Senior SAP Basis & Security Lead — Hybrid Cloud

Qiddiya Investment Company 1; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 280,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Qiddiya Investment Company is seeking an Assistant Manager to lead SAP Basis, security, and governance across hybrid cloud and on‑prem environments. The role covers S/4HANA, BTP, Ariba, SuccessFactors, and MDG integration with a focus on secure access and audit readiness.

The position requires strong leadership, hands‑on expertise in SAP GRC/IAG, SSO configurations, and compliance with cybersecurity standards. Experience in large SAP landscapes is preferred.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in SAP Basis & Security administration.
• Expertise in S/4HANA authorization and role design.
• Hands-on with SAP GRC Access Control and/or SAP IAG.
• Experience in SAP BTP security, IAS, IPS, and SSO configurations.
• Knowledge of integration security (RFC, OAuth, SAML, certificates).
• Strong understanding of SoD, audit controls, and compliance frameworks.
• Experience supporting hybrid SAP environments (cloud + on‑premise).

Responsibilities

• Lead SAP system administration for S/4HANA and related platforms, including monitoring, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
• Manage transports, system refreshes, upgrades, patches, and kernel updates.
• Monitor system health, batch jobs, logs, interfaces, RFCs, and database performance.
• Coordinate with infrastructure, cloud, and database teams to ensure availability and SLA compliance.
• Design and maintain SAP roles and authorization structures aligned with least privilege and SoD principles.
• Manage user provisioning, role assignments, and authorization troubleshooting.
• Conduct user access reviews, emergency access (firefighter), and remediation activities.
• Provide audit evidence, access reports, and compliance documentation.
• Configure and support SAP GRC modules (ARA, ARM, EAM, BRM).
• Manage SoD rules, risk analysis, mitigation controls, and workflows.
• Support SAP IAG for cloud-based access governance across SAP SaaS applications.
• Lead periodic access certifications and audit remediation activities.
• Administer SAP BTP subaccounts, role collections, destinations, and trust configurations.
• Configure IAS for SSO, identity federation, and authentication policies.
• Manage IPS for user and role provisioning across SAP systems.
• Support Work Zone access control and launchpad content configuration.
• Manage security and access controls across SAP MDG, Ariba, and SuccessFactors.
• Ensure secure integration between SAP S/4HANA and cloud systems.
• Support role design, provisioning, and access troubleshooting for business users.
• Design and implement SSO using SAML 2.0, OAuth, and IAS/IPS integration.
• Manage authentication flows across SAP ecosystem (S/4, BTP, SaaS apps).
• Troubleshoot federation, certificates, tokens, and login failures.
• Ensure adherence to internal security policies, audit requirements, and cybersecurity standards.
• Support audits with system logs, access controls, and compliance evidence.
• Participate in incident, change, and problem management processes.
• Prepare technical documentation and operational procedures.

Skills

SAP Basis Administration

SAP Security

S/4HANA authorization

GRC Access Control / IAG

SAP BTP security

SSO / IAM configurations

Identity federation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT / CS / Engineering

Tools

SAP GRC Access Control

SAP IAG

SAP Cloud ALM / Solution Manager

Job description

Qiddiya Investment Company is seeking an Assistant Manager to lead SAP Basis, security, and governance across hybrid cloud and on‑prem environments. The role covers S/4HANA, BTP, Ariba, SuccessFactors, and MDG integration with a focus on secure access and audit readiness.

The position requires strong leadership, hands‑on expertise in SAP GRC/IAG, SSO configurations, and compliance with cybersecurity standards. Experience in large SAP landscapes is preferred.