About the Role
Northrop Grumman's Corporate Sector's Chief Information & Digital Office (CIDO) is seeking a Sr. Principal Enterprise-Wide Applications Analyst to join its Enterprise Resource Planning organization. This role will act as the SAP S/4HANA Application Security Analyst responsible for safeguarding the organization’s SAP landscape by designing, implementing, and maintaining a comprehensive security framework.
Responsibilities
- Perform analysis, evaluation, modification, configuration, testing, and implementation of enterprise-wide purchased systems.
- Prepare application system specifications.
- Plan, implement, and coordinate system upgrades, enhancements, or maintenance.
- Design, implement, and maintain the SAP security framework for S/4HANA.
- Utilize GRC to perform SoD analysis, analyze Job Roles, FIORI apps/Tcodes usage analysis, and manage role design to meet “Least Privilege” and compliance standards.
- Support SAP system upgrades, new implementations, and ongoing security enhancements.
- Collaborate with functional analysts, solution architects, and development teams to embed security in business processes.
- Produce and maintain technical documentation, security policies, and audit-ready records.
- Mentor junior staff and contribute to the development of security training and standards.
- Participate in weekly CAB meetings and articulate SAP Security changes.
- Monitor and enforce license entitlements.
- Troubleshoot complex security issues in both FIORI and backend SAP Security Roles.
Requirements
- 8 Years of relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 6 Years with Masters; 4 Years with PhD or equivalent experience may be considered.
- Deep knowledge of SAP S/4HANA, ECC, Fiori (front‑end & back‑end), BTP, SAP Cloud, and emerging SAP technologies.
- Hands‑on experience configuring Security Roles, Authorizations Objects and performing SoD analysis.
- Proficiency with ControlPanelGRC, MDG, Joule, and Clean‑Core concepts.
- Ability to maintain user provisioning, role design, and Fiori catalogs/spaces/pages across Development, QA, and Production environments.
- Ability to maintain SAP Security user roles in a multi-path environment with multiple projects and recurring work going on in parallel and understanding impacts to role versioning.
- Ability to perform peer-reviews of other Security analysts to ensure best practices and compliance checks are being met.
- Strong background in SAP authorization concepts, Fiori concepts, CIS, understanding SAP SOD’s, and SOX/federal audit requirements.
- Experience implementing “Least Privilege” principles and documenting security matrices, role definitions, and mitigating controls.
- Proven project‑management skills; ability to independently lead security design and rollout initiatives.
- Excellent troubleshooting, communication, and stakeholder‑collaboration abilities.
- Experience mentoring team members, creating security standards, and delivering training materials.
- Familiarity with Manufacturing, Materials & Sustainment, and PEO processes as they relate to SAP security.
- Clear, concise verbal and written communication.
- U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
Skills
- SAP S/4HANA
- SAP ECC
- SAP Fiori
- SAP BTP
- SAP Cloud
- GRC
- SoD analysis
- Job Roles analysis
- FIORI apps/Tcodes usage analysis
- ControlPanelGRC
- MDG
- Joule
- Clean‑Core concepts
- User provisioning
- Role design
- Fiori catalogs/spaces/pages
- SAP authorization concepts
- CIS
- SOX/federal audit requirements
- Least Privilege principles
- Security matrices
- Role definitions
- Mitigating controls
- Project management
- Troubleshooting
- Communication
- Stakeholder collaboration
- Mentoring
- Security standards development
- Training material creation
- License entitlement monitoring
- FIORI security
- Backend SAP Security Roles
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Sr. Principal
- 8 Years of relevant experience with Bachelors
- 6 Years with Masters
- 4 Years with PhD
Education Level
- Bachelors in related field
- Masters
- PhD
Salary/Compensations
- $117,500.00 - $176,300.00
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements
- Phenomenal learning opportunities
- Exposure to a wide variety of projects and customers
- Friendly team environment
- Exceptional benefits/healthcare
- 9/80 work schedule
- Great 401k matching program
- Health insurance coverage
- Life and disability insurance
- Savings plan
- Company paid holidays
- Paid time off (PTO)
About the Company
- At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come.
- Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon.
- We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way.
- Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible.
- Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.
- At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions.
- In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and secure technological solutions to enable strategic objectives.
- We’re looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions.
- By joining in our shared mission, we will support your mission of expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field or an industry thought leader.
- At Northrop Grumman, you will have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.
Equal Opportunity
- Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.
- For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO.
