The SAP Basis Technical Security Lead is responsible for governing and coordinating technical security operations across SAP platforms in hybrid landscapes including on-premise environments and SAP RISE (S/4HANA Cloud, Private Edition).

This role focuses on platform-level security, vulnerability, remediation, patching strategy, hardening, backup resilience, technical controls, and operation risk reduction across SAP application, database and infrastructure layers.

The position acts as the technical coordination lead across SAP Basis teams, SAP RISE providers, hyperscalers, cybersecurity functions, and third-party vendors to ensure security, resilient, and supportable operations.

The Technical Leader drives long-term platform supportability, operational resilience, audit readiness, privileged access governance, and continuous improvement initiatives while enabling business value through secure and reliable platform operations.

Key Responsibilities :

- Coordinate SAP Basis technical security operations across hybrid SAP landscapes (on-premise and SAP RISE).

- Drive vulnerability assessment and remediation activities across SAP application, database, OS, and supporting infrastructure layers.

- Govern SAP patching and maintenance strategy, including SAP Security Notes, kernel updates, HANA/DB patching, and dependency coordination.

- Define and monitor SAP platform hardening standards and secure configuration baselines.

- Ensure adherence to corporate security policies and regulatory requirements.

- Coordinate technical remediation for findings from vulnerability scans, penetration tests, audits, and security assessments.

- Review and govern operational resilience controls including backup, restore validation, high availability, disaster recovery, and job reliability.

- Ensure security and operational accountability between SAP-managed and customer-managed scope within SAP RISE environments.

- Partner with cybersecurity teams to assess technical risks and implement mitigation plans for SAP platforms.

- Coordinate technical security standards across SAP Basis, cloud, infrastructure, and managed service providers.

- Monitor and govern technical SLAs related to patching, backup execution, vulnerability remediation, system resilience, and platform security.

- Drive continuous improvement of SAP platform security posture and operational supportability.

- Design, coordinate, and govern Security Controls across ITGC areas.

- Ensure secure administration practices, privileged technical access controls, and emergency access governance for SAP Basis operations.

Qualifications :

- 10+ years of experience in SAP Basis administration across complex SAP landscapes.

- Proven hands-on experience in SAP Basis technical security, including vulnerability remediation, patching, hardening, backup/recovery, and operational risk management.

- Strong experience with SAP technical security topics including :

1. SAP Security Notes and patching strategy

2. Vulnerability remediation

3. Kernel and database patching

4. SAP/HANA/OS hardening

5. Backup and recovery governance

6. Technical security controls and operational resilience.

- Experience supporting SAP RISE and hybrid SAP environments.

- Working knowledge of SAP HANA, Oracle, MSSQL, Linux, and Windows operating environments.

- Experience coordinating remediation of technical findings from vulnerability scans, audits, or security assessments.

- Knowledge of cloud/hyperscaler concepts (AWS, Azure, GCP) within managed SAP environments.

- Experience coordinating managed service providers, operational SLAs and KPIs.

- Strong stakeholder coordination and technical governance skills.

- Strong analytical, risk assessment, and structured problem-solving skills

- Ability to translate complex technical concepts into business-friendly language

- Effective English communication skills (written, verbal, and presentation)

- Ability to operate effectively in dynamic and evolving environments