Overview :

As part of the SAP Operations team, the SAP Authorization Support Specialist is responsible for managing and maintaining user access and authorization concepts within the S/4HANA landscape after global or regional rollouts.

The role ensures that all authorization-related processes comply with security, compliance, and audit requirements, while supporting end users and business teams in day-to-day operations.

Key Responsibilities :

- Provide operational support for SAP authorizations in the live S/4HANA environment following system rollouts.

- Manage user access requests, role assignments, and authorization changes in alignment with defined governance and compliance frameworks.

- Analyze and resolve authorization and access-related incidents and service requests in cooperation with business and IT teams.

- Monitor and maintain the SAP role and authorization concept to ensure consistent and secure access management.

- Collaborate with functional and technical teams to identify and close authorization gaps.

- Conduct regular user and role reviews (e.g., SoD checks, audit support).

- Support the continuous improvement of authorization processes, documentation, and tooling.

- Assist in testing and deployment of authorization changes during system enhancements, upgrades, or new rollouts.

- Coordinate with global IT security, compliance, and audit teams to ensure adherence to corporate standards.

Required Skills & Qualifications :

- BE /B.Tech /MCA /Bsc (Any Stream) /BCA/ M.sc (Any Steam).

- Solid experience (4+ years) in SAP authorization management within S/4HANA or ECC environments.

- Strong knowledge of SAP roles, profiles, authorization objects, and user administration (SU01, PFCG, SUIM, ST01).

- Experience in SoD (Segregation of Duties) concepts.

- Familiarity with Fiori authorization concepts and integration with backend roles.

- Ability to analyze complex authorization issues and propose sustainable solutions.

- Strong communication skills to liaise effectively with business users and IT stakeholders.

- Good understanding of IT service management processes (e.g., Incident, Change, and Problem Management in ITIL, e.g. BMC remedy, ServiceNow).

- Fluent in English (written and spoken).