Sr System Specialist II-SAP Security Authorization

Organization: Novo Nordisk Global Business Solutions (GBS)

Shape the security architecture behind life-saving medicines, and lead SAP authorization solutions at the heart of a global healthcare transformation.

Your new role

As an SAP Security Authorization Specialist within our SAP Authorizations Centre of Excellence, you’ll design and implement enterprise-grade security solutions that protect critical business and GxP-regulated processes across our global SAP landscape. You’ll be instrumental in our S/4HANA transformation journey, ensuring security excellence across Product Supply, R&D, Finance, and HR.

Your responsibilities will include:

• 10-12 years of SAP experience with strong hands-on expertise in SAP authorization design and implementations across Supply Chain, Finance, HR, and Logistics areas
• Proven experience in SAP ECC / S/4HANA authorization and security project implementations
• Serve as the SAP Security SME for security-by-design across SAP and enterprise systems, translating business/regulatory needs into target-state security architecture and control design principles.
• Own the SAP security control architecture direction by defining security requirements, standards, and design guidelines; ensure control coverage and evidence-ready design documentation.
• Lead security risk and vulnerability assessment workshops/activities for SAP landscapes and technology changes, identifying authorization, integration, monitoring, and privileged access risks.
• Provide expert security gap analysis for current vs. target SAP architectures (identity, authorization, integration, monitoring, development, operational access) and recommend design remediation.
• Act as the architectural expert for SAP IAM patterns, including SAP Identity/Identity Cloud Service, SAP GRC, SailPoint IdentityNow, Microsoft Entra ID, and CyberArk, ensuring secure integration and governance alignment.
• Define the SAP threat monitoring architecture and telemetry requirements using tools such as Onapsis / SecurityBridge, ensuring correct SIEM integration (e.g., Splunk or Microsoft Sentinel) and alert-quality expectations.
• Provide SME guidance for SAP Enterprise Threat Detection adoption: define how SAP-specific detections are correlated, owned, and operationalized.
• Advise on AI-native security implications for SAP (e.g., SAP Joule Studio / LLM integration) focusing on access governance, data exposure, and control mapping.Designing and implementing SAP authorization solutions across multiple application areas including FI, HR, WM, MM, SRM, ATTP, PPPI, PM, QM, GBT, APO, and SD — supporting some of our most financially and GxP-critical IT processes
• Playing a key role in the design and implementation of S/4HANA security architecture within the Novo Nordisk SAP landscape
• Working closely with the Product Owner and SAP Authorizations team to execute and prioritize requirements in the SAP security product backlog
• Developing and implementing security strategies and policies for the ECC to S/4HANA migration, ensuring compliance with internal and external requirements
• Reviewing business blueprints and functional specifications for SAP security role development, participating in user acceptance testing and go-live phases
• Evaluating business risks associated with security role design, implementing appropriate controls, and providing recommendations to simplify and streamline security design
• Providing overall leadership for the SAP Authorization Agile team within deliveries and guiding vendor partners

Your new department

In Enterprise IT & Quality, you will be part of a business area that drives impact across the full Novo Nordisk value chain. We strive to stay close to our stakeholders in the business to ensure we deliver on their needs, helping reach millions of people living with serious chronic diseases. Our focus is on being at the forefront within our three areas; ensuring the highest quality for patients, being a trusted tech leader and an environmentally responsible business.

You’ll join the SAP Emerging Tech and Authorizations team at Novo Nordisk, responsible for SAP security architecture and governance across our global SAP landscape. Our SAP environment underpins critical business and regulated processes spanning Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, and R&D — making security excellence both a business imperative and a compliance priority.

Your skills & qualifications

We’re looking for an SAP security expert who thrives in complex, regulated environments and brings both technical depth and strategic thinking. You’ll bring with you:

• Bachelor’s degree or similar graduate qualification in Engineering, Computer Science, or Business Administration, combined with relevant IT and business experience

  
  

• 10-12 years of SAP experience with strong hands-on expertise in SAP authorization design and implementations across Supply Chain, Finance, HR, and Logistics areas

  
  

• Proven experience in SAP ECC / S/4HANA authorization and security project implementations

  
  

• Deep understanding of information security management principles, SAP application authorization implementation, and role-based access design

  
  

• Experience as a Scrum Master or member of an agile delivery team, with solid knowledge of Agile principles, methodology, and events

  
  

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral) in English, with the ability to represent Novo Nordisk with users and external stakeholders

  
  

• Ability to evaluate business risks, implement security controls, and provide strategic recommendations on security design optimization

  
  

Working at Novo Nordisk

Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with determination, constant curiosity and a commitment to finding better ways forward. For over 100 years, this dedication has driven us to build a company focused on lasting change for long-term health. One where diverse thinking, shared purpose and mutual respect come together to create extraordinary results. When you join us, you’re not just starting a job – you’re becoming part of a story that spans generations.

What we offer

There is, of course, more on offer here than the uniqueness of our culture and the extraordinary results we produce. Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and develop are all around us, while our benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind.

 Deadline: 26 May 2026

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

At Novo Nordisk, we're not chasing quick fixes – we're creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, we've been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of what's possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, we're making healthcare more accessible, treating and preventing diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger – a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.