SAP Security & GRC Architect

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.

Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

What you will do

As a Specialist SAP Architect at Amgen, you will be responsible for designing and implementing SAP solutions to support business operations. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements, of SAP systems. In this vital role you will be a part of the Global Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Security team and is responsible for building and supporting SAP security solutions for the Global ERP solutions landscape at Amgen, while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with business and project teams to design, build, test, and deploy security roles and authorizations for SAP
• Partner with TM functional and technical architects to embed security into solution designs.
• Support user provisioning, emergency access, audits, and compliance reviews.
• Support TM deployments, upgrades, and production support.
• Hands-on experience in trouble shooting access issues in S4 HANA, SAP Fiori.
• Work in close coordination with the Security Architect to maintain compliance and implement to Amgen security policies, processes, and procedures across all SAP systems
• Aid in the creation, documentation, implementation, and communication of ERP security strategy and policies
• Investigate new solutions to fulfil present and future SAP security needs
• Regularly conduct SAP Security Audits and provide support for compliance requests
• Collaborate with functional and technical teams to resolve security-related queries and solve problems
• Provide support for SAP License Audit
• Collaborate with the GERP compliance team
• Assist in SAP GRC Access Control suite of programs, including user provisioning, segregation of duty management, emergency access, and role management
• Automate SAP security processes using available technologies
• Support SAP security incident management and service requests
• Perform on-call duties and call out issues as needed

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our outstanding contributions to serve patients. You are expected to design, govern, and continuously improve the SAP security landscape while ensuring regulatory compliance, risk reduction, and business enablement.

Basic Qualifications:

• Master’s / Bachelor's degree with 8 - 12 years of experience in Computer Science, IT or related field
• Proficient in SAP Security, encompassing knowledge of SAP security principles and methodologies
• Understanding of SAP Role design concepts
• Familiarity with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance requirements that may impact SAP Security
• Hands-on experience implementing SAP Security authorization, roles and end user access management for SAP S4 HANA TM, Fiori & SAP BTP.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with a full-cycle implementation in SAP security
• Experience with GRC 12/10.x Access Control

Professional Certifications:

• SAP Security (Preferred)
• SAP GRC Access Control (Preferred)
• Agile Certified Practitioner (preferred)

Soft Skills:

• Excellent critical-thinking and problem-solving skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work effectively with global, virtual teams
• Collaborating effectively with colleagues from various groups
• Ability to lead multiple priorities successfully
• Team-oriented, with a focus on achieving team goals
• Showing a willingness to learn new skills and take on new challenges

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that deal with others, we also work to care for your professional and personal growth and well-being. From our competitive benefits to our collaborative culture, we’ll support your journey every step of the way.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards Plans that are aligned with local industry standards.