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Senior Cyber Security | SAP Security | GRC Consultant

Feldhouse rd, United Kingdom
Only remote
BSc (Hons) Computer Science - University of Applied Sciences, Dortmund, Germany - 1998
Feldhouse rd, United Kingdom
Only remote
BSc (Hons) Computer Science - University of Applied Sciences, Dortmund, Germany - 1998

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Omar_Amazrar CV.pdf

About me

• Enterprise Cyber Security & Governance • SAP Security, S/4HANA, GRC & SoD • Application Security & Risk Management • Security Architecture & Compliance • Audit, Controls & Risk Remediation • Pharma & regulated industries: SOX, FDA & GxP • Global stakeholder leadership

ServiceNow Security OperationsSecurity ControlsInformation AssuranceInformation Security ManagementRole-Based Access ControlSAP ApplicationsSAP Customizing/KonfigurationSAP Functional ConsultingSAP ImplementationSecurity AuditsSecurity StrategiesSAP CertificationSoftware SecuritySecurity Consultancy
SAP Security & Authorisations
Over 20 years of expertise in SAP Security and Authorisations, including role design, user provisioning, HR structural authorisations, SAP S/4HANA and HANA Authorisations, as well as SAP HR/HCM and SuccessFactors Security across multiple SAP modules and global enterprise environments.

SAP GRC / Access Control
Extensive hands-on experience with SAP GRC Access Control, including Emergency Access Management (EAM), SoD conflict identification and resolution, GRC risk analysis, and implementation of GRC 10 across large-scale organisations in regulated industries.

Information Security & Risk Management
Deep expertise in information security and IT risk management, including SOX compliance and controls mapping, IT risk assessment and remediation, security architecture and strategy, and managing end-to-end application security assessments across SaaS and IDAA platforms.

Identity & Access Management (IAM)
Broad knowledge of identity and access management principles, covering access request process design, critical access remediation, and user lifecycle management across SAP and JD Edwards platforms.

Segregation of Duties (SoD) Analysis
Proven ability to perform SoD analysis, define required authorisations with business process owners, identify risks, and develop mitigating controls for SoD violations across complex enterprise environments.

Application Security Assessment
Experience managing application security assessments across SaaS and IDAA platforms, completing end-to-end reviews and contributing to ongoing process enhancement within global ISRM functions.

GxP / FDA-Regulated Environments
Practical experience working in FDA- and GxP-regulated environments with controlled documentation processes, procedures, and compliance requirements in the MedTech sector.

Internal & External Audit Support
Coordination of annual SOX certification, reporting compliance status to internal and external IT audit and stakeholders, and working closely with audit teams to close audit items and maintain compliance.

Security Architecture & Strategy
Advising IT projects and teams on secure design, helping develop enterprise security strategies across people, process and technology, and implementing supporting policies, standards and controls.

Stakeholder Management & Workshops
Delivery of functional and technical documentation, design workshops, and security awareness training to stakeholders, business process owners, and end users across multiple organisations.

Experience

Professional experience10+ years
Freelancer since2012

Languages

ArabicFluentGermanFluentEnglishFluentFrenchGood

Project history

Manager, Application Assessment Team

Johnson & Johnson
Managing application security assessments across SaaS and IDAA platforms, completing end-to-end reviews and SOX controls mapping, and contributing to ongoing process enhancement within the global ISRM function.

Manager, Cyber Security (Medical)

Johnson & Johnson
Led information security and IT risk activities for JD Edwards and SAP platforms in the MedTech sector. Oversaw security testing, incident monitoring and response, and drove remediation of control failures.

Information Security & Risk Management Consultant & IT Lead

Johnson & Johnson
Advised IT projects and teams on secure design, performed compliance analysis and risk assessment, coordinated the annual SOX certification, and reported compliance status to internal and external IT audit and stakeholders.

SAP Security / Authorisations / GRC Consultant

Optimum Aim Solutions
Investigated and resolved authorisations issues, reviewed and redesigned the access request process, developed new SAP security and authorisations concepts including the SoD matrix, and supported user provisioning and role changes.

SAP Security / Authorisations / GRC Lead Consultant

King Abdulaziz University (KAUST)
Acted as lead and single point of contact for all SAP security and GRC matters. Led new SAP security projects and enterprise GRC implementations, defined required authorisations, and worked closely with internal and external audit to close audit items and deliver security awareness training.

SAP Security / Authorisations / GRC Consultant

AGCO Ltd
Designed and built single, composite and derived roles and BI analysis authorisations across multiple SAP modules. Implemented GRC Emergency Access Management (EAM) and ran role and user analysis via GRC 10 to identify and resolve SoD conflicts.

SAP HR / Security & Authorisations Lead Consultant

Nestlé
Acted as single point of contact for all UK and Ireland HR and Payroll security issues, reviewed global role templates and position-based security, and delivered SAP HCM training to a junior team.

SAP Security / Authorisations Consultant

Optimum Aim Solutions
Provided day-to-day user support, built roles and created user IDs with access provisioning. Ran GRC risk analysis to resolve SoD conflicts and assessed the security impact of change requests.

SAP Security / Authorisations Consultant

GSK
Analysed and implemented security change requests across SAP modules including HCM, FI/CO, SD, CRM, SRM, BI and Solution Manager. Worked in an FDA- and GxP-regulated environment with controlled documentation processes.

SAP Security / Authorisations / GRC Team Lead Consultant

Capita
Acted as single point of contact for security BAU and project teams on a major SAP Corporate Services Transformation Programme. Developed SAP security policies, standards and procedures, managed SoD conflict resolution and FireFighter access, and managed an offshore security team.

SAP Security, HR & Software Engineering Roles

Optimum Aim Solutions, Quantum GmbH, WILO GmbH and Versatel Deutschland
Delivered SAP Security and Authorisations work including role design, user provisioning, HR structural authorisations and documentation. Configured SAP HR and Payroll and provided software engineering and system support across UK and Germany.

Certificates

Certified SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central

SAP

2016

ClaudU

ClaudU

2016

CloudU

CloudU

2016

ClaudU

ClaudU

2016

SAP HR Certified Consultant

SAP

2000


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