Lead SAP Basis📣 Job Ad

About the Lead SAP Basis Role

Qiddiya is seeking a Lead SAP Basis professional to join its team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time position requires 5-10 years of experience and is central to the administration, security, and governance of SAP systems across hybrid (cloud and on-premises) environments. The role ensures system stability, secure access management, compliance with audit requirements, and seamless integration across critical SAP applications.

Role Context and Objectives

This position combines technical leadership, operational ownership, and governance accountability. The Lead SAP Basis will align all activities with Qiddiya's enterprise-scale SAP landscapes and cybersecurity standards, ensuring robust and secure operations for applications including S/4HANA, BTP, Ariba, SuccessFactors, and MDG.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead SAP system administration for S/4HANA and related platforms, including monitoring, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
• Manage transports, system refreshes, upgrades, patches, and kernel updates.
• Monitor system health, batch jobs, logs, interfaces, RFCs, and database performance.
• Coordinate with infrastructure, cloud, and database teams to ensure availability and SLA compliance.
• Design and maintain SAP roles and authorization structures aligned with least privilege and Segregation of Duties (SoD) principles.
• Manage user provisioning, role assignments, and authorization troubleshooting.
• Conduct user access reviews, emergency access (firefighter), and remediation activities.
• Provide audit evidence, access reports, and compliance documentation.
• Configure and support SAP GRC modules (ARA, ARM, EAM, BRM).
• Manage SoD rules, risk analysis, mitigation controls, and workflows.
• Support SAP IAG for cloud-based access governance across SAP SaaS applications.
• Lead periodic access certifications and audit remediation activities.
• Administer SAP BTP subaccounts, role collections, destinations, and trust configurations.
• Configure IAS for SSO, identity federation, and authentication policies.
• Manage IPS for user and role provisioning across SAP systems.
• Support Work Zone access control and launchpad content configuration.
• Manage security and access controls across SAP MDG, Ariba, and SuccessFactors.
• Ensure secure integration between SAP S/4HANA and cloud systems.
• Support role design, provisioning, and access troubleshooting for business users.
• Design and implement SSO using SAML , OAuth, and IAS/IPS integration.
• Manage authentication flows across the SAP ecosystem (S/4, BTP, SaaS apps).
• Troubleshoot federation, certificates, tokens, and login failures.
• Ensure adherence to internal security policies, audit requirements, and cybersecurity standards.
• Support audits with system logs, access controls, and compliance evidence.
• Participate in incident, change, and problem management processes.
• Prepare technical documentation and operational procedures.

Required Experience and Technical Expertise

Candidates for this role should possess 5-10 years of experience in SAP Basis administration and security. A strong understanding and practical experience in the following areas are essential:

• SAP Basis administration for S/4HANA and related platforms, including monitoring and performance tuning.
• SAP security and authorization design, aligned with least privilege and SoD principles.
• Configuration and support of SAP GRC modules (ARA, ARM, EAM, BRM).
• SAP Cloud Security administration for BTP, IAS, IPS, and Work Zone.
• Security and access control management across SAP MDG, Ariba, and SuccessFactors.
• Identity and integration security, including SSO implementation using SAML and OAuth.
• Adherence to internal security policies, audit requirements, and cybersecurity standards.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, contributing to Qiddiya's dynamic technology landscape.

Application Information

Qiddiya is building a skilled team to support its enterprise-scale SAP landscapes and invites qualified candidates to apply for this role.