Senior IT Analyst Security (SAP Security)

Overview

Caterpillar is seeking an experienced Senior IT Analyst Security (SAP Security) to join the Design Eng Processes team in the CAT IT Division. The role safeguards the integrity, confidentiality and availability of SAP systems by designing, implementing and managing security policies and procedures.

What you'll do

• Own and drive all incidents, service tasks, problem tickets and system optimization for the operations portfolio, ensuring delivery against commitments, SLAs and outcomes.
• Establish, monitor and continuously improve standard work; communicate progress, risks and dependencies to stakeholders and leadership.
• Participate in the administration and support of SAP security, including user access provisioning, role assignments and access changes.
• Assist in developing, testing and implementing SAP security roles and authorizations in accordance with documented requirements.
• Support testing activities related to SAP security changes, major releases and deployment activities.
• Help prepare and maintain technical and procedural documentation related to SAP security processes, roles and controls.
• Investigate and help resolve SAP authorization and access issues, working with business users and IT partners.
• Contribute to audit and compliance activities by gathering evidence and supporting remediation actions.
• Provide operational support for SAP security-related incidents and service requests.
• Participate in application or security-related projects affecting SAP systems.

What you'll need

• In-depth functional and technical knowledge of ERP security, including SAP GRC Access Control, Identity and Access Management (IAM) and role design.
• Experience supporting SAP application systems for a major business unit, collaborating with business and IT stakeholders to resolve security and access issues.
• Ability to identify and document SAP security and access issues and apply standard diagnostic and fact-finding techniques to analyze authorization problems.
• Experience participating in SAP security design reviews, evaluating role design and authorization concepts, and documenting SAP security designs and role structures.
• Experience implementing SAP security configurations under senior guidance and providing day-to-day operational support for SAP security users and processes.
• Ability to follow established policies and standards to gather SAP security requirements and document functional and security requirements.
• Experience supporting SAP security considerations for system integrations and migration activities within SAP environments.
• Experience supporting SAP security testing, executing test cases for access, roles and authorizations, and documenting test results.
• Practical experience with AI-assisted development tools (such as GitHub Copilot or automated agent workflows) to accelerate development or support.
• Comprehensive knowledge of SOX, segregation of duties (SoD) and audit principles.
• Requires a relevant computer science master's or graduate degree and 5+ years of progressively complex Information Services experience with SAP security and roles.
• General understanding of basic business operations, including one or more of: general business processes, technical infrastructure, application development and support of major projects, and engineering functional applications.
• Ability to work with diversified departments, with effective oral and written communication skills and a strong customer focus.
• Ability to work efficiently with integration partners, technology vendors and managed service partners.

Nice to have

• Ability to lead, analyze and take a broader perspective on specific technology and related solutions, including application solutions, interfaces, security and data governance policies and procedures.
• Skilled in large-scale application support and development.
• Prior experience driving innovation and automation.
• Extensive experience working with cross-functional teams, with a proven history of strong job-related results.
• Ability to execute business objectives through collaboration and decisive action, and to provide guidance to the team in resolving issues in a timely manner.
• Experience leading or directing teams within or outside the discipline on complex problems.
• Experience managing teams working across multiple locations, including satellite offices.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, Karnataka (preferred base: Bangalore, Caterpillar PSN).
• Work schedule: 5 days a week, onsite.
• Shift timing: 01:00 PM to 10:00 PM IST.
• Travel: may require up to 25%.
• Relocation is unavailable.
• Visa sponsorship is not available.