SAP Governance & Risk Engineer

SAP Governance & Risk Engineer

Job Title:

SAP Governance & Risk Engineer

Location:

100% Remote (Continental United States) Position Type:
In-house Bright Vision Technologies SOW engagement (no third-party client or vendor)

Experience:

5+ years Salary Range: $100k to $150k per annum Sponsorship:
No new H1B sponsorship available. H1B transfers welcomed for qualified candidates.

Employment Type:

Full-time, direct W2 with Bright Vision Technologies (no C2C, no 1099, no third-party) Engagement:
Long-term, multi-year, aligned to the Bright Vision SOW delivery roadmap Compensation:
Competitive base salary commensurate with experience, plus benefits.

Job Summary We are seeking an experienced SAP Governance & Risk Engineer to design, implement, and operate security and access-control frameworks for complex SAP landscapes, including S/4

HANA, ECC, BW/4

HANA, Fiori, BTP, and Success Factors. In this role you will be responsible for SAP role design, user provisioning, segregation-of-duties analysis, audit support, and the technical operation of SAP GRC suites. The ideal candidate will combine deep expertise in SAP authorization concepts with strong hands-on experience operating SAP GRC Access Control and Process Control, and will partner closely with audit, compliance, and business teams to deliver a secure, auditable SAP environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and maintain SAP authorization concepts and role structures aligned with business processes and least-privilege principles.
• Build and maintain master, derived, composite, and business roles for S/4
  
  HANA, ECC, and Fiori applications.
• Configure and operate SAP GRC Access Control (ARA, ARM, BRM, EAM), including ruleset management, mitigating controls, and emergency access management.
• Perform segregation-of-duties analysis and remediation in collaboration with business process owners and internal audit.
• Configure user provisioning workflows in SAP GRC ARM, including request types, approval paths, and integration with IDM/IAM platforms.
• Operate SAP GRC Process Control for continuous controls monitoring and policy management.
• Implement security for Fiori applications, including catalogs, groups, and front-end authorizations.
• Configure and operate security for SAP BTP and cloud applications using XSUAA, IAS, and IPS.
• Support SAP audits (SOX, GxP, PCI) and respond to audit findings with documented remediation plans.
• Implement transport security, table logging, and audit logging in line with internal security policies.
• Monitor and remediate SAP Security Notes in coordination with Basis and DBA teams.
• Maintain comprehensive, current technical documentation — including architecture diagrams, design decisions, configuration references, runbooks, and operational procedures — so that the system remains supportable, auditable, and easy to onboard new engineers onto over time.
• Mentor junior team members and support knowledge transfer across the security team.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Five or more years of SAP Security / GRC experience in enterprise landscapes.
• Strong hands-on experience with SAP authorization concepts and role design.
• Deep experience operating SAP GRC Access Control (ARA, ARM, BRM, EAM).
• Experience supporting SAP audits and remediation activities.
• Hands-on experience securing Fiori, BTP, and cloud SAP applications.
• Familiarity with SAP IDM or third-party IGA tooling.
• Working knowledge of SAP Process Control.
• Strong understanding of regulatory frameworks such as SOX, GxP, and PCI.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• SAP-certified Security or GRC credentials.
• Experience with SAP Cloud Identity services (IAS, IPS) and SCIM-based integrations.
• Familiarity with HANA security and analytic privileges.
• Experience with continuous controls monitoring frameworks.
• Exposure to SAP RISE / Grow security operating models.