*Hybrid Contract-to-Hire Opportunity* 

Lighthouse Technology Services is partnering with our client to fill their SAP Security And Compliance Analyst (Pathlock GRC) position! This is a 6 month contract-to-hire opportunity and will be hybrid 3x a week in Charlotte, North Carolina. This role will be a W2 employee of Lighthouse Technology Services. 

Position Overview  

This role is responsible for ensuring the compliance and integrity of our SAP security environment by utilizing the Pathlock GRC system in conducting provisioning reviews, segregation of duties (SOD) assessments and participating as a key business security resource for the client's S4 Hana General Ledger Project.

What You'll Be Doing: 

Pathlock System Management:

• Collaborate with the IT team to integrate Pathlock with other SAP security components and feeder systems.
• Utilize the Pathlock Solution to monitor SOD violations and determine action for remediation. 
• Partner with Security Team to determine appropriate Role Owners and Approvers within Pathlock and ensure these assignees are trained in understanding their responsibilities for their respective security roles.
• As part of the S4 Project, work closely with Agile Teams and Security Enabler Team to ensure that timely reviews and approvals for new roles and roles changes are made.

Segregation of Duties (SOD) Analysis:

• Conduct regular SOD analyses to identify potential conflicts that could lead to unauthorized access or fraudulent activities.
• Work closely with business process owners to understand functional requirements and define permissible access combinations.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to remediate SOD violations by designing appropriate mitigating controls or adjusting user roles.
• Ensure complete analysis and understanding of interdependencies, business risks and risk mitigators that could impact or be impacted by the delivery of proof of concepts related to new or changing applications.

Role Audits:

• Perform SAP user role reviews to ensure alignment with business processes and compliance requirements.
• Analyze existing roles and authorizations to identify inefficiencies, overlaps, and potential security risks.
• Develop and maintain documentation related to role design, access controls, and audit findings.

Compliance and Reporting:

• Stay updated on industry regulations and standards relevant to SAP security and compliance.
• Prepare reports on SAP security posture, SOD violations, and role audit results that will be used by management to communicate with both internal and external stakeholders
• Work closely with the VP of Financial Controls to support deliverables for both during internal and external compliance audits, providing necessary documentation and insights.
• Partner in the preparation of the SOD KFC Year End Review to ensure documentation by key functions is in alignment with our System SOD assessments and mitigating controls.

Security Enhancement:

• Recommend enhancements to user provisioning processes, authentication mechanisms, and access controls.
• Participate as key role in a future HR/IT project that will align organizational roles with appropriate SAP access, for more automated provisioning

What You'll Need to Have: 

• Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field. Relevant certifications (e.g., SAP Certified Application Associate) are a plus.
• Proven experience (7+ years) working in SAP security roles, including hands-on experience with Pathlock or similar GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) systems.
• Understanding of SAP security architecture, user provisioning, and authorizations.
• Strong knowledge of SOD principles and experience conducting SOD analyses in complex SAP environments.
• Familiarity with SAP role design, customization, and optimization to align with business processes.
• Advanced skills with Essbase, HFM, MicroStrategy, Tableau, Business Objects, SQL, or other reporting applications is preferred, as well as a high level of proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Projects, Visio, and Access, with ability to manage large amounts of data and advanced financial models.

Pay Range: $45-$58/hr + 

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