Technical Cybersecurity Expert

We help the world run better

At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from.

About the team:

Being part of the IT Operations organization, the IT System Management and Operations (ITSMO) team is responsible for the E2E operation of SAP´s internal mission critical services based on SAP´s own or other innovative technologies to run our global business. ITSMO is responsible for the complete life cycle management (architecting, building, maintaining and operating) of the internal solutions and business systems landscapes, balancing innovation, stable and secure operations. With our highly motivated international teams, we drive and execute all required activities based on an end-to-end approach and facilitate all functions like design, production, and service of those landscapes.

The implementation of latest technologies like S/4HANA and SAP´s Cloud products like BTP, is the foundation of SAP´s digital transformation. We closely work together with the development teams and the different line of business at SAP on a variety of Co-Innovation projects and act as SAP´s first customer in support of the SAP Runs SAP initiative.

Do you want to be part of ITSMO?

You are the right person to join and strengthen our global team. We are looking for an SAP Solution Owner Expert with outstanding cybersecurity and project management skills as well as a good understanding on SAP Solutions operated on Private and Public Cloud Architectures. You, as Solution Owner, will be responsible for the establishment and operation of processes, procedures and controls to ensure end to end secure operations of SAP internal solutions/ System landscapes as well as the integration with SaaS internal and external solutions during the whole service lifecycle. In close collaboration with our stakeholder teams (interface between the LoBs, the Application, the security and the infrastructure units) you will work as Security Operations Officer, and you will be involved in securing operations for SAP’s newest technologies.

Are you eager to learn and to grow in a challenging work environment and you do not fear security challenges nor new technologies? Then you are the right candidate for us!

What you’ll do:

• Accountable to ensure ITSMO complies with all SAP Security Policies and Procedures and strategic security initiatives are implemented consistently across SMO and IT Operations.
• Accountability to define and implement procedures to verify the security and compliance status of IE Operations in a highly automated landscape and reporting.
• Accountable to manage the life cycle of risks within ITSMO.
• Assess risks and coordinates the tracking of risk remediation and acceptance.
• Responsible to manage and coordinate all incident activities and drive the incident towards closure and triggering follow up activities in the Problem Management.
• Accountable to manage an efficient and effective collaboration and communication with ITOps security stakeholders, BISO and SAP Global Security.
• Accountable to ensure security compliance to all SAP security policies and procedures as defined by SGS and NIST CSF.
• Coordinate and oversee execution on IT Security requirements within a L2/L3 unit on a global base in close collaboration with central IT security team.
• Supports security programs, projects and initiative's execution.
• Executes Security related activities in support of Audit, Configuration Compliance, Enterprise Vulnerability Management and Security Patch Management.
• Define and track OKRs and KPI fulfillment.
• Internal and External audit support (NIST CSF, ISO, KRITIS).
• Good understanding on operations of SAP Systems (NW, Non-NW (BTP), ABAP and JAVA stacks, Cloud and on-premise).
• Good analytical and solution-oriented thinking.
• Very good communication and networking skills.
• Collaborate with all required stakeholders inside and outside of IT Services (e.g. LoB customers, IT Operations, Application Services, IT Technology Services, Multi-Cloud CoEs, Cloud Infrastructure Services, SAP Global Security) to operate SAP´s system landscapes.
• Contribute/lead/consult internal projects and internal customers.
• Knowledge and experience on the agile framework SAFe and/or Agile methodologies.
• Knowledge on ITIL framework.
• Able to setup and manage small and mid-size projects.
• Able to lead small and mid-size teams.

What you’ll bring:

• Professional education or study in Information Technology, Natural Science or equivalent.
• Strong consultant and operational background on
• Cybersecurity and related frameworks.
• IaaS, SaaS, PaaS solutions like MS Azure, BTP, HCP
• Project management skills in agile environments.
• Analytical skills and conceptual thinking.
• Excellent coordination and organizational skills.
• Strong collaboration and multi-cultural skills - Team player.
• Advanced communication and presentation skills.
• Fluent in English verbal and written.
• Good overview about IT Technologies and SAP´s software solutions.
• SAP NetWeaver Consultant.
• SAP BTP technologies.
• UNIX/Linux and Windows operating system platforms.
• HANA, ASE and MSSQL.

What we expect from you:

• First hands-on working experience in an SAP Basis environment
• Experience of working within global teams and different time-zones/culture is a plus
• Project management track record

​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
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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: 423605  | Work Area: Information Technology  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.