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SAP GRC Security Architect
Posting Start Date: 12926
Work Location: Houston, TX, USA 77024
SAP GRC Security Architect
The Opportunity
SAP GRC Security Architect at a growth-oriented energy company
Play a crucial role in ensuring the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of our SAP systems.
Be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing security strategies, SAP roles, and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and standards.
Help maintain a secure and efficient SAP environment that supports our business processes and objectives.
Reporting to the Director Integration, you will provide exemplary customer service to our clients by collaborating with various business units to ensure SAP security best practices are integrated into all processes.
Key activities include:
Design, develop, and maintain SAP security roles and authorizations with a focus on current SAP ECC landscape to meet business needs and compliance requirements and S4 HANA migration experience to lead future migration.
Conduct regular system audits to detect deviations from established policies, standards, and regulatory requirements.
Collaborate with various teams to understand business requirements and ensure that SAP security strategies align with business objectives and IT security policies.
Manage and implement continuous process and design improvements in SAP Control Panel, GRC Governance, Risk, and Compliance modules, including User Access Reviews, Risk Management, and Fire Fighter Provisioning.
Develop and maintain documentation related to SAP security policies, procedures, and role designs.
Provide expert guidance on SAP security best practices, risk management, and compliance strategies.
Manage incident response for SAP security-related issues, including root cause analysis and preventive measures.
Train and mentor team members on SAP security concepts, tools, and techniques.
Other duties as assigned.
Note: This description is intended to give you a general overview of the position. Additional responsibilities and opportunities may be identified based on current business needs.
Qualifications
To meet the basic qualifications for this role, you will have:
Legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship.
Additional qualifications include:
Bachelors degree in computer science, information security, or a related field required.
Minimum 3 years of experience in a related field required.
Proven experience in SAP Security Architecture required.
Deep understanding of SAP security concepts, role design, GRC, and compliance management required.
Experience with SAP HANA, S4 HANA, and FIORI security models required.
Familiarity with industry standards and regulations related to information security and data protection, e.g., ISO 27001, GDPR, SOX required.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills required.
Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities required.
Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and with stakeholders from different functional areas required.
Strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment required.
Certifications in SAP Security and/or GRC are preferred.
Detail-oriented with a commitment to excellence and high standards preferred.
About Us
At Par Pacific, we own and operate market-leading energy and infrastructure businesses in logistically-complex markets. We have built a team of oil and gas industry veterans and subject matter experts to lead our organization with an entrepreneurial spirit and a collaborative problem-solving approach. We bring our diverse strengths and motivation to complex markets where we seek out diamonds in the rough. As a nimble, growing organization, we actively pursue new opportunities with corporate financing, know-how, respond to local market demands, and adapt to changing external environments.
More Good Reasons to work for Par Pacific
Unique Culture
There is nothing ordinary about Par Pacific -- a niche player in the energy space. And theres certainly nothing ordinary about Par Pacific employees. We are driven, hardworking, entrepreneurial-minded professionals who love to win. If that describes you, youll fit right in.
Location
Location, Location, Location
Because Par Pacific operates in some of the most beautiful places throughout the country, our employees get to make these places their home and enrich their lives. The office where youll work is in the CityCentre in Houston, Texas, located on the west side of Houston near I-10 and the Sam Houston Tollway. Its a vibrant area of the city with plenty of places for lunch or to wind down after work.
Opportunistic Growth Strategy
At Par Pacific, we look for operations with strong fundamentals and great employees who can move a business forward. Our management team has deep experience in the energy industry as well as in leading mergers, acquisitions, and integrations of newly acquired companies.
Focused on the Future
We are an energy company that has recognized the imperative and embraced the opportunity to begin the transition from fossil fuels. We are developing products that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Excellent Compensation and Benefits
In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a strong comprehensive benefits package that includes:
Medical, dental, and vision insurance A robust allotment of paid time off A 401k with company match retirement savings plans Educational reimbursement More
Full-time employees and their families are offered medical with prescription coverage, dental vision voluntary critical illness accident life AD&D insurance, Flexible Spending Account, and Employee Assistance Program.
Employees can purchase company stock at discounted prices through the Employee Stock Purchase Program.
Our Headquarters
Par Pacific Holdings Inc., based in Houston, Texas, owns, manages, and maintains interests in energy and infrastructure businesses. We are a growing energy company focused on renewable and conventional fuels in the Western United States. Par Pacific also owns 46% of Laramie Energy LLC, a natural gas production company with operations and assets concentrated in Western Colorado.
Our Refineries and Logistics Operations
We own and operate refineries in Hawaii, Montana, Washington, and Wyoming with total operating throughput capacity of over 219 Mbpd. Par Pacific owns and operates one of the largest energy networks in Hawaii with 90,000 bpd of operating refining capacity, a logistics system supplying the major islands of the state, and 90 retail locations.
In the Pacific Northwest and the Rockies, Par Pacific owns and operates 124,000 bpd of combined refining capacity and related multimodal logistics systems.
Our Retail Operations
We own and operate 90 retail locations in Hawaii under the Hele and 76 brands and 33 retail locations in Washington and Idaho under the nomnom brand.
Par Pacific is an equal opportunity employer. Par Pacific prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.
Note: Par Pacific will not accept calls or unsolicited resumes from third-party recruiters. All candidates are required to apply through this web posting.