Application Security Analyst

About the role

• Agency
• Office of the State Controller
• Division
• OSC Information Technology
• Job Classification Title
• IT Security & Compliance Specialist I (NS)
• Position Number
• 60087215
• Grade
• DT08

Description of Work

Internal to State Government: This vacancy is only available to current employees of the State of North Carolina, including University employees.

Note

This job posting will close at 11:59 p.m. the night before the closing date.

Salary Range

The salary range for DT08 is $75,818- $113,727. The salary offered will be based on candidate's education and experience; and availability of funds for this position.

Please Note: OSC does not use 3rd parties to conduct job interviews.

OSC is interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we cannot sponsor visas at this time.

Successful candidate will be subject to a criminal background check.

The mission of the Office of the State Controller (OSC) is to protect the financial integrity of the State and promote accountability in an objective and efficient manner.

Description of Work

This position supports the state SAP HR/Payroll System and the Oracle Fusion Cloud NCFS System. Responsibilities include monitoring and processing Security Role Change Requests using the Ivanti ticket system. The Application Security Analyst's primary responsibility will be supporting the SAP HR/Payroll, however cross training to also maintain Oracle Fusion Cloud NCFS System will be required.

The position will process production support security requests utilizing the Ivanti Ticketing system from all 80 plus agencies and universities.

Duties will also include security support for all requests and projects from the Functional and Development Teams related to the 14 development, training and production environments in the Oracle NC Financial System and the sandbox, development, quality and production landscapes in the SAP HR/Payroll System.

The position is responsible for creating and maintaining job roles, duty roles, abstract roles, data roles. and aggregate privileges in the Oracle Fusion system as well as master, derived, and composite SAP roles as needed in ERP, FIORI, and BI/BOBJ, across all SAP landscapes. The Application Security Analyst will research application security issues as needed with clients and Functional Application Analysts.

This position is also responsible for creating test accounts when required and regression testing security scripts in Oracle Fusion after upgrades and patches. The Application Security Analyst is responsible for performing production system monitoring of security jobs and on-call duties when required.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences

• Documented knowledge of structure-based security, derived roles, and composite roles in an SAP HR/Payroll environment
• Documented knowledge of Oracle Cloud Financials Security processes, role creation, security applications
• Documented knowledge of Separation of Duties, Identity

Access Management, Security Processes and Procedures

• In-depth knowledge of and documented ability to use Microsoft

Office Products

• Knowledge of software installation and migration to manage complex projects
• Documented knowledge of Oracle Cloud Advanced Access Controls
• Documented knowledge of ADFDI and FBDI for Oracle Fusion Cloud
• Sufficient knowledge of HR / Payroll Systems, Financial and budgetary methods and operations/practices. Ability to comprehend, analyze and interpret organizational issues/procedures to make alterations in existing systems that support the organization.
• Excellent writing and verbal skills. Ability to prepare detailed and comprehensive reports and to present information clearly and concisely
• Ability to plan and organize/coordinate the day-to-day work of others. Ability to reorganize the work assignments of other technicians and/or analysts and adapt their workload, if necessary, to unanticipated changes.
• Working knowledge of technology architecture in a multi-layered environment, two-factor authentication, active directory integration, SAP proprietary roles and authorization objects as well as Oracle Fusion custom job roles and duty roles in a cloud-based environment.
• Ability to manage statewide moderate to complex projects that can have significant impact to NC Employees in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong analytical skills and able to make proactive decisions regarding technical modifications to prevent future problems, assessing all viable options and weighing all potential consequences.
• Excellent knowledge of security rules and how to grant/deny access based on users or groups

Management preferences

• Knowledge of UNIX desired
• Oracle Cloud Financials Security experience desired
• SAP HR / Payroll Security experience preferred
• Experience with some Oracle Cloud Financials EPM or OAC

Security desired

• Experience with SAP State Government Support desired
• Experience with SAP Security in a Government environment desired

Minimum Education and Experience

• Some state job postings say you can qualify by an "equivalent combination of education and experience."
• If that language appears below, then you may qualify through EITHER years of education OR years of directly related experience, OR a combination of both.
• See the Education and Experience Equivalency Guide for details.

Note

• Transcripts must be uploaded to Workday and attached to your application to receive credit for any training and educational requirements, to qualify for the position.
• All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

• All work history, training, and education must be listed on the official application, along with attached transcripts, to receive credit.
• Applications must be completed in full.
• "See Resume" or "See Attached" will not be accepted.

Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related IT related field or closely related field from an appropriately accredited institution and one year experience in IT Security; or Associate degree in computer science or a related IT related field or closely related field from an appropriately accredited institution and two years of experience in IT Security; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.