Product Security Senior Specialist (m/w/d)

Job Description

We help the world run better

At SAP, we enable you to bring out your best. Our company culture is focused on collaboration and a shared passion to help the world run better. How? We focus every day on building the foundation for tomorrow and creating a workplace that embraces differences, values flexibility, and is aligned to our purpose-driven and future-focused work. We offer a highly collaborative, caring team environment with a strong focus on learning and development, recognition for your individual contributions, and a variety of benefit options for you to choose from.

What You'll Do

• Lead application security reviews, threat modeling, secure architecture assessments, and code review.

• Ensure software is built in line with SAP security standards and industry best practices.

• Own the application security testing program (SAST, DAST, SCA) and guide remediation with engineering teams.

• Architect and improve security tooling, automation, and CI/CD security integrations.

• Lead privacy impact assessments and data protection reviews; advise on data minimization, retention, and cross-border data flows.

• Own key security and compliance controls and contribute to SOC 2, ISO 27001, or equivalent audits.

• Develop and maintain security policies, standards, secure coding guidelines, and training materials.

• Mentor junior engineers and influence cross-functional security decision-making.

What You Bring

• Extensive experience with application security, secure development practices, and modern software architectures.

• Deep knowledge of vulnerability classes, exploitability analysis, and remediation strategies.

• Strong understanding of privacy requirements and compliance frameworks (e.g., GDPR, CCPA, SOC 2, ISO 27001, FedRAMP).

• Ability to perform code-level review in multiple languages.

• Strong leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

• Certifications like CISSP, OSCP, SANS are a bonus.

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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 and more equitable world.
SAP is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to the values of Equal Employment Opportunity and provide accessibility accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with SAP and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please send an e-mail with your request to Recruiting Operations Team: Careers@sap.com.
For SAP employees: Only permanent roles are eligible for the SAP Employee Referral Program, according to the eligibility rules set in the SAP Referral Policy. Specific conditions may apply for roles in Vocational Training.

Requisition ID: 412759 | Work Area: Solution and Product Management | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid

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