Security DevOps Engineer, Sovereign Cloud

We help the world run better At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed. We are looking for a Security DevOps Expert within the Security Engineering group in the Technology & Engineering unit of the newly formed Sovereign Cloud Delivery & Operations team as part of the Customer Services & Delivery board area. In this role you will become a founding member of the Technology and Engineering team. You will be engaging with existing infrastructure and product experts to help build up a globally distributed team of highly motivated individuals responsible for the secure deployment, upgrade and lifecycle management of the Sovereign Cloud non-production security infrastructure. You will inspire innovation and drive execution of disciplined and standardized security processes and tools addressing mission-critical capability gaps and opportunities for maximized efficiency. You will help identify trade-offs in security deployment plans and any key day-to-day operational decisions impacting infrastructure investments significantly. You will help the team to strengthen best practices on automated provisioning of foundational cloud infrastructure and of Sovereign Cloud ready SAP products. You will manage development and automation of security solutions in alignment with security strategy. You need to ensure the team’s knowledge base is kept consistently up-to-date with native hyperscaler capabilities and modern infrastructure management tools. Starting from this status quo, you will design security concepts for our infrastructure management on the global scale. This will involve significant coordination with the global Sovereign Cloud operations teams and our hyperscaler provider partners. Besides That You Bring Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or Engineering or equivalent experience. Ability to manage through ambiguities while being innovative and collaborativeAbility to take a technical approach to design specifications of our large-scale networkStrong analytical research and technology skills and the willingness to learn new topics quicklyAbility to think strategically, delivering services to meet stakeholders’ demands on a timely basisAbility to mix Open Source and Commercial technologies to achieve objectivesWillingness to contribute to Open Source security projects and the greater security communityProvision and support new and existing security cloud services through TerraformProven ability to produce documentation for processes and proceduresProven ability to work and lead in cross-architecture teamsCapability to influence without formal authorityStrong communication and interpersonal skillsStrong cultural awareness and intercultural competenciesAbility to build trusted relationships with key stakeholdersPersistence, self-motivation and willingness to work under pressureProven ability to deliver against challenging timelines Work Experience Very good understanding of infrastructure and security related topicsMinimum 7 years of software development experience in all phases of SDLC, including hands-on experience with infrastructure, application or database migrationExperience deploying technical infrastructure at a global scaleBalanced expertise in both full stack application development and infrastructure developmentThorough understanding of infrastructure firewalls, load balancers, storage, monitoring, security, IAM etc. and have experience with orchestration to develop a cloud solutionStrong experience in operating systems administration and security engineeringWorking knowledge of Ansible, Terraform, CI/CD tools, and GIT is requiredWorking knowledge of Log Correlation, Vulnerability Management, Web Application Testing concepts is a plusFamiliarity with managing and securing Kubernetes environmentsExposure to either NIST, ISO, or other compliance frameworksExperience with securing products on AWS and Azure, GCP is a plusExperience with sovereign cloud is a plus AI skills used in this role: Agentic AI Day-to-Day Practice, AI Adoption Capability, AI Output Quality Assurance, Context Engineering, AI-Assisted Automation and Prototyping, Learning Agility, Creative Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Effective Communication, Collaboration, Agentic Orchestration, Data Engineering, Deep Learning, Model Training, Semantic Retrieval Bring out your best SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end-to-end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose-driven and future-focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best. We win with inclusion SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well-being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. 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