Farahat Ali

Designed and maintained SAP S/4HANA architecture, led upgrades and cloud/hybrid migrations, and implemented role-based GRC models that reduced SoD conflicts by 35% while ensuring SOX and FedRAMP compliance.

Managed SAP security landscape including user administration, role design and GRC Access Control, designing 500+ roles and driving audits that reduced security incidents by 30%.

Managed SAP Basis operations including installations, upgrades, and multi-cloud integrations, delivered secure access controls aligned with ISO 27001 and SOX, and authored security and DR documentation.

Led enterprise security operations, implemented security standards and supervised third-party assessments to improve security posture and compliance across the organization.

Configured SAP roles and authorizations to meet SOX and NERC standards, supported security testing during upgrades, and assisted with audit preparation and evidence collection.

Delivered end-to-end SAP security services including user lifecycle, role design and SoD analysis, providing audit support and compliance documentation.

Designed and restructured experience roles (single, composite, derived), managed user access control and transport requests, and executed SAP user audits to improve authorization governance.

Performed Basis-level SAP security administration, developed security policies and maintained user master data and role assignments to meet compliance requirements.

Oversaw SAP Basis and security operations across clients, defined architecture roadmaps for upgrades and migrations, and implemented SAP GRC Access Control to automate provisioning and improve audit readiness.

Created 2,000+ custom security roles for a Go-Live, managed user administration and HR security reporting to ensure data confidentiality and access control.

Performed SAP installations, system copies, and environment refreshes while implementing security frameworks aligned with ITGC requirements and supporting internal and external audits.

Conducted SoD analysis, resolved access conflicts and created PFCG roles to support business processes and compliance requirements.

Created and maintained authorization objects, table security and custom roles, mapping business processes to security requirements to enforce appropriate access controls.

Configured SAP for FDA-regulated manufacturing and clinical operations, ensuring 21 CFR Part 11 compliance and supporting validation with Basis and security documentation.

Developed SAP security roles during global rollout and integration testing, and supported user administration and authorization management across modules.

Directed enterprise IT operations, led systems upgrades and infrastructure migrations, and ensured regulatory compliance and secure systems integration across the organization.

Grade: 3.5/4.0

Completed a Master of Science in Telecommunications & Network Security Systems with a 3.5/4.0 GPA, focusing on network security and systems architecture.

Earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with coursework relevant to systems and infrastructure.