SAP IAM Security Junior Consultant

Excelia; Porto; On-site; EUR 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Excelia is seeking a SAP IAM Security Junior Consultant in Porto, Portugal. This role involves supporting the IAM team in designing and maintaining user roles, and assisting in access provisioning while following security policies.

The ideal candidate has over 1 year of experience in a similar position, with basic IAM knowledge and comfort with Excel. The position offers a hybrid work model with 2 to 3 office visits per month.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of proven experience as an SAP IAM Security Specialist or similar role.
• Basic IAM / authorization knowledge and role concept fundamentals.
• Comfortable working with Excel/Office tools for evidence tracking.

Responsibilities

• Support the IAM/authorization team in designing user roles.
• Collect and clarify access requirements with business users.
• Help with periodic access reviews and recertifications.

Skills

SAP IAM Security Specialist

IAM / authorization knowledge

Excel/Office tools

Agile methodologies

Tools

IAM tools

Excel

Job description

Excelia is a multinational Consulting, Technology and Professional Services company with over 25 years of experience. We provide services in more than 50 countries across Europe, Latin America and the United States from our 10 own offices.

Do you have experience as an SAP IAM Security Junior Consultant and are looking for a new challenge? Then this opportunity is for you!

Position: SAP IAM Security Junior Consultant

Location: Porto, Portugal | Hybrid – 2 to 3 times per month in the office

Main responsibilities:

• Support the IAM/authorization team in designing and maintaining user roles and access rights under guidance.
• Collect and clarify access requirements with business users and document them in a structured way.
• Assist in implementing access changes (joiner/mover/leaver) and ensure requests follow defined approval steps.
• Help with periodic access reviews/recertifications by preparing evidence and tracking open actions.
• Follow established security policies and contribute to keeping process documentation up to date.
• Escalate risks, SoD conflicts, and unusual access patterns to senior colleagues and support remediation tasks.

Requirements:

• 1+ years of proven experience as an SAP IAM Security Specialist, or similar role.
• Basic IAM / authorization knowledge (users, groups, roles, permissions) and role concept fundamentals (RBAC).
• Exposure to access provisioning/ticket handling tools (service desk or IAM tool).
• Comfortable working with Excel/Office tools for evidence tracking and reporting.
• Nice to have: first touchpoints with SAP authorizations (e.g., roles concept).
• Basic understanding of ITIL/service processes (incident, request, change)
• First exposure to Agile ways of working (Scrum/Kanban) is beneficial
• Familiarity with standard operating procedures and documentation practices

If you think you're a good fit, don't hesitate to apply for this opportunity.