Product Security Specialist

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.

We are looking for a Product Security Specialist with a strong background in cloud-native applications and DevOps practices to help secure our products throughout the software development lifecycle. You will partner with engineering and DevOps teams to identify risks, improve resilience, and embed security into every phase of the product pipeline.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of security and engineering and is passionate about securing modern, scalable applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Security Risk Analysis: Evaluate new features, services, and architectural changes for potential security risks in cloud-native environments (e.g., Kubernetes, serverless, microservices).
• Threat Modeling: Lead and facilitate threat modeling sessions with engineering teams to identify potential risks and mitigation strategies early in the design process.
• Security Review & Assessment: Conduct in-depth security reviews of cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and application designs.
• Vulnerability & Patch Management: Collaborate with DevOps and SRE teams to monitor vulnerabilities, manage security patches, and improve response times across containers, runtimes, and third-party libraries.
• Security Automation & Scanning: Integrate and analyze results from automated security tools (e.g., SAST, DAST, SCA) in CI/CD pipelines, and guide teams on remediation.
• DevSecOps Enablement: Champion secure coding and DevSecOps practices by working closely with developers and DevOps teams to implement security controls as code.

Requirements:

• 3+ years of experience in product security, DevSecOps, or cloud security.
• Hands-on experience securing cloud-native environments (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker, microservices architectures).
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, Helm), and related DevOps practices.
• Solid knowledge of application security principles, OWASP Top 10, and vulnerability remediation techniques.
• Proficiency with at least one programming/scripting language (e.g., Python, Go, Bash).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and their security models.

Nice to Have:

• Certifications such as CISSP, CSSLP, CKS, AWS Security Specialty, or GIAC DevSecOps.
• Experience working in regulated or high-compliance environments.
• Contributions to open-source security or DevOps tooling.

​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.

EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability:

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.
Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background verification with an external vendor.

Requisition ID: 424682 | Work Area: Software-Development Operations | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.