Ryan M Arnold
Dillsburg
Summary
Deputy Lead on the Navy ERP SAP security team, driving critical security initiatives for Navy NETSS. Managed over ten audit projects, including G-Invoicing and Purchase Card, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance user experience and implement effective SAP functionalities.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
SAP Security Deputy Lead and Special Projects Lead
IBM
01.2025 - Current
- Lead a team of eighteen resources for over ten audit agile projects, while being directly responsible for G-Invoicing, Purchase Card, EPS, and MOCAS.
- Participate in daily stand-up meetings, user acceptance testing, and ad hoc calls for all audit projects to ensure alignment and progress.
- Coordinate security efforts directly with audit project team leads, scrum masters, and functional resources.
- Oversee security-related role changes and facilitate defect resolution on audit project kanban boards, enhancing project workflow.
- Train fifteen IBM security resources and ten civilian security resources in various subjects such as Access Enforcer, SuccessFactors, mass role changes, and FIORI Security responsibilities.
- Manage thousands of role changes, hundreds of test-IDs and temporary roles, and hundreds of incident resolutions.
- Serve as IBM Security expert for NAVY Workflow Management, SuccessFactors, and Fiori Security responsibilities, providing critical insights and support.
SuccessFactors Lead, Navy NETTS - SAP Security
IBM
12.2021 - Current
- Implemented a brand-new technology to the Navy for their training and learning environment. SuccessFactors replaced the outdated LSO technology. I made the SAP role authorization changes moving the navy users from LSO to SuccessFactors and worked closely with the government training leads to standup the new product.
- Update Navy learning administrators on a weekly basis based on new role assignments. To date, I've provisioned over 1,000 learning administrators in SuccessFactors.
- Establish and modify user roles and permissions for Navy personnel to enhance access control.
- Update platform groups and permissions to align with evolving requirements in Navy ERP, facilitating user access management.
- Create organizational domains for new commands in Navy ERP to improve system structure.
- Develop domain restrictions for newly created domains, ensuring compliance and security.
- Create SuccessFactors Stage IDs for Navy Commands to develop training materials in a testing environment.
- Resolve incident tickets assigned to Tier 3 security related to SuccessFactors issues.
- Provide knowledge transfer sessions on the security responsibilities in SuccessFactors production and stage.
SAP Senior Security Analyst, Navy NETTS - SAP Security
IBM
10.2020 - Current
- Create and deliver knowledge transfer sessions on topics where I am the subject matter expert.
- Review and approve new business process procedure documents that are created by Tier 3 functionals to explain new functionality to end users.
- Complete QCIs based on necessary changes identified from incidents to ensure compliance and system integrity.
- Implement role changes by managing the Navy ERP system.
- Guide junior team members on the IBM security team in resolving AER and incident tickets, often providing immediate support when they faced challenges.
- Manage low AER queue by processing over 100 tickets daily while assisting team members in their ticket completions.
- Maintain low incident queue by completing hundreds of tasks monthly and supporting junior team members with additional ticket resolution.
G-Invoicing Security Analyst, Navy NETSS - SAP Security
IBM
07.2022 - 04.2026
- Implemented new SAP technology mandated by United States Treasury to eliminate financial variances accepted by DoD organizations.
- Collaborated with SAP functionals to identify and apply necessary SAP authorizations for tasks required by G-Invoicing tool.
- Worked jointly with SAP Developers to create new custom transaction codes, tables, and authorizations and implement those new functionalities into the Navy ERP roles.
- Created 300 temporary roles across 5 role families with 19 derivatives to test new functionalities prior to deployment in real roles.
- Developed system-IDs to execute the programs for G-Invoicing.
- Structured Fiori tiles to improve end-user experience and efficiency.
- Updated existing Navy ERP roles with new or existing authorizations that were found during the discovery phase of the G-Invoicing implementation.
- Created new roles for brand-new processes that have never been used in Navy ERP.
Interim Lead, Navy NETSS - SAP Security
IBM
07.2024 - 01.2025
- Led a team of 18 users, coordinating tasks and fostering collaboration.
- Successfully navigated NFR findings with government lead and audit support.
- Updated team processes to address inefficiencies identified in NFR findings.
- Delivered comprehensive reports to IBM leadership on team performance and project status.
- Functioned as senior team member while managing team lead responsibilities.
- Managed ten special projects (three to completion) in addition to sustainment with no security defects.
- Organized team schedule to guarantee consistent project support and timely completion.
- Delivered weekly status report detailing team's accomplishments for the past week.
- Conducted bi-annual performance reviews for all IBM employees on the security team to assess progress.
Navy POR Finance Lead, Navy POR - Project Management Office
IBM
03.2019 - 10.2020
- Worked on the team that rewrote the NAVY POR contract and submitted the NAVY POR PCR. The PCR allowed IBM to reorganize our contract and turn a $4 million loss into a nearly $2 million gain.
- Wrote several ROMs (Rough Order of Magnitude) that were submitted to the government for special project appraisals and approvals.
- Compiled weekly and monthly status reports by collaborating with team leads to provide comprehensive insights to the contract client.
- Gathered significant financial information from weekly labor report and organized the information in a visual that allows the client to easily ascertain the status of the contract.
- Worked closely with the program manager to validate team availability to ensure POR is meeting contractual agreements made to the client.
- Built a weekly dashboard that shows various metrics that indicate the overall status of the project as well as project shortcomings and successes. The dashboard is sent to high-ranking government officials and executives.
- Coordinated several contract all-hands meeting for over 300 people by preparing a slide deck and hosting meetings with team leads to ensure a smooth delivery of the information.
- Maintained an excel file tracking actual hours worked and salary and travel expenses, enabling accurate cost forecasts and comprehensive project summary.
- Created and maintained a cost model that is communicated with each team member and the accounting contacts for their companies.
- Used forecasts to plan funding necessary for subcontract resources through the current year.
- Approved purchase orders through SAP Ariba for subcontractors on the project.
- Created financial tables and charts to show the overall financial well-being of the project.
- Updated the weekly and quarterly forecast in the IBM FFPS tool.
- Tracked ongoing staffing efforts on the project while ensuring that each new asset has been assigned all necessary markers including billet, labor category, hourly rate, charge code, and start date. With this information the asset can be added into the forecast tracker and the FFPS tool when available.
- Developed and implemented an excel file to calculate key metrics weekly, enhancing accuracy of forecasts for upcoming quarterly expenditures.
Finance Intern/Analyst
BAE Systems
05.2018 - 03.2019
- Analyzed months of accounting data, comparing reports from accounting department and IT system to identify inaccuracies causing variances in millions. Traced root problem to SQL code and modified it, reducing variance to within 100 dollars.
- Developed comprehensive procedures for DCAA review to ensure compliance and facilitate smoother audit processes.
- Collaborated with interns to develop new hire program outlining Life Cycle Management processes at BAE and within defense industry.
- Became a SME for Microsoft SharePoint and built numerous pages for the different departments at the BAE York Branch.
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration - Business Administration - Marketing and Finance
York College of Pennsylvania
US12-2018
Skills
- US Security Clearance
- SAP security
- Navy ERP Systems Finance and Accounting operations
- SuccessFactors implementation
- G-Invoicing integration
- SAP Access Enforcer
- SAP Ariba
- SAP Concur
- Hyperion
- ServiceNow
- User access management
- Role authorization
- Audit management
- Compliance assurance
- User training programs
- Team leadership
- Excellent communication
- Microsoft Office Proficiency
Languages
English, Fluent
Certification
- SAP Certified Technology Associate - SAP System Security and Authorization
Timeline
SAP Security Deputy Lead and Special Projects Lead
IBM
01.2025 - Current
Interim Lead, Navy NETSS - SAP Security
IBM
07.2024 - 01.2025
G-Invoicing Security Analyst, Navy NETSS - SAP Security
IBM
07.2022 - 04.2026
SuccessFactors Lead, Navy NETTS - SAP Security
IBM
12.2021 - Current
SAP Senior Security Analyst, Navy NETTS - SAP Security
IBM
10.2020 - Current
Navy POR Finance Lead, Navy POR - Project Management Office
IBM
03.2019 - 10.2020
Finance Intern/Analyst
BAE Systems
05.2018 - 03.2019
Bachelor of Business Administration - Business Administration - Marketing and Finance
York College of Pennsylvania