Hybrid SAP Basis & Security Administrator

Woodward, Inc.; Niles (IL); On-site; USD 78,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Annual stock contribution

Tuition reimbursement

12 paid holidays

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Parental leave

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Woodward, Inc. is seeking a Level 2 SAP Basis and Security Administrator to support the stability, performance, and security of SAP landscapes across ECC and S/4HANA.

This role handles monitoring, transports, patching, upgrades, and security governance in a global rollout context. You will work with application teams, infrastructure, and SAP security governance to support changes, testing, cutover, and hypercare.

Qualifications

• Hands-on SAP Basis administration including monitoring, transports, refreshes, patching, upgrades, and performance tuning.
• Experience supporting global SAP implementations across multiple environments and regions.
• Working knowledge of SAP Security and GRC, RBAC, user provisioning, and SoD analysis.
• Experience with security design and access models, including governance.
• Experience administering NextLabs for data protection and compliance.
• Basic understanding of cloud platforms such as IBP, BTP, and Azure.
• Ability to develop automation scripts for provisioning, monitoring, and reporting.
• Experience with change and release management and CAB participation.
• Troubleshooting and root cause analysis across SAP landscapes.
• Documentation and knowledge sharing to support SOPs and training.
• Cross-functional collaboration with developers, QA, and security teams.
• Audit and compliance readiness to prepare for audits.

Responsibilities

• System lifecycle management for SAP and other enterprise systems across ECC and S/4HANA.
• Performance and reliability engineering including monitoring and tuning.
• Security and access management including SoD resolution and audit support.
• Change and transport management across systems and environments.
• Collaborate to plan projects, define goals, allocate resources, and ensure timely delivery.

Skills

SAP Basis administration

Global SAP implementations

SAP Security and GRC

RBAC and SoD analysis

NextLabs data protection

Cloud platforms (IBP, BTP, Azure)

Automation and scripting

Change and release management

Root cause analysis

Documentation and knowledge sharing

Cross-functional collaboration

Audit and compliance readiness

Job description

Woodward, Inc. is seeking a Level 2 SAP Basis and Security Administrator to support the stability, performance, and security of SAP landscapes across ECC and S/4HANA.

This role handles monitoring, transports, patching, upgrades, and security governance in a global rollout context. You will work with application teams, infrastructure, and SAP security governance to support changes, testing, cutover, and hypercare.