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YOUR FUTURE ROLE

We are looking for an Expert Security Development Engineer within the Security Engineering group in the Technology & Engineering unit of the newly formed Sovereign Cloud Delivery & Operations team as part of the Product Engineering board area.

 

In this role you will become a founding member of the Sovereign Cloud Delivery and Architecture team.

You will inspire innovation and drive execution of disciplined and standardized security processes and tools addressing mission-critical capability gaps and opportunities for maximized efficiency. You will help identify trade-offs in security deployment plans and any key day-to-day operational decisions impacting infrastructure investments significantly.

You will help the team to strengthen best practices on automated provisioning of foundational cloud infrastructure and of Sovereign Cloud ready SAP products.

You will manage development and automation of security solutions in alignment with security strategy.

 

You need to ensure the team’s knowledge base is kept consistently up-to-date with native hyperscaler capabilities and modern infrastructure management tools. Starting from this status quo, you will design security concepts for our infrastructure management on the global scale.

This will involve significant coordination with the global Sovereign Cloud operations teams and our hyperscaler provider partners.

 

WHAT YOU BRING

Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or Engineering or other relevant disciplines Ability to manage through ambiguities while being innovative and collaborative Strong analytical research and technology skills and the willingness to learn new topics quickly Ability to think strategically, delivering services to meet stakeholders’ demands on a timely basis Ability to mix Open Source and Commercial technologies to achieve objectives Willingness to contribute to Open Source security projects and the greater security community Provision and support new and existing security cloud services through Terraform Proven ability to produce documentation for processes and procedures Proven ability to work in cross-architecture teams Capability to influence without formal authority Strong communication and interpersonal skills Strong cultural awareness and intercultural competencies Ability to build trusted relationships wth key stakeholders Proven ability to deliver against challenging timelines Persistence, self-motivation and willingness to work under pressure

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

Very good understanding of infrastructure and security related topics 10-15 years of software Development/DevSecOps/Networking experience in all phases of SDLC Experience deploying technical infrastructure at a global scale Balanced expertise in both full stack application development and infrastructure development Thorough understanding of infrastructure firewalls, load balancers, storage, monitoring, security, IAM etc. and have experience with orchestration to develop a cloud solution Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience with infrastructure, application or database migration Strong experience in operating systems administration and security engineering Working knowledge of Ansible, Terraform, CI/CD tools, and GIT is required Working knowledge of Log Correlation, Vulnerability Management, Web Application Testing concepts is a plus Familiarity with managing and securing Kubernetes environments Exposure to either NIST, ISO, or other compliance frameworks Experience with securing products on AWS, Azure, and/or GCP is a plus Experience with sovereign cloud or Gaia-X concepts is 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.

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Requisition ID: 404016  | Work Area: Software-Development Operations  | Expected Travel: 0 - 10%  | Career Status: Professional  | Employment Type: Regular Full Time   | Additional Locations: #LI-Hybrid.