Sr Manager, SAP Basis & Security

Company: Qualcomm India Private Limited

Job Area: Information Technology Group, Information Technology Group > IT Management

Job Summary

This role is part of the RF360 Enterprise Applications portfolio, an enterprise-wide SAP ecosystem supporting critical business processes across Finance, Procurement, Sales, Logistics, and integrated non-SAP solutions. The landscape includes SAP ECC EHP running on Oracle Database, SAP S/4HANA On-Premise, SAP BTP services, SAP Integration Suite (CPI), and hybrid cloud environments.

The Lead SAP Basis Authorization Security is a senior technical and people leader responsible for the stability, security, compliance, performance, and continuous modernization of the SAP platform. The role combines deep SAP technical expertise, strong leadership capabilities, stakeholder management, and operational ownership to ensure reliable, secure, and scalable SAP services globally.

The successful candidate will lead the OneIT India SAP Basis and SAP Authorization Security teams and serve as a key partner for global SAP operations, working closely with business stakeholders, enterprise architects, and global IT leadership.

Key Responsibilities

Own end-to-end SAP Basis and Authorization Security operations across SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA, ABAP, and Java stacks.

Provide technical leadership for SAP ECC EHP on Oracle Database and SAP S/4HANA On-Premise environments.

Define, maintain, and enforce SAP technical standards, operational procedures, security policies, and governance frameworks.

Lead SAP upgrades, system conversions, migrations, refreshes, installations, and landscape transformation initiatives.

Architect and guide global SAP landscapes across on-premise, hybrid, and cloud platforms.

Ensure high availability, performance, scalability, business continuity, and disaster recovery readiness of SAP systems.

Drive technical innovation, automation, and continuous service improvement across SAP operations.

Manage distributed SAP architectures including SAP ECC, SAP S/4HANA, SAP BTP, SAP Integration Suite (CPI), and cloud-based services.

SAP Security, Authorizations GRC

Lead SAP Authorization Security strategy, design, governance, and operational execution.

Oversee user administration, role design, authorization concepts, and access governance.

Ensure effective Segregation of Duties (SoD) controls and compliance monitoring.

Support internal and external audits, IT General Controls (ITGC), and regulatory compliance requirements.

Apply Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) principles to SAP security processes and controls.

Drive continuous risk assessment, mitigation, and security improvement initiatives.

Partner with IT Risk, Audit, Cybersecurity, and Compliance teams to maintain secure SAP operations.

Operations, Monitoring Performance Management

Own SAP operational excellence across all productive and non-productive environments.

Oversee performance monitoring, tuning, root-cause analysis, and proactive health management.

Lead incident, problem, change, and release management processes.

Ensure effective SAP Transport Management System (TMS) governance and release controls.

Drive automation and operational efficiencies using industry best practices and monitoring platforms.

Establish and maintain KPIs, SLAs, and operational reporting for SAP Basis and Security services.

Ensure effective utilization of SAP Cloud ALM for monitoring, operations, lifecycle management, and service transparency.