Hybrid Senior SAP Authorizations & Security Architect

MSD Netherlands

Boxmeer

Hybrid

EUR 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

11 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible working arrangements

35.5 days leave

Solid Pension Plan

Health care insurance

Bonus plan

Job summary

Merck & Co., Inc. in Boxmeer, Netherlands, seeks a Senior Specialist - SAP Authorizations and Security Architect to lead strategy, design and implementation of SAP authorizations across SAP platforms, including cloud environments.

You will collaborate with SAP Basis, Security, ABAP and infrastructure teams and drive cross-functional projects. The candidate should have 7+ years of SAP authorizations experience, hands-on S/4HANA/Fiori expertise, and strong GRC/SOX knowledge within Life Sciences

Qualifications

Minimum 7 years’ experience with SAP Authorizations, Security Design, and rollout/implementation projects.
Hands-on experience with S/4HANA, Fiori, BI, and at least one end-to-end SAP Security design or implementation.
Knowledge of SAP Cloud solutions (e.g., BTP, Datasphere, Ariba, SolMan/Cloud ALM, IAG/IAM, HANA DB Security) is an advantage.
Strong experience with SAP GRC, including SoD ruleset maintenance, risk remediation, and SOX audit/IT controls support.
Experience in Life Sciences and familiarity with GxP-regulated environments is preferred.
Experience with SOP development, documentation, testing strategies, and governance processes is preferred.
Ability to independently manage multiple parallel projects, lead or support teams, and adapt to changing priorities in diverse environments.
Holds a degree in IT, Engineering, or equivalent, with strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

As an SAP Authorizations and Security Architect, you will be responsible for supporting the strategy, design, and implementation of SAP authorizations and security across multiple SAP platforms, including the latest cloud environments.
Serve as a member of cross-functional projects, providing expertise to resolve complex questions and supporting program-wide initiatives.
Contribute to the development of technical strategy and best practices for SAP authorizations design across multiple SAP instances, ensuring system compliance.
Offer security and compliance guidance for project and process improvement initiatives, and direct ERP Center of Excellence teams in solution implementation.
Act as a contributor to SAP authorization strategies and execution, and serve as a subject matter expert on GRC, user management, ITGC, and SOX controls activities.
Coordinate authorization technical support, lead improvement initiatives related to authorizations, and support the organization in executing the established authorizations strategy.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including business stakeholders, architects, and developers, to gather and analyze authorization requirements.
Translate business needs into technical and authorization designs.
Create and maintain technical documentation related to authorization design.