SAP Security Specialist
- Pay Rate: $99.78/hour, depending on experience
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Contract Length: 4 Months (with possible extension)
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Raise is currently hiring an SAP Security Specialist on behalf of our client. They’re expanding their team to meet growing needs, making this a unique opportunity to work with an industry leader. Our Client is a market leading financial institution
Note: The primary pay rate is based on T4 classification; however, we will also consider applications from candidates interested in an INC classification, where applicable.
Description
As an SAP Security Specialist within our clients Core Banking Security team, you will serve as our dedicated technical expert safeguarding the SAP environments and systems throughout the organization. Operating as a critical extension of the Enterprise Identity & Access Management (IAM) team, your role focuses on embedding robust security governance, secure code execution, and advanced monitoring directly into our core banking environments.
You will be responsible for validating that our SAP platforms, custom ABAP developments, and system configurations strictly align with the security, identity compliance, and regulatory standards required in a modern financial institution.
Responsibilities
- SAP Security Posture Assessment
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Configuration Auditing: Audit current SAP system parameters, RFC destinations, and encryption settings across all Development, QA, and Production environments.
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Code Baselining: Baseline the current state of custom ABAP code quality using automated scanning tools or manual reviews to identify vulnerabilities.
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BAP Pipeline & Control Hardening
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Pipeline Automation: Establish a repeatable, automated framework for secure ABAP code review within the active deployment pipeline.
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Gap Remediation: Remediate critical security control gaps discovered during assessment phases, ensuring absolute alignment with required internal controls.
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Log Standardization & SIEM Integration
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Visibility Optimization: Standardize SAP Security Audit Log configurations across all application servers to eliminate visibility blind spots.
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SOC Collaboration: Define and implement specific alerting use cases (e.g., unauthorized debugging in production, critical table modifications) and map them directly into the enterprise SOC/SIEM platform.
Qualifications
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5+ years of experience managing SAP Security, ideally within a bank or highly regulated financial institution understanding strict compliance frameworks.
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Direct experience mapping SAP event logs to enterprise SIEM platforms (e.g., Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel) and writing actionable alerting logic
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Clear understanding of how SAP roles, profiles, and authorizations integrate with broader Enterprise Identity & Access Management (IAM) tools and governance strategies
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Ability to bridge the gap between deeply technical Basis/ABAP teams and high-level enterprise security compliance officers.
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Top Required Skills
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Deep expertise in manual or automated custom code reviews, vulnerability detection, and secure pipeline deployment.
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Strong technical background in auditing system parameters, securing RFC connections, managing encryption settings, and locking down environments.
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Proven experience configuring and standardizing the SAP Security Audit Log (SAL) and Read Access Logging (RAL) for complex enterprise environments.
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Education and Certifications
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Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cyber Security, Engineering, or a related quantitative technical field In lieu of a specific degree, 7+ years of hands-on, verifiable experience in SAP Basis Security, NetWeaver hardening, and custom ABAP security code analysis will be considered.
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SAP Certified Technology Associate - System Security with SAP NetWeaver / SAP S/4HANA (nice to have)
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CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) (nice to have)
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CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) (nice to have)
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CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker) or GIAC (e.g., GCWN, GDSA) (nice to have)
Additional Information
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A requirement for candidates to be considered for this role will be to complete a criminal and credit check (including Canadian Credit Risk Score)
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