Key Responsibilities

User & Access Management

Handle user provisioning, de-provisioning, and password resets where automation is not applicable
Create, modify and manage user access across ECC (with S/4 support as needed)
Perform role adjustments and support transport checks
Manage service desk requests related to access
Manage exceptions such as service accounts and emergency users

System & Authorization Support

Troubleshoot authorization issues in GUI and Fiori
Monitor Security Audit Logs and maintain relevant security settings
Coordinate with Basis team on RFC users, background jobs, and system notes
Support ECC access stabilisation during LDR, including:
- blocking or restricting access as processes migrate to S/4
- converting access to display‑only where required
- ensuring users cannot post or process transactions in ECC once a process has moved to S/4

Compliance, Audit & GRC Oversight

Support and coordinate the annual User Access Review cycle (eccentric during LDR)
Systematically clean up obsolete or excessive access across ECC in preparation for final ECC audit
Perform security hygiene tasks to maintain audit readiness (especially during ECC exit phase)
Monitor and assist in mitigation of Segregation of Duties (SoD) conflicts
Provide evidence and documentation for internal and external audits (including PwC)
Apply understanding of SAP GRC Access Control principles to support secure user management (optional but beneficial)

Identity & SSO Support

Provide first-line support for SAP IAS / Azure AD authentication issues
Troubleshoot SSO and identity synchronization issues
Collaborate with identity teams on MFA and login‑related events

Business Support

Support business users and managers with access‑related questions
Assist with access readiness for process cutovers during migration to S/4HANA

Required Skills & Qualifications

Technical Expertise

3–5 years of SAP Security experience, primarily in ECC (S/4HANA exposure an advantage)
Strong knowledge of SAP authorization objects, roles, and profiles (GUI + Fiori)
Familiarity with SAP GRC Access Control modules (ARA, ARM, UAR) – optional but desirable
Ability to troubleshoot SU53, ST01, STAUTHTRACE, and Fiori authorization issues
Understanding of RFC users, batch accounts, and cloud integration points
Basic knowledge of IAS / Azure AD SSO and identity flows

Soft Skills

Detail‑oriented, analytical mindset
Strong communication and collaboration skills across business and IT teams
Proactive approach to security, compliance, and audit readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience)

Uniphar – Who we are

With a workforce of more than 3000 employees spread across Ireland, United Kingdom, Mainland Europe, MENA, and the USA, Uniphar is a trusted global partner to pharma and MedTech manufacturers, working to improve patient access to medicines around the world. Uniphar provides outsourced and specialized services to its clients, leveraging the strong relationships with 200+ of the world’s best known pharmaco-medical manufacturers across multiple geographies, enabled by our cutting-edge digital technology and our highly expert teams. Uniphar is organised into three key divisions: Supply Chain Retail & On Demand, Uniphar Med Tech and Uniphar Pharma.

Supply Chain & Retail

Supply Chain Services provides both pre-wholesale and wholesale distribution of pharmaceutical, healthcare and animal health products to pharmacies and hospital nationwide. The business supports a diverse customer base through the provision of strong service levels coupled with innovative commercial initiatives. In addition, the business provides services and supports that help independent community pharmacy to compete more effectively in an increasingly difficult environment and runs a network of Uniphar-owned pharmacies under the Life, Allcare, McCauleys and Hickeys symbol brands.

Pharma – On Demand

The On-Demand business is a specialist medical supply business that sources and distributes pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, and consumable supplies to healthcare professionals in over 160 countries worldwide. We have offices in Ireland, UK, Europe, USA and New Zealand. The company’s main divisions encompass everything from International Sales through Sales to NGO’s and Charities, Clinical Trials Supply, Imported (Unlicensed Medicines), Sexual Health Supplies, and the storage and distribution of medical products and devices for third parties.

Click here to find out more: About Us - Who we are | Uniphar

Culture at Uniphar

Uniphar is a combination of many businesses each with its own identity, culture, values, and ways of working. Our overarching culture narrative is inclusive of each of these stores. Uniphar lives and breathes four key pillars which unpin and support our culture.

We have a people first approach - we do the right thing. We support entrepreneurial spirit where adaptability, commitment & resilience is embodied in our way of working. We have a Common Purpose that connects our diversified businesses and people. Finally, Trust is at the heart of how we operate.

Everything Uniphar does is enabled by our people and as we continue to grow domestically and internationally, we become more diverse. This diversity fuels our business and culture.

Sustainability

Sustainability is at the core of what we do and is deeply embedded in our business strategy. We want to contribute positively to the people and the world around us. Running our business in a sustainable way ensures that Uniphar will continue to prosper in the long-term. We are focused on ensuring that each of the five pillars of our sustainability strategy are a fundamental part of our decision-making process.

SAP Security Specialist

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