Open Source Compliance Engineer - Global Technology Legal Compliance

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Meet the team
SAP is looking for candidates to fill the role of Technology Legal Compliance (TLC) Analyst. This position offers a unique opportunity for individuals who are passionate about software quality – ideal candidates will possess a strong background in software testing or auditing and have a genuine interest in expanding their career and experience into the areas of development governance and compliance.

Acting as a key contributor to the company’s Global Technology Legal Compliance group, participation in SAP’s 3rd party intellectual property management initiatives is a significant part of the role. Critically, this involves monitoring and controlling open source intake across SAP by executing code audits using our source code scanning technologies: the review and assessment of the code scanner output represents a central area of responsibility.

The successful candidate will have an inherent passion for research and investigations – in addition to having a very high level of attention to detail, candidates must enjoy doing research to find answers to complex questions. Working closely with product development, release management, legal, licensing, and other stakeholder teams, the TLC Analyst will drive to support SAP’s Intellectual Property due diligence processes, ensuring consistent compliance to open source licensing.

What you will do:

• Evaluation of software packages using SAP’s software scanning / auditing tools.
• Review of open source license information & other license relevant documentation/files based on scan results (or other research).
• Performing code audits for various types of compliance relevant artifacts: license text, terms of use pages, cryptography, etc.
• All necessary training will be provided for qualified candidates.
• Evaluation of software packages using SAP’s software scanning / auditing tools.
• Review of open source license information & other license relevant documentation/files based on scan results (or other research).
• Performing code audits for various types of compliance relevant artifacts: license text, terms of use pages, cryptography, etc.
• All necessary training will be provided for qualified candidates.

What you should bring

• B.S. (degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology or equivalent)
• 3+ years of software development/security engineer experience
• Technical competence with at least one object oriented programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, Java or C++
• Ability to read/review different source code languages and other software objects to make decisions based on understanding the implemented functionality.
• Adept at complex problem solving and extensive research skills
• Strong interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to work with diverse/cross-functional teams
• Candidates who have experience using and contributing to open source software projects will be highly favored.

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.  

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EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or disability.

Requisition ID: 404267 | Work Area: Software-Design and Development | Expected Travel: 0 - 10% | Career Status: Professional | Employment Type: Regular Full Time | Additional Locations:  #LI-Hybrid

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