EMEA (Senior) Security Advisor/Architect

Job Description

We help the world run better
At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.

Enterprise Cloud Services (ECS) is a business unit within the GCO (Global Cloud Operations) unit in the Customer Value Group Board Area. Enterprise Cloud Services supports customers throughout their cloud transformation and SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud adoption journey (PCE, RISE with SAP). We run the Intelligent Enterprise so it can be an Intelligent Enterprise. Our portfolio of SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud Private Cloud Edition (PCE part of RISE with SAP) and SAP Cloud Application Services turns SAP products into a solution-as-a-service on customers’ preferred infrastructure, including Hyperscalers, as one SAP.

In your regional role as EMEA (Senior) Security Advisor/Architect, you will represent ECS Security in front of the customers as a Security Expert/Advisor and explain the overall Cloud Security Framework, our Security Processes, Features, and Services, both in the presales and post-sales phases supporting the CSO office, responsible for the effective and efficient ECS global security strategy, security programs and services.

You will follow the Global CSO office business guidance and strategy but also represent an important input from the market for our overall ECS Security Roadmap.

You will work closely with the regional Presales and Sales teams to drive and help ECS deal closure by helping customers understand how we secure the private cloud and answer/solve complex security technical requirements. You will also collaborate closely with Regional ECS Security Leaders.

What you will do

• Act as a main security contact in front of customers in your region – both presales and post-sales phase
• Represent ECS CSO office in customer discussion (security engineering, security delivery, security processes, features etc) to support presales architects and sales colleagues
• Take initiative to support ECS Security roadmap to better address customer requirements
• Collaborate closely with all our ECS security colleagues including ECS Security Leadership to understand the development of the private cloud, challenges and translate those into effective solutions

What you bring

• 8+ years overall security experience dealing with big customers and complex security requirements
• 4+ years of experience architecting security tools and complex projects
• Experience with a MSSP model in a public/private cloud environment - shared responsibility with customers
• Strong network security and cloud security technical capabilities (Azure, AWS, GCP)
• CISSP certification, CCSP/CCSK certification, any SANS certification is nice to have
• Customer facing/public speaking experience
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken
• Fluency in German would be considered a plus

Bring out your best
SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

We win with inclusion
SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.

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Requisition ID: 437989 | Work Area: Information Technology | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid