PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SARGENTO FOODS INC, WI                                                                               Jan ‘07 – Present

SAP Security Administrator

• Worked on SAP User Administration, assigning roles to the new users for R/3, BW and Enterprise Portal in a large environment
• Handled remedy tickets for assisting users with access problems, locked users, resetting passwords, role modifications, creating OSS ID
• Work with Business owners to help them understand what SAP authorizations and roles are needed for the users in that department
• Worked along with the functional teams to set and resolve the authorization object level data and problems in various modules (FI/CO, MM, PS)
• Creating report variants, identifying controls, generating access review reports and security reports using the transaction SUIM for user access, roles, profiles and authorizations, lock/unlock user in client etc
• Using PFCG, managed roles - derived single/composite roles, authorization objects/fields

• Troubleshooting authorization problems by analyzing user trace (ST01) and authority check (SU53)

• Worked on documenting roles in roles database and update database history of roles and exported reports to Excel Sheets from SUIM to provide business with detailed list of users in their controls

Environment: SAP ECC 5.0, Solaris 8.X, Oracle 9i, BW 3.5, APO 3.1, SEM 3.2, EP 6.0 (NW 4.0)

ATLAS TUBE INC, MI                                                                                         MAY06 – NOV 06

SAP Security Administrator

• Worked with BW team to design and implement SAP BW security
• Experience in configuring user administration of Enterprise Portals 6.0.
• Experience in creation of Portal roles for access to systems to worldwide users
• Created users, roles and assigned required privileges for the database access
• Experience in mapping the portal roles with the BW reports
• Experience using Profile Generator to create/assign Activity groups, Roles, Generate Authorization profiles and Authorization objects according to R/3 objects (Users, Job, Position…).
• Created new activity groups from derived activity groups
• Used SU24 to find out the Authorization objects related to the transaction code
• Analyzed trace files and tracked missed authorizations for user’s access problems and inserted missing authorizations using ST01 transaction
• Worked in SU53 requests to find out the missing authorizations and provide access to the system to the system as per the company’s requirements
• Transported roles and profiles using SAP Transport Management System (TMS)
• Extensively worked on SUIM reporting tool to find out profiles, users, authorizations, and cross-referenced transactions with roles and vice versa
• Installed predefined VIRSA firefighter roles over the R/3 landscape and implemented security as per SOX compliance
• Extensively worked on SOD

• Continuously improved security configuration to reflect best practices and to prepare for system audits

Environment: SAP R/3 Enterprise release 4.7 Ext (1.0), Oracle 9i, BW 3.5, APO3.1, HP-Unix, EP6.0 and Windows 2000/2003        

ALLEGIANCE HEALTHCARE CORPORATION, IL                                          MAY05–MAR 06

SAP System Administrator

• Used STMS system to transport the objects from Development to QA and then to Production
• Supported Internal and External security audits in the production system every month
• Work with Business specialists to help them understand what SAP authorization objects are causing the conflicts and what all options exist for mitigating the conflicts
• Ran security reports for critical transactions and objects and for users who never logged on
• Worked with functional team leads to define the new transactions
• Secured roles by Company Code, Plant, Cost Center, Profit Center, and Purchasing Organization etc
• Analyzed all customer programs and transaction codes for authority checks
• Analyzed all business roles and mapped them to transaction code according to business processes
• Worked on SAP Check Indicator Defaults and Field values, reduced the scope of Authorization checks using transaction SU24 and maintained check indicators for Transaction codes

·         Continuously improved security configuration to reflect best practices and to prepare for system audits

• Configured Profile Generator and transported settings to all clients, setup security for the developers
• Established security testing procedures and tools
• User maintenance (User creation/deletion/lockdown/activation)
• Worked on id administration for over 1200 SAP users in Development, Quality, Training and Production instances and provided developers key and reset the passwords
• Educated testing team about how to test security profiles
• Provided knowledge transfer for SAP R/3 security environment
• Used Derived activity groups to create new activity groups and to transfer transaction codes from old ones to new ones
• Documented the procedure for all SAP tasks process and controls
• Performed trouble shooting on R/3 security problems by using system traces
• Assisted Sarbanes Oxley Compliance - SAP System Audit and documentation of significant Processes and controls
• Performed Client copies/deletes in Sandbox, Development and Training

Environment: SAP R3 4.6C, Solaris 9, Oracle 8i, BW 3.1C, APO 3.1, WAS 6.20

RAPID CITY REGIONAL HOSPITAL, INC, SD                                                 JAN 04 – MAR 05

SAP Security Administrator

• Responsible for daily checks, monitoring unsuccessful logons, monitoring inactive users and locking inactive users in production system

• Worked on BW user administration and also created roles in BW as per the Business requirements

• Worked on SAP Enterprise Portal- creating users on an LDAP server and assigning appropriate user groups for his portal interface
• Extensively worked in creating new users and solving tickets to carry on day to day user maintenance jobs. Using PFCG and  managed roles and worked on redesigning roles
• Used SUIM reports to find out the profiles, users, authorizations, and cross referenced transactions with roles and vice versa
• Tracing authorizations with ST01 and checking for missing authorization objects by using SU53. Checked SU24 to find out authorization objects related to the transaction code to check and maintain them
• Extensive work in User administration such as creating and updating roles as per the Basis team requirements and other functional teams. CUA and ALE setup for centralized user management
• Created derived Activity Groups and authorization profiles for the various plants located at different geographical locations in development system. Assigning these roles to tester logins and monitoring them for problems
• Opening clients for configuration changes and change to modifiable state as per the project’s requirements
• Reduced the scope of authority checks in R/3 using SU24. Analyzed and executed RSCLACOP, RHAUTUPI and RHMOVE30 report and batch programs
• Monitor security and authorization violations. Lock/Unlock and deletion of user IDs
• Worked in completing the SAP security audit requirement checklist. Implemented and tested recommendations made by the SAP Audit team

HERO HONDA MOTORS LIMITED Gurgaon, India                                         APR 00 – SEP 03

Network System Administrator

• Daily maintenance of the EGL web, FTP, DNS and mail servers
• Design and implementation of a daily backup plan
• Technical support for in-house programmers
• Maintenance of security policies throughout the network
• Source code control, archival and implementation
• Maintaining the network hardware and software
• Provide support for users, troubleshoot all network related issues

•  Responsible for the operational stability and efficiency of the work stations.

• WindowsNT/2000, Configuration, Upgrades.

• Outlook, Excel, Word, and Access 2003 installation and management.

• Active Directory, Terminal Services

• Dell, HP, Cisco, Barracuda technologies and account management., Consulting Relationships, Client Liaison., Equipment Purchases, Vendor Negotiations.

• Business Needs Analysis, Proposal Development. Workflow Prioritization, Resource Allocations. Quality Assurance.

• Computer Assembly/Repair., Setting up Hubs and Workstations. Server Hardware Installation and Maintenance.

• Software Installation and Configuration., Wireless Technologies, Networking Technologies., System and Software Upgrades

• CRM Database Management, Software/Information Organization, LAN and WAN Administration.

• Networking, Network Security, Help Desk Management, User Support, End-User Training, Troubleshooting/Problem Solving.   

Environment: Windows 2000, Windows/NT, Microsoft Office