SAP Security Specialist - Remote (25% travel)

Innovation Starts With You Propel your career at Belden, where innovation creates possibilities—for our people, our customers, and the communities we serve. We connect people, information, and ideas to solve the world’s most complex connectivity challenges, turning curiosity into meaningful impact. Here, you’ll take on work that challenges you, supports your growth, and empowers you to shape what’s next. You’ll collaborate with global teams, gain diverse perspectives, and contribute to solutions that extend beyond our business—creating value in the world around us. Together, we are shaping the future of digitization and paving the way for the next generation of innovation. About The Role We are seeking a Senior SAP Security Specialist to serve as the global design authority and technical lead for authorization and access governance across our S/4HANA migration program. This senior individual contributor role is responsible for setting global security standards, driving end-to-end design decisions, and providing oversight, review, and final approval of work delivered by contractors and offshore/onshore partners. The ideal candidate has led security design on at least one full-lifecycle SAP implementation and is comfortable operating as the final technical authority on security architecture decisions across a global program. Key Responsibilities Design Leadership & Global Standards Drive the overall S/4HANA authorization and security design strategy, making final architectural decisions on role structure, SoD ruleset design, and Fiori security modelsDefine, document, and own global security standards, design principles, and naming conventions for consistency across regions, business units, and future rolloutsConduct quality assurance checkpoints throughout the project lifecycle to ensure contractor work aligns with global design standards and compliance requirementsEstablish reusable design templates and governance frameworks scalable across current and future implementationsServe as escalation point and final decision-maker for complex security design questions Oversight, Review & Approval of Contractor Work Provide technical oversight of contractor/SI deliverables related to role design and SoD remediationReview and formally approve role builds, catalog/tile assignments, and SoD ruleset changes before promotion to test/productionHold contractors accountable to SLAs, documentation standards, and design specificationsMentor contractor teams to preserve design intent and enable knowledge transfer S/4HANA Migration Execution Lead the security workstream across Design & Build, Test Cycles, Go Live, and Hypercare phasesLead SoD ruleset development, and risk remediationDirect Fiori launchpad security design and front-end/back-end authorization alignmentLead cutover security activities and hypercare issue resolution Stakeholder & Program Engagement Act as primary security advisor to program and IT leadership on design risk and compliance exposureRepresent security workstream in project meetings Partner with global functional and technical leads (OTC, FTM, FUL, GTS, SCP, PP, EWM, MFG) to ensure security design supports redesigned business processes Required Qualifications 10+ years of SAP security administration experience, including full-cycle leadership of at least one SAP implementationBachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related field.Experience setting global security design standards across a multi-region SAP landscapeProven experience reviewing, quality-checking, and approving deliverables produced by external contractors or SI partnersExpert-level knowledge of SAP authorization concepts: PFCG, SU24, SU25, SUIM, SU53, role derivation, composite/master role structuresExperience supporting SAP system upgrades from a security perspective, including pre/post-upgrade authorization testing and remediationDemonstrated ability to build and govern SoD rulesets and drive large-scale risk remediationStrong hands-on experience with Security Access Control processSolid understanding of SOX/ITGC compliance requirementsExperience running USMM (SAP System Measurement) for license audits, including reconciling user classifications and measurement results to support license compliance reportingExperience managing or directing the work of both employees and external vendors/contractors on a technical deliverableStrong executive communication skills; able to present design decisions and risk trade-offs to senior stakeholdersAbility to set direction and own outcomes — comfortable as the final technical authority on design decisionsStrong quality-control mindset; holds self and contractors to a high barStrategic and standards-oriented, balancing global consistency with local/regional needsEffective at influencing without direct authority, particularly with external partnersExcellent written and verbal communication for both technical and executive audiencesApproximately up to 25% of travel may be required Preferred Qualifications SAP Security or GRC certificationExperience with SAP Cloud Identity Access Governance (IAG) or SAP BTP securityExperience building a global governance model for SAP securityFamiliarity with vendor management, SOW/deliverable review processes, and contractor performance managementExperience with managing SAP Full Use Equivalent licensing metrics, ensuring user classifications and authorization assignments align with license compliance requirements and support cost optimizationExperience with ControlPanel GRC Applicants can expect a base compensation range of $101,400 - $152,100 plus benefits and additional incentives based on the level of the role. This is the reasonable estimate that Belden believes it might pay for this job based on applicable circumstances at the time of posting. Belden may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range as permitted by law, and commensurate with the applicant’s experience, qualifications, and geographical location. Belden also offers hybrid and remote work practices where feasible and provides employees with benefits that could include health/dental/vision, long term/short term disability, life insurance, HSA/FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, parental leave, employee stock purchase plan, paid leave for volunteer work in your community, training opportunities, professional talent management and succession planning, corporate health well-being initiatives and a work culture which includes commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and sustainability! Let’s Create Possibilities Together. Join a global community shaping the future of intelligent connectivity. At Belden, you’ll help push the boundaries of technology and write the next chapter of innovation, creating possibilities for your career, your future, and the world around you. These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work involved for this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of this job.