SAP Expert Security Data Governance Engineer 

United Kingdom, England, London 

954145571

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, lead, and optimize scalable data platform solutions that empower SAP’s enterprise-wide security logging and real-time monitoring infrastructure.

• Engage as a trusted advisor and cross-functional leader, collaborating with senior stakeholders and security teams to translate complex business security requirements into actionable, robust data governance architectures.

• Drive the end-to-end lifecycle management of platforms supporting incident response, cyber threat intelligence, and vulnerability management, ensuring seamless integration and high resilience under global operational demands.

• Lead the ingestion, normalization, and fusion of large-scale, heterogeneous datasets to enable cutting-edge analytics and advanced threat detection methodologies, leveraging state-of-the-art technologies including data mesh principles, event streaming platforms, and enterprise SIEM tools (notably Splunk).

• Develop and enforce enterprise-wide security data governance policies, standards, and best practices aligned with industry-leading frameworks such as NIST, SOC, PCI, and GDPR, ensuring rigorous compliance and audit readiness.

• Innovate and implement advanced automation pipelines, sophisticated scripting workflows, and optimized data processing architectures to elevate platform efficiency, data quality, and operational agility.

• Mentor and lead engineering and operations teams, providing expert escalation support, driving continuous knowledge sharing, and fostering a culture of excellence and resilience.

• Champion data integrity, hygiene, and lifecycle management as central elements of SAP’s evolving data security strategy, contributing thought leadership to shape long-term security data visions.

• Deliver high-impact technical presentations and strategic recommendations to executive leadership, empowering data-driven decision-making for holistic threat mitigation and security posture enhancement.

What You Bring:

• Over 5 years of demonstrated senior-level experience in Information Security, specializing in security data governance, engineering, and SIEM platform.

• Proven track record of architecting and managing enterprise-wide Splunk deployments at scale, including infrastructure design, advanced administration, and high-availability configurations.

• Deep and current knowledge of global information security compliance regimes and audit frameworks such as PCI, SOC, GDPR, and NIST, with hands-on experience driving compliance initiatives.

• Advanced proficiency in automation, scripting (Python, Bash, PowerShell), and complex regular expressions to enhance data ingestion, transformation, and platform lifecycle automation.

• Exceptional strategic communication skills, capable of articulating complex technical concepts clearly and persuasively to C-level executives, stakeholders, and technical teams globally.

• Demonstrated leadership in cross-functional environments, driving innovation and continuous improvement within security data engineering and operations disciplines.

• Experience leveraging cloud hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, GCP) and integrating these platforms with security data ecosystems is a distinct advantage.

• Experience with Cribl or similar data routing, processing, and observability pipeline tools is considered a strong plus.