Sushma Valavala

Halifax,NS, Canada

Summary

Dedicated and highly skilled SAP Security and GRC (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) Consultant with 9 years of extensive experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining SAP security solutions for leading organizations. Proven expertise in ensuring the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of critical business data within complex SAP environments. Adept at collaborating with cross-functional teams, analyzing security risks, and implementing robust GRC frameworks. Known for delivering cost-effective and compliant SAP security solutions while optimizing business processes. Seeking opportunities to leverage deep knowledge and hands-on experience to drive security excellence and support organizational growth.

Overview

years of professional experience

Work History

IT Security - Senior Software Engineer

DELL TECHNOLOGIES

05.2017 - 07.2023

Design and implementation of SAP security solutions for multiple SAP modules, ensuring data confidentiality and compliance with industry standards.
Collaborate with 6 business stakeholders to define security requirements and translate them into effective SAP role designs and access controls.
Implemented SAP security and GRC solutions for 2 projects, resulting in 90 % reduction in security breaches.
Conducted security assessments, identifying and mitigating vulnerabilities.
Managed user access controls and authorization profiles for 12 SAP systems, ensuring compliance with industry standards.
Led team of 3 junior consultants, providing mentorship and achieving 95% improvement in team performance.
Collaborated with cross-functional teams to streamline security processes, resulting in 85% increase in efficiency.
Developed and delivered comprehensive SAP security training sessions for 5 employees.

Application Consultant

IBM INDIA PVT LTD – Client: HEINEKEN N.V.

06.2014 - 05.2017

Technical analyst for SAP security in production & non-production environments.
Managed over 500 tickets per month.
Performed user administration and role administration.
Determined scope of roles considering teams working on various applications, thus reducing 100 redundant roles.
Extensively worked on CRM and CUA environments.
Inactive user management and License management.

Education

B.Tech - Electronics And Communication Engineering

Kaushik College of Engineering (JNTU Kakinada)

Visakhapatnam, AP, India

04.2013

Skills

SAP Security
SAP GRC and IDM
S/4 HANA and FIORI
ECC, CRM, BI/BOBJ
BPC/EPM, SAC-P, PaPM

Microsoft Office
JIRA/ Confluence
Implementations
Test phases
Requirements Gathering and Analysis

Core Competency

SAP ABAP and JAVA Security
SAP GRC 10/10.1
Implementation and Upgrades
IDM 8.0
Refresh and Release Support
Security implementation for BI/BOBJ, HANA, EPM, BPC, SOLMAN
ECATT/VB Scripts
Change management
SOX compliance and Audit support
ECC, CRM, SRM, CUA
S4HANA, Fiori
PaPM, B4HANA, SAC-P

Additional Information

Technologist with 9 years of experience in SAP ERP, Security and GRC Implementation, upgrade and migration.
GRC Access control implementation expertise.
2 end-to-end SAP Security implementations experience for both role and user life cycle management.
Lead and responsible for transmission of hypercare period to study state for support team.
Involved in Central Finance implementation, upgrades, role design and post go-live support.

Timeline