP security design, implementation, and governance. This role ensures compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements while partnering with stakeholders to manage risks.

The ideal candidate should have over 5 years of experience in SAP Security and a strong understanding of SAP GRC. Collaboration with project teams and third-party providers is essential to maintain security standards and compliance.

Formación

• 5+ years of experience in an SAP Security related role.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in an information security role.
• Strong understanding of SAP GRC.

Responsabilidades

• Ensure SAP compliance procedures align with group-level information security policies.
• Develop and maintain SAP security architecture and controls.
• Manage SAP security using SAP Governance, Risk, and Compliance solutions.

Conocimientos

SAP Security

Information Security

Communication Skills

Self-motivated

Security Toolsets

SAP GRC

Educación

College degree or equivalent experience in an IT related function

Herramientas

SAP Governance, Risk, and Compliance

Descripción del empleo

About the Role

The Senior SAP Security Analyst sits within the SAP Security & Compliance function, a high‑impact team responsible for protecting the integrity of SAP systems and ensuring effective access governance across the organization. The team works closely with business and IT partners to balance security, compliance, and operational efficiency.

It is a strong environment for growth and development, offering exposure to complex security challenges and opportunities to work on meaningful initiatives such as role design, segregation of duties analysis, audit support, and process optimization.

Role Purpose

The Senior SAP Security Analyst is responsible for leading the design, implementation, and governance of SAP security and access controls across the enterprise, ensuring that user access is appropriately provisioned, compliant with internal policies and regulatory requirements, and aligned with business needs.

The senior analyst drives continuous improvement of security processes, guides junior team members, and partners with stakeholders to manage risk while enabling efficient operations.

Responsibilities

• Ensure SAP compliance procedures align with group‑level information security policies.
• Utilize proficiency in SAP systems, applications, and processes.
• Develop and maintain SAP security architecture and controls.
• Design, create and manage user profiles, roles, and authorizations in SAP, ensuring role‑based access control is appropriately structured and implemented. Design standards for profiles, roles and authorisations (e.g. naming standards, security granularity, etc.) and ensure these are enforced by the team.
• Address technical debt, creating a roadmap for corrective action to simplify, standardise and tighten security.
• Actively monitor and control the access rights of users.
• Manage SAP security using SAP Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) solutions, utilizing Access Control and Process Control.
• Improve team ways of working to drive efficiency and higher standards through documentation (standards, procedures, policies).
• Collaborate with manager to support demand management and capacity planning, prioritising and tracking the team backlog.
• Maintain the integrity and security of global systems and networks.
• Support security initiatives through both predictive and reactive analysis.
• Articulate emerging trends to leadership and staff, driving initiatives that improve tooling and security management.
• Define and recommend actions to mitigate security risks and actively manage them to resolution.
• Work with RS Group Security team to ensure compliance with PCI and NIST security requirements.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive security policies and procedures in line with RS Group information security policies.
• Lead the development and deployment of company‑wide security training.
• Compile and submit required security compliance reports to internal stakeholders and agencies where relevant.
• Work closely with functional business teams to implement mitigating actions and controls.
• Work closely with project teams to ensure security design is incorporated into project governance and delivery, particularly during early phases of large programmes or projects where security design sign‑off is a formal stage gate.
• Work closely with SAP teams to embed new technologies ensuring they are safe, secure and compliant (e.g. BTP, EWM).
• Manage third‑party shared service providers to ensure they meet security SLAs and KPIs and comply with procedures, processes and standards. Where remediation is required, work with third parties to actively manage and correct issues and risks.

Candidate Requirements

Essential Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of experience in an SAP Security related role
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in an information security role
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Self‑motivated and able to work independently
• Experience and proficiency in various security‑related toolsets and best practices
• Strong understanding of SAP GRC

Desirable Skills & Experience

• College degree or equivalent experience in an IT related function
• Certification in SAP GRC