SAP Security Analyst in Hampshire, Portsmouth

At Babcock we are working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a SAP Security Analyst within our Corporate Services division.

The role:

As a SAP Security Analyst, you will have a role that is out of the ordinary. To meet the growing business demand for our services, we need to augment the team with experts who can work across multiple technologies and disciplines and deliver our high level of customer satisfaction.

Day-to-day, you will be responsible for the design, configuration and support of the Security and Authorisations for Babcock ERP applications (SAP, Success Factors, Business Technology Platform, SAP IdM, SAP Service Cloud, SAP Field Services, Solution Manager, Security Weaver GRC products and other non-SAP Cloud Products).

• Provide technical and configuration support in designing and building SAP and Non-SAP authorisations and roles for all SAP (Neptune) supported systems.
• Develop security roles to minimise business risk and ensure clear Segregation of Duties.
• Understand the business processes and apply that knowledge to develop access controls and solve user access problems.
• Participate in user access requirements gathering, blueprinting and documentation.
• Propose alternatives based on best practices across the technologies supported.

This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week and can be based near our Lakeside Portsmouth site or a key Babcock hub, including Bristol, Plymouth, London etc., with hybrid working arrangements and occasional travel.

Essential experience of the SAP Security Analyst:

• Extensive hands-on SAP Security support and configuration experience, with more than 3 implementations.
• An understanding of SAP Authorisation concepts in an Enterprise environment (Single/Composite roles and role derivation).
• SAP security technical skills, covering the main functional areas and Basis components.
• Solid experience in design and deployment of SAP Security & Authorisation solutions.
• Experience of supporting user access across multiple SAP modules and SAP systems (ECC, S4 HANA, BW, Coupa, Portal, PO/PI, Gateway).
• Experience of security / authorisations and user access in SuccessFactors and other SAP / Non-SAP Cloud systems.

Qualifications for the SAP Security Analyst:

• A university degree or relevant experience in Security or Information Management.
• Security Clearance: The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

What We Offer:

• Generous holiday allowance.
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance.
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare.
• Employee share scheme.
• Employee shopping savings portal.
• Payment of Professional Fees.
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave.
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement.
• 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity.
• Excellent development opportunities and benefits package including an employee assistance programme supporting physical, mental and financial wellbeing.

Babcock is a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference. Here, you will be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we are building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

We call that lifetime engineering. Join us and see how far we can go, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email with the subject header 'Reasonable adjustments requirement'. We are committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone is free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing Date: 03/03/2026