Position Summary (Purpose of job):
The Senior SAP HANA Security Engineer (P4) is a senior technical subject matter expert responsible for the design, implementation, and governance of SAP security across SAP S/4HANA, HANA and ECC environments, and SAP GRC. This role serves as an expert engineer for SAP HANA database security, with hands-on ownership of HANA privilege design, access governance, and database-level control implementation while ensuring alignment with SAP application security, GRC, and compliance requirements.
The role drives secure architecture decisions, resolves complex production and audit-related issues, and leads continuous improvement of SAP security capabilities. In close partnership with Cybersecurity, IAM, Basis, and Audit teams, the engineer ensures SAP security aligns with enterprise cyber architecture, Zero Trust principles, and risk management standards, including SAP GRC, SailPoint, and enterprise identity platforms.
This role strengthens enterprise cyber resiliency by designing and embedding security controls that enable threat detection and response across SAP S/4HANA, HANA and ECC environments, while ensuring alignment with SOX compliance and SOC-driven monitoring expectations.