Senior In-House SAP Consultant Authorization Stream

Job Title: Senior In-House SAP Authorization Consultant

Position Summary

The SAP Authorization Consultant is responsible for designing, implementing, and operating a robust authorization and security framework across different SAP products including SAP ECC, SAP GTS e4H, S/4HANA, Fiori landscapes including HANA database security.. The consultant partners closely with SAP functional streams, SAP Technology (Basis/Integration).

Education and Work Experience

Education

• Bachelor in Applied Computer Science, Information Technology or similar

• Fluent English is required

Work Experience

• Professional experience in international projects

• Ideally, experience in planning/execution of migration and rollout projects

• Experience with coordinating external partner.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Define and maintain end-to-end authorization concepts for SAP ECC, GTS e4H and S/4HANA (role design, authorization object strategy, and access governance) aligned with business processes and internal controls.

• Build and maintain roles using best-practice role methodology (business roles, derived/composite roles, organizational level strategy).

• Support authorization troubleshooting for business users and IT (2nd/3rd level), including root-cause analysis and sustainable fixes.

• Design and maintain Fiori role concepts (catalogs, groups/spaces/pages as applicable), launchpad access, and app authorization mapping coordinating with Functional teams.

• Ensure secure access patterns for OData services / UI integration in coordination with SAP Technology (Basis/Integration).

• Implement and operate HANA access and security controls in line with enterprise policies, including privilege concepts as required for SAP scenarios.

• Support internal/external audits by providing role documentation, access evidence, and remediation plans.

• Ensure secure, compliant, and auditable access aligned with Internal Financial Control

• Drive Segregation of Duties (SoD) and access risk mitigation in collaboration with compliance and process owners (where applicable).

• Maintain documentation standards for roles, changes, and approvals (audit trail completeness).

• Analyze and implement solutions within Incident and Change processes; deliver enhancements and fixes with quality and traceability.

• Contribute to migration, rollout, and transformation initiatives (e.g., S/4 rollouts, security redesign, harmonization), including coordination of external partners.

• Collaborate across streams (e.g., FICO, PTP, D2S/OTC, PLM) to translate processes requirements into secure access designs.

• Identify opportunities to improve access provisioning efficiency, role quality, and security controls (standardization, automation, reduced firefighting).

• Contribute to SAP security architecture discussions and continuous hardening measures.

Knowledge & Skills Summary

• 8+ years SAP Authorization with at least 3+ years on S/4HANA, Fiori, SAP HANA security, experience with SAP BTP security is a plus.

• Strong expertise in SAP authorization concept design and operations across SAP ECC, SAP GTS e4H, and SAP S/4HANA landscapes, including role design

• Proven track record in project‑based environments—including implementations, rollouts, and optimization initiatives—working effectively with both local IT teams and business stakeholders

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to challenge existing access models and propose pragmatic, improvement‑focused solutions.

• Experience working in international landscapes and collaborating with distributed teams and external partners

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; able to manage stakeholders’ expectations effectively

• Customer orientation, independence, and teamwork mindset.

Required Oerlikon Competencies

• Must-Have

• Cooperative Relationships

• Drive for Results

• Understanding Others

• Ethics and Values

• Integrity and Trust

• Nice to have

• keeps confidence

• personally committed

• very bottom-line orientated

Thanks & Regards,

Shrutkirti Nikam
Sr. HR & Admin Executive

www.oerlikon.com/hrsflow