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
- Solid 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

📌 Senior In-House SAP Consultant Authorization Stream (Pune)
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