Job Description

Associate Director - Software Engineering (SAP Security)

The Opportunity

• Based in Hyderabad, join a global healthcare biopharma company and be part of a 130- year legacy of success backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.

• Be part of an organisation driven by digital technology and data-backed approaches that support a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products.

• Drive innovation and execution excellence. Be a part of a team with passion for using data, analytics, and insights to drive decision-making, and which creates custom software, allowing us to tackle some of the world's greatest health threats.

Our Technology Centers focus on creating a space where teams can come together to deliver business solutions that save and improve lives. An integral part of our company’s IT operating model, Tech Centers are globally distributed locations where each IT division has employees to enable our digital transformation journey and drive business outcomes. These locations, in addition to the other sites, are essential to supporting our business and strategy.

A focused group of leaders in each Tech Center helps to ensure we can manage and improve each location, from investing in growth, success, and well-being of our people, to making sure colleagues from each IT division feel a sense of belonging to managing critical emergencies. And together, we must leverage the strength of our team to collaborate globally to optimize connections and share best practices across the Tech Centers.

Role Overview

As a Delivery Lead of SAP Security team this role will oversee the end-to-end delivery of SAP security initiatives and drive strategic security programs. The role will act as the primary point of contact between the SAP Security team and stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and managing expectations. This will involve overseeing the security framework for SAP systems, managing a team of security professionals, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure the integrity and confidentiality of our data. The role will play a critical role in shaping the security posture of our organization and ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. The role will oversee the planning, execution, and completion of software projects, this includes managing timelines, resources, and budgets

What will you do in this role

• Strategy & Leadership: Management and evolution of Security strategy, and related processes and tools, for SAP Platform team in alignment with broader SAP Platform and EIT team strategy and objectives

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of SAP security professionals, fostering a culture of security awareness and continuous improvement.

• Provide thought leadership / insight into future state security strategies to support our Company's journey to S/4

• Develop and execute a comprehensive SAP security strategy that aligns with organizational objectives, risk appetite, and compliance requirements.

• Establish and enforce security policies, standards, and procedures for SAP systems, ensuring adherence to industry best practices and regulatory requirements.

• Take technical responsibility across all stages and iterations of software development. Plan, drive, measure and monitor applications of project/team standards for software construction, including software security.

• Provide effective feedback to encourage development of the individuals and teams responsible for systems and software life cycle working practices. Provide guidance and make suggestions to support continual improvement and learning approach.

• Manage communication and set priorities with the Product Manager and/or Business Product Owner.

• Work within a matrix organizational structure, reporting to both the functional manager and the Product manager.

What should you have

• Master’s degree or equivalent degree in business, computer science, information technology, or related discipline

• 11+ years of experience in SAP role design, implementation, and managing system access with In-depth knowledge of SAP security architecture, role management, and authorization concepts.

• Minimum of 3 full lifecycle implementations of SAP projects.

• Extensive experience in implementing security aspects in various SAP applications like ECC, ATTP, BI, BPC, GBT, GTS, MDG, HANA, Solution Manager...

• Hands on experience in implementing security in cloud-based SAP solutions (Ariba, Concur) and emerging security technologies (BTP, Cloud Security, DataSphere, SAC-P)

• Experience in SAP GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) solutions and security tools

• Experience with Agile Methodologies, Demand Management Tools (Jira) and collaboration tools (Confluence, MS Teams) is preferred.

Our technology teams operate as business partners, proposing ideas and innovative solutions that enable new organizational capabilities. We collaborate internationally to deliver services and solutions that help everyone be more productive and enable innovation.

Who we are

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today.

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

VISA Sponsorship:

Travel Requirements:

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Valid Driving License:

Hazardous Material(s):

Required Skills:

Data Engineering, Data Visualization, Design Applications, Software Configurations, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Solution Architecture, System Designs, Systems Integration, Testing

Preferred Skills:

Job Posting End Date:

09/25/2025

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