SAP Application Security Lead

Accenture Federal Services; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 117,000 - 243,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Federal Services in Washington, DC, seeks an experienced SAP IS-U Security Lead to own security architecture, role design, and GRC integration across the SAP IS-U landscape. You will drive compliance, SoD analysis, access governance, and security operations readiness to safeguard critical federal systems.

The role requires 7+ years in SAP Application Security, strong role design and GRC experience, and knowledge of identity management. A minimum Bachelor’s degree is preferred.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of SAP Application Security experience.
• Role and authorization design experience.
• Experience with GRC tools and compliance frameworks.
• SAP IS-U security knowledge.
• Identity management and access governance experience.
• Security operations knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Own SAP IS-U security architecture, role design, authorization strategy, GRC integration, compliance, and security operations readiness.
• Define security architecture, role/authorization design, segregation‑of‑duties analysis, and GRC configuration.
• Conduct security testing, user provisioning strategy, access governance, and security operations transition.
• Deliver security architecture documentation, role design documentation, authorization matrices, SoD analysis, GRC configuration, security test results, provisioning procedures, and security operations runbooks.
• Apply critical capabilities including SAP security expertise, role/authorization design, GRC tools, compliance frameworks, SAP IS‑U security, identity management, access governance, and security operations

Skills

SAP security

Role design

GRC tools

Compliance frameworks

SAP IS-U security

Identity management

Access governance

Security operations

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Job description

At Accenture Federal Services, nothing matters more than helping the US federal government make the nation stronger and safer and life better for people.Our 13,000+ people are united in a shared purpose to pursue the limitless potential of technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations.
Join Accenture Federal Services, a technology company within global Accenture. Recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work, we offer a collaborative and caring community where you feel like you belong and are empowered to grow, learn and thrive through hands‑on experience, certifications, industry training and more.
Join us to drive positive, lasting change that moves missions and the government forward!

The work

The SAP IS‑U Security Lead owns SAP IS‑U security architecture, role design, authorization strategy, GRC integration, compliance, and security operations readiness. The role is responsible for security architecture definition, role and authorization design, segregation‑of‑duties analysis, GRC configuration, security testing, user provisioning strategy, access governance, and security operations transition. The position delivers security architecture and role design documentation, authorization matrices, SoD analysis, GRC configuration, security test results, provisioning procedures, and security operations runbooks. Critical capabilities include SAP security expertise, role/authorization design, GRC tools, compliance frameworks, SAP IS‑U security, identity management, access governance, and security operations.

Key responsibilities:

• Own SAP IS‑U security architecture, role design, authorization strategy, GRC integration, compliance, and security operations readiness
• Define security architecture, role/authorization design, segregation‑of‑duties analysis, and GRC configuration
• Conduct security testing, user provisioning strategy, access governance, and security operations transition
• Deliver security architecture documentation, role design documentation, authorization matrices, SoD analysis, GRC configuration, security test results, provisioning procedures, and security operations runbooks
• Apply critical capabilities including SAP security expertise, role/authorization design, GRC tools, compliance frameworks, SAP IS‑U security, identity management, access governance, and security operations

Here’s what you need:

• 7+ years of SAP Application Security experience
• Role and authorization design experience
• Experience with GRC tools and compliance frameworks
• SAP IS‑U security knowledge
• Identity management and access governance experience
• Security operations knowledge

Nice to have:

• SAP IS‑U security knowledge
• Bachelor's degree in related field

Eligibility requirements:

• US Citizen (dual accepted)
• Must be eligible to obtain government clearance

As required by local law, Accenture Federal Services provides reasonable ranges of compensation for hired roles based on labor costs in the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland. The base pay range for this position in these locations is shown below. Compensation for roles at Accenture Federal Services varies depending on a wide array of factors, including but not limited to office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. Accenture Federal Services offers a wide variety of benefits. You can find more information on benefits here. We accept applications on an on-going basis and there is no fixed deadline to apply.

The pay range for the states of California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and the District of Columbia, and the city of Cleveland is:
$116,900—$243,100 USD

What We Believe

As a company wholly dedicated to serving the US federal government, we bring together the best talent to help reinvent how federal agencies operate and deliver greater value for their mission and the American people. We have an unwavering commitment to creating a culture in which all our people are respected, feel a sense of belonging, and have equal opportunity. As a business imperative, every person at Accenture Federal Services has the responsibility to create and sustain a culture where everyone feels welcomed and included. This is grounded in our core values and our experience that hiring and developing great people who reflect different perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds is key to driving innovation and delivering the results that our clients and the country count on.

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