Cybersecurity Advisor

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What you'll do:

The Customer Success (CS) Cybersecurity Advisor (CA) is part of CS Architecture Advisor team. CA works closely with SAP’s Sales organisation and the Partner ecosystem to define the account strategy with a strong focus on secure architectures. CAs are responsible for bridging the gap between the customer’s business strategy and secure technology solutions by crafting robust cybersecurity architectures and designing a transformation roadmap at the enterprise level to ensure secure adoption of Cloud-based architectures. They act as trusted advisors for customers, ensuring cybersecurity is embedded within SAP-based Enterprise Architectures.

As a Cybersecurity Advisor (CA), you will focus on the following key areas:

Account Planning & Secure Architecture Management Responsibilities

Support the assessment of current customer solutions from SAP, identifying potential security risks and areas of improvement to enhance cybersecurity posture.

Engage with customers to support sales cycles with a focus on secure solution adoption and risk mitigation throughout the Customer Value Journey.

Drive business and IT architecture definitions, ensuring cybersecurity alignment with SAP organisations, the customer, and partners.

Provide a security-centric linkage between the customer and SAP product development leadership, influencing security feature enhancements.

Creating a Secure SAP Architecture Vision for the Customer

Support building customer demand through thought leadership in cybersecurity and compliance.

Analyse customer business processes and enterprise architecture to identify security vulnerabilities and recommend secure architecture practices.

Assess customer’s current enterprise landscape, emphasizing risk management and regulatory compliance.

Promote secure-by-design principles, advocating for industry-standard cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001) within cloud and hybrid environments.

Building Key Secure Architecture Deliverables: Business & Solution Security Architecture, Target State, Transformation Roadmap

Develop business architecture and capability mapping with an emphasis on security and compliance requirements.

Ensure security feasibility in business capabilities mapping to SAP solution architecture.

Design secure cloud transformation roadmaps, addressing threats, vulnerabilities, and compliance mandates.

Define and implement hybrid security architectures, ensuring secure integration between on-premise and cloud solutions.

Being a Trusted Cybersecurity Advisor for the Customer

Continuously align security strategies with evolving customer adoption and solution consumption models.

Provide governance support to maintain and enhance cybersecurity measures based on evolving threats and SAP security solutions.

Drive security awareness by showcasing the value of secure SAP architectures and their impact on compliance and risk management.

What you bring:

• Experience in IT and Enterprise Security Architecture, advising on secure software solutions and risk management.
• Knowledge of Cloud security, Hosted Services security, SaaS/PaaS security models, and Cloud-based security frameworks.
• Understanding of cybersecurity standards and frameworks (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST CSF, CIS Controls, GDPR, CCPA, SOC 2, and SAP security best practices).
• Experience with security assessments, penetration testing methodologies, and threat modelling.
• Experience in Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA), Identity and Access Management (IAM), encryption, and data protection.
• Ability to build professional security networks and engage in cybersecurity thought leadership.
• Security certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CCSP, or SAP Security certifications are highly desirable.
• Fluency in English; additional languages are a plus.

Meet your team (Architecture Advisor):


At the core of our mission, the Architecture Advisor team is dedicated to guiding our customers through their cloud business transformation journey. Our experts work collaboratively to deliver tailored, consistent value to every customer, ensuring they achieve the best results from their cloud investments.

We are passionate about enhancing the end-to-end customer experience. By focusing on improving the adoption and consumption of SAP’s products and services, we help customers unlock the full potential of their technology solutions.

What sets our team apart is our deep understanding of each customer’s unique industry landscape. By speaking our customers' language, we build stronger foundations of trust and credibility. This allows us to engage with them in more meaningful ways, addressing industry-specific needs, challenges, and opportunities. The better we understand our customers, the easier it becomes to foster lasting relationships that drive real business transformation.

​Bring out your best

SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

We win with inclusion

SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better and more equitable world.
SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: Careers@sap.com
For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.

EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability:

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.
Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

Requisition ID: 417646  | Work Area: Presales  | Expected Travel: 0 - 20%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.