SAP BASIS & Security Consultant

TechDigital Group; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

TechDigital Group in California is seeking an experienced SAP BASIS & Security Consultant to manage the technical administration, performance, availability, security, and compliance of SAP landscapes, including S/4HANA and cloud environments.

You will design roles and access, coordinate with security and IT teams, and support audits, with focus on SOX, GDPR, and regulatory compliance across on‑premises and cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• Extensive SAP BASIS administration across ECC/S4HANA and cloud.
• Security governance including IAM, SSO, and SoD analysis.
• Experience with SAP GRC, SAP Fiori security, and SOX/GDPR compliance.
• Knowledge of SAP Cloud technologies (RISE, BTP, Azure, AWS, GCP).

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, administer, and maintain SAP landscapes across on-premises and cloud.
• Perform SAP system upgrades, migrations, patches, kernel updates, and S/4HANA transformations.
• Manage SAP transport requests, system refreshes, client copies, and database administration.
• Monitor SAP system performance, availability, capacity, and health.
• Implement and maintain backup, recovery, HA/DR, and business continuity.
• Design, maintain, and support SAP security roles, authorizations, and user access management.
• Coordinate with application, infrastructure, cloud, database, and cybersecurity teams; develop technical documentation.
• Support audits, compliance reviews, and security governance initiatives.
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis; incident and problem management.

Skills

SAP BASIS

SAP Security

SAP HANA

S/4HANA

Cloud SAP

GRC Access Control

IAM

SSO

SOX/GDPR

Tools

SAP IDM

SAP IAS/IPS

Microsoft Entra ID

SailPoint

CyberArk

Saviynt

SAP Solution Manager

Job description

Role Overview

The SAP BASIS & Security Consultant is responsible for managing the technical administration, performance, availability, security, and compliance of SAP landscapes. The role combines SAP BASIS administration with SAP Security governance, ensuring stable system operations, secure user access, regulatory compliance, and support for SAP transformations including S/4HANA, SAP RISE, and cloud environments.

SAP BASIS Skills

SAP System Installation and Configuration (ECC, S/4HANA, BW, PI/PO)

• SAP HANA Database Administration
• SAP Landscape Management
• System Copy, Client Copy, and Refresh Activities
• SAP Transport Management System (TMS)
• Kernel, Support Pack, and Upgrade Management
• Performance Monitoring and System Tuning
• Backup, Recovery, and Disaster Recovery
• SAP Solution Manager and Focused Run
• High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR)
• SAP Cloud Technologies (SAP RISE, BTP, Azure, AWS, GCP)
• Operating Systems (Linux, Unix, Windows)
• Database Administration (HANA, Oracle, SQL Server, DB2)

SAP User Administration

Role and Authorization Design

• PFCG Role Management
• SAP GRC Access Control
• Segregation of Duties (SoD) Analysis
• SAP Fiori and S/4HANA Security
• SAP HANA Security
• Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• Single Sign-On (SSO)
• SAP Audit and Compliance Management
• SAP Cloud Security (BTP, RISE)

Preferred Tools & Technologies

SAP GRC Access Control

• SAP IDM (Identity Management)
• SAP IAS / IPS
• Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)
• SailPoint, CyberArk, Saviynt
• SAP Solution Manage

• Install, configure, administer, and maintain SAP landscapes across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Perform SAP system upgrades, migrations, patches, kernel updates, and S/4HANA transformation activities.
• Manage SAP transport requests, system refreshes, client copies, and database administration activities.
• Monitor SAP system performance, availability, capacity, and health, ensuring optimal operation.
• Implement and maintain backup, recovery, HA/DR, and business continuity solutions.
• Design, maintain, and support SAP security roles, authorizations, and user access management.
• Manage user provisioning, deprovisioning, role assignments, and access reviews.
• Perform Segregation of Duties (SoD) analysis, risk assessments, and remediation activities.
• Configure and support SAP GRC Access Control and identity management solutions.
• Implement and support SSO, SAP Fiori security, HANA security, and cloud security controls.
• Ensure compliance with SOX, GDPR, audit, and corporate security policies.
• Investigate and resolve BASIS, security, authorization, and system access issues.
• Coordinate with application, infrastructure, cloud, database, and cybersecurity teams.
• Develop technical documentation, security standards, processes, and operational procedures.
• Support audits, compliance reviews, and security governance initiatives.
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis
• Incident and problem management
• Risk assessment and audit management
• Excellent stakeholder communication
• Documentation and change management
• Ability to work across technical and business teams

Good to Have

• SAP S/4HANA Migration Experience
• SAP RISE Implementation Experience
• SAP BTP Administration and Security
• Cloud Platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)
• Knowledge of Cybersecurity Frameworks and IAM Solutions
• SAP Security Audit and Compliance Experience