Senior Security DevOps Engineer

Responsibilities

You will own security engineering across SAP's Sovereign Cloud infrastructure, designing and implementing security concepts for global deployments. You will also automate security solutions and partner with operations teams to ensure compliance with frameworks like NIST and ISO.

Requirements

The role requires an experienced security engineer with deep cloud infrastructure skills, including proficiency in Ansible, Terraform, and Kubernetes. Candidates must be willing to undergo a governmental security clearance process and possess a degree in a relevant technical field or equivalent experience.

Skills

• Cloud security
• Ansible
• Terraform
• CI/CD
• Git
• Operating systems administration
• OS hardening
• AWS
• Azure
• Kubernetes
• Security automation
• NIST
• ISO
• Infrastructure management
• Security architecture
• MLOps

Benefits

• Health and well-being programs
• Flexible working models
• Employee referral program

About this role

Company Description
Join SAP's senior engineering community, collaborating across product lines and mentoring teams to deliver secure, scalable cloud services worldwide.
Job Description
What you'll bring
You're an experienced security engineer with deep cloud infrastructure skills, ready to design and deliver secure cloud deployments at global scale in a regulated enterprise environment.
Working knowledge of Ansible, Terraform, CI/CD tools, and Git for security automation
Strong experience in operating systems administration and security engineering, including OS image creation and hardening
Experience securing cloud infrastructure at scale on AWS and Azure
Familiarity with managing and securing Kubernetes environments
A degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
Fluency in written and spoken English is required for this role.
** Due to the potentially classified nature of our work, your willingness is required to subject yourself to a governmental security clearance process **
We also look for people who build trust naturally, communicate with clarity, keep the customer at the centre of what they do, and bring emotional intelligence and genuine problem-solving ability to the challenges they face.
In addition to the skills and experience specific to this role, all positions at SAP require candidates who are comfortable using AI tools — including agentic AI — in their day-to-day work, from crafting effective inputs and automating routine tasks, to evaluating AI-generated outputs for quality and driving adoption of AI practices within their teams.
What you'll build
You will own security engineering across SAP's Sovereign Cloud infrastructure, working alongside platform experts, operations teams, and hyperscaler partners to build a globally distributed security capability.
Design and implement security concepts for infrastructure management across SAP's global Sovereign Cloud footprint
Build and automate security solutions aligned with the Sovereign Cloud security strategy
Strengthen automated provisioning of foundational cloud infrastructure and Sovereign Cloud-ready SAP products
Apply compliance frameworks — including NIST and ISO — to guide security deployment decisions
Partner with global operations teams and hyperscaler providers on security architecture
Keep the team's knowledge current with native hyperscaler capabilities and modern infrastructure tooling
Where you belong
Sovereign Cloud is a business unit within SAP Product Engineering, responsible for operating SAP solutions to global and local compliance and security standards. The security engineering team builds the automated tools and processes that protect regulated customer environments at scale. This is a high-impact role at the intersection of cloud security and enterprise infrastructure, working with a globally distributed team. This role involves up to 20% travel.
What you'll bring
You're an experienced security engineer with deep cloud infrastructure skills, ready to design and deliver secure cloud deployments at global scale in a regulated enterprise environment.
Working knowledge of Ansible, Terraform, CI/CD tools, and Git for security automation
Strong experience in operating systems administration and security engineering, including OS image creation and hardening
Experience securing cloud infrastructure at scale on AWS and Azure
Familiarity with managing and securing Kubernetes environments
A degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
Fluency in written and spoken English is required for this role.
** Due to the potentially classified nature of our work, your willingness is required to subject yourself to a governmental security clearance process **
We also look for people who build trust naturally, communicate with clarity, keep the customer at the centre of what they do, and bring emotional intelligence and genuine problem-solving ability to the challenges they face.
In addition to the skills and experience specific to this role, all positions at SAP require candidates who are comfortable using AI tools — including agentic AI — in their day-to-day work, from crafting effective inputs and automating routine tasks, to evaluating AI-generated outputs for quality and driving adoption of AI practices within their teams.
What you'll build
You will own security engineering across SAP's Sovereign Cloud infrastructure, working alongside platform experts, operations teams, and hyperscaler partners to build a globally distributed security capability.
Design and implement security concepts for infrastructure management across SAP's global Sovereign Cloud footprint
Build and automate security solutions aligned with the Sovereign Cloud security strategy
Strengthen automated provisioning of foundational cloud infrastructure and Sovereign Cloud-ready SAP products
Apply compliance frameworks — including NIST and ISO — to guide security deployment decisions
Partner with global operations teams and hyperscaler providers on security architecture
Keep the team's knowledge current with native hyperscaler capabilities and modern infrastructure tooling
Where you belong
Sovereign Cloud is a business unit within SAP Product Engineering, responsible for operating SAP solutions to global and local compliance and security standards. The security engineering team builds the automated tools and processes that protect regulated customer environments at scale. This is a high-impact role at the intersection of cloud security and enterprise infrastructure, working with a globally distributed team. This role involves up to 20% travel.
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