Senior Developer Security (m/f/d)

We help the world run better

At SAP, we keep it simple: you bring your best to us, and we'll bring out the best in you. We're builders touching over 20 industries and 80% of global commerce, and we need your unique talents to help shape what's next. The work is challenging – but it matters. You'll find a place where you can be yourself, prioritize your wellbeing, and truly belong. What's in it for you? Constant learning, skill growth, great benefits, and a team that wants you to grow and succeed.

Role Summary And Information

The Senior Developer Security will play a vital role within our team and will have the primary responsibility of safeguarding our organization's critical assets. This position is an individual contributor role, focused on the development of a cutting‑edge automation platform that will enhance our operations by seamlessly integrating both process and control automation, eliminating the need for manual intervention. This innovative development role will enhance efficiency, reduce human error, and streamline our workflows, ultimately saving time and resources. Leveraging both proprietary and open‑source tools and technologies, the Senior Developer Security will tackle a diverse set of intricate challenges aimed at improving the team's efficiency and effectiveness. If you are a developer with a security background, this position offers an opportunity to not only work on software development but also to contribute your security expertise in a centralized security platform. Ultimately, you’ll build highly responsive systems and APIs that align with our business needs. If you are coupled with a keen passion for continuous learning and innovation, we encourage you to submit your application.

What You'll Do

• Serve as a core developer on the central security platform that integrates vulnerability management, threat intelligence, credential scanning, and compliance dashboards into a unified, AI‑powered solution
• Build and enhance user interfaces using React, SAP UI5, and Angular
• Architect and build scalable, cloud‑native software solutions and RESTful APIs that leverage AI/ML for real‑time security monitoring, incident response automation, and threat intelligence enrichment across the central platform
• Design and develop RESTful APIs for service‑to‑service communication as well as microservices in Python (FastAPI/Flask) and Java (Spring Boot)
• Develop AI‑powered features and intelligent agents using Model Context Protocol (MCP) to build context‑aware security applications for vulnerability analysis, threat hunting, and automated remediation
• Build and maintain deployment pipelines using Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, and SonarQube
• Leverage SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) and SAP AI Core to deploy and manage AI models within the enterprise environment, ensuring seamless integration with SAP ecosystems
• Collaborate closely with Security Operations Analysts, Vulnerability Detection Engineers, and Threat Intelligence Analysts to understand operational challenges and translate them into AI‑driven software solutions for the platform
• Conduct code reviews, technical workshops, and knowledge‑sharing sessions to advocate for software engineering best practices
• Stay current with emerging AI/ML techniques, cybersecurity threats, and software engineering innovations to continuously improve the platform's capabilities and the organization's security posture

What You Bring

• Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence or related field
• Senior Software Developer with 5+ years of experience, including 3+ years specifically applying AI to cybersecurity domains (threat detection, vulnerability analysis, security automation)
• Strong organizational and analytical abilities, with a track record of working with agile development/release frameworks
• Expert‑level proficiency in Go and Java and comprehensive knowledge of at least one additional software development language such as Rust, or Python
• Good knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML5 and modern frontend frameworks, particularly SAP UI5 and React
• Experience with Model Context Protocol (MCP) and building context‑aware AI applications for security use cases
• Hands‑on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation tools, containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes)
• Strong experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs with knowledge of API security best practices (OAuth, JWT, API gateways, rate limiting)
• Strong experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions, YAML based CI/CD pipelines
• A plus if you have knowledge of SAP BTP and AI Core.
• A plus if you have knowledge of vulnerability management, threat detection, incident response, and applying AI/ML to security domains (malware detection, intrusion detection, threat intelligence)
• A plus if you have experience managing and maintaining databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, SAP HANA) including performance tuning, backup and recovery, security management, and schema design.

Meet Your Team

SAP is uniquely positioned to lead the next wave of AI by infusing intelligence directly into the business processes that run the world. Our team’s mission is to develop Foundation Models for structured data, starting with the launch and continued evolution of SAP-RPT-1. As the first generation of our relational model portfolio, SAP-RPT-1 represents our commitment to pioneering new research in a domain where SAP’s expertise in enterprise data structures provides an unmatched competitive edge. We are looking for innovators to join us in this journey to develop next‑generation models with even higher impact, bridging the gap between cutting‑edge AI research and the complex, structured reality of global enterprise data.

Bring out your best

SAP innovations help more than four hundred thousand customers worldwide work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively. Originally known for leadership in enterprise resource planning (ERP) software, SAP has evolved to become a market leader in end‑to‑end business application software and related services for database, analytics, intelligent technologies, and experience management. As a cloud company with two hundred million users and more than one hundred thousand employees worldwide, we are purpose‑driven and future‑focused, with a highly collaborative team ethic and commitment to personal development. Whether connecting global industries, people, or platforms, we help ensure every challenge gets the solution it deserves. At SAP, you can bring out your best.

We win with inclusion

SAP’s culture of inclusion, focus on health and well‑being, and flexible working models help ensure that everyone – regardless of background – feels included and can run at their best. At SAP, we believe we are made stronger by the unique capabilities and qualities that each person brings to our company, and we invest in our employees to inspire confidence and help everyone realize their full potential. We ultimately believe in unleashing all talent and creating a better world.

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