The company
A leading Australian ASX listed organisation supporting critical infrastructure is seeking an experienced SAP Security Lead to join on a permanent basis.
With a workforce of approximately 3,*****,000 employees, this organisation plays a vital role in maintaining and optimising systems that underpin nationally significant assets.
This role offers the opportunity to work in a stable, security-focused environment while supporting business-critical enterprise platforms.
Benefits for this organisation and role include training budget, leadership program, and product discounts.
The Role
As the SAP Security Lead, you will take ownership of security across their S/4HANA Public Cloud landscape and connected SAP platforms, while owning SAP security operations and continuing to support ongoing enhancements, projects and initiatives as part of a major transformation.
This is a hands-on role and requires solid practical experience across SAP security and identity
Key Responsibilities
Lead SAP Security design, build, and implementation across major initiatives (S/4HANA, ECC, Fiori, GRC), ensuring alignment to business and enterprise security requirements
Translate business requirements into scalable role-based access models, authorisations, and security architecture aligned to end-to-end processes
Establish and enforce security standards, frameworks, and documentation, ensuring alignment with enterprise cyber security policies and controls
Oversee access governance, including SoD, risk mitigation, and privileged access (SAP IAG), ensuring audit-ready and compliant environments




Own end-to-end SSO and identity integration (IAS/Entra ID), ensuring consistent authentication, trusted flows, and operational stability
Lead S/4HANA security role design and validation, ensuring successful testing (SIT/UAT/PVT), cutover readiness, and post go-live optimisation
Govern identity lifecycle management (JML) and provisioning across IAS/IPS and integrated systems, ensuring accurate, automated, and efficient access management
Drive persona-based access and UX-aligned security design across SAP applications, ensuring access reflects real user workflows and improves user experience
Secure and validate access across SAP BTP, CPI, ALM, and integrated platforms, ensuring compliant, monitored, and standards-aligned integrations
Provide ongoing BAU leadership and continuous improvement, resolving access issues, addressing control gaps, and enhancing security design based on real usage
About You
To succeed in this role, you will need:
Strong SAP Security experience at a Senior or Lead level
Proven hands-on experience working in S/4HANA Public Cloud implementations, S/4HANA security and post go-live support
Strong understanding of access control and security design
Strong experience in SSO using SAP IAS and Entra ID,



SAP IAG (access requests, SoD, privileged access), and IAS / IPS and identity lifecycle
Experience across SAP landscape including S/4, SAC, BTP, CPI, ALM, and Work Zone
Experience with SuccessFactors EC RBAC, SAP ECP, Workforce systems, and Concur
Strong stakeholder engagement, exceptional communication skills, and ability to work alongside other teams including integration teams
Comfortable working across both project delivery and BAU operations
Familiarity with standard-first / clean core approach
Due to our client's government work, proof of Australian Citizenship required.
You will also be required to pass a national criminal history police check
Desired Skills and Experience
Strong SAP Security experience at a Senior or Lead level
Proven hands-on experience working in S/4HANA Public Cloud implementations, S/4HANA security and post go-live support
Strong understanding of access control and security design
Strong experience in SSO using SAP IAS and Entra ID, SAP IAG (access requests, SoD, privileged access), and IAS / IPS and identity lifecycle
Experience across SAP landscape including S/4, SAC, BTP, CPI, ALM, and Work Zone
Experience with SuccessFactors EC RBAC, SAP ECP, Workforce systems, and Concur
Strong stakeholder engagement, exceptional communication skills, and ability to work alongside other teams including integration teams
Comfortable working across both project delivery and BAU operations
Familiarity with standard-first / clean core approach
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📌 Sap Security Lead (Melbourne)
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📍 Melbourne