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Veena Krishne Gowda

SAP Security and GRC consultant
Bangalore,KA

Summary

Experienced SAP, Security, and GRC professional with over 9 years of hands-on experience managing user roles in ECC and S/4 HANA environments. Proficient in role design, catalog creation, and Fiori group development. Skilled at leading GRC implementation projects and driving role redesign initiatives to support S/4 HANA transition. Committed to improving risk management strategies, ensuring compliance, and optimizing operational processes for efficiency.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
2016
2016
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

Package Specialist

IBM India
09.2022 - Current
  • Develop roles in ECC and S/4HANA, including SAP Fiori catalogs and groups for Launchpad access.
  • Conducted multiple workshops with key business leads and process owners to gather functional requirements, establish role design, and map user-role assignments for UAT, dry run, and Go-Live across business services.
  • Implemented a master and derived authorization role matrix globally using S/4 roles structured around SoD-free business roles, technical roles, and enabler roles.
  • Collaborated with business stakeholders to review and refine GRC rule sets based on operational needs and risk compliance.
  • Deployed a centralized ARM (Emergency Access Management) workflow strategy to manage elevated access securely and efficiently.
  • Provide user support solutions for security-related issues, troubleshoot authorization errors, and configure GRC modules.
  • Lead GRC configuration activities, conduct regular user access reviews, and audit documentation.

Consultant

EY GDS
09.2019 - 08.2022
  • Designed, built, and tested roles for ECC S/4HANA landscapes, including Fiori Launchpad roles—backend, frontend security using catalogs, and groups.
  • Implemented GRC Access Control: conducted access risk analysis, configured workflows (ARQ, EAM, ARA), managed SoD rule sets, and implemented mitigation controls.
  • Role redesign initiatives to resolve SoD conflicts, and optimize existing ECC roles ahead of the S/4 migration.
  • Coordinated with business process teams to translate requirements into secure role designs.
  • Performed mass user operations, maintained role profiles via SU01/SU10, and generated transports for testing and production.
  • Conducted periodic user access reviews, and generated audit-ready compliance reports.

Application Developer

IBM India
04.2016 - 09.2019
  • Managed user and role administration in ECC and BW landscapes; created and maintained derived, composite, and global roles via PFCG.
  • Applied SU24 to adjust check indicators and fine-tune authorization objects; used SU53 and ST01 for troubleshooting missing authorizations.
  • Supported SOX compliance audits and executed security controls in coordination with audit teams.
  • Documented processes, policies, and technical designs for SAP security procedures and user provisioning.

Education

Bachelor Of Engineering - Information Science

Dayananda Sagar College Of Engineering
Bangalore

Skills

SAP Security

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Certification

C_SEC SAP Certified Associate - Security Administrator - March 2025

Timeline

Package Specialist

IBM India
09.2022 - Current

Consultant

EY GDS
09.2019 - 08.2022

Application Developer

IBM India
04.2016 - 09.2019

Bachelor Of Engineering - Information Science

Dayananda Sagar College Of Engineering

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