SAP Application Security Analyst

nc; North Carolina; On-site; USD 88,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

Office of the State Controller in North Carolina seeks an IT Security & Compliance Specialist II to manage security for SAP HR/Payroll, Oracle Fusion NC Financial System, BI/BOBJ reporting, and related interfaces. The role reports to the Applications Systems Manager, leads security projects during reorganizations or agency startup, and mentors team members.

Eligibility to work in the United States is required.

Qualifications

• Experience with SAP HR/Payroll security.
• Experience with Oracle Fusion security concepts is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and secure SAP HR/Payroll and Oracle Fusion NC Financial System security.
• Lead security projects during agency reorganizations or startup initiatives.
• Mentor security team members and coordinate roles and access for GoAnywhere MFT and related interfaces.

Job description

Agency

Office of the State Controller

Division

OSC Information Technology

Job Classification Title

IT Security & Compliance Specialist II (NS)

Position Number

60087206

Grade

DT10

About Us

The State Controller serves as an independent resource to protect the financial integrity of the State and to promote accountability in an objective and efficient manner through its accounting, disbursing, payroll, internal controls, data management, eCommerce, and financial reporting systems that serve state agencies, employees, and the public.

The foundational principles of the office are Integrity/Ethics, Objectivity, and Accountability. OSC's overall goals are to optimize operational execution, manage risk effectively and efficiently, and foster a high-performance culture. OSC will provide excellent customer service while achieving those goals.

Description of Work

**Anticipated Vacancy**

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

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.

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

Recruitment Range: The salary range for DT10 is $87,617 - $131,426. Salary will be based on experience and availability of funds.

The primary purpose of the Security Team within the HR/Payroll System and the NC Financial Systems is to implement and maintain all security aspects of the system landscape in a statewide security environment. The Security Team will report to the Applications Manager as well as receive directions from the HR/Payroll PMO Office and the NC Financial Systems division. This team will serve as gatekeepers for access to each functionality in the SAP Integrated HR/Payroll System, BI/BOBJ Reporting, NC Financial Systems and the Go Anywhere MFT systems. They will implement the role to position and structural authorizations concept for all users, whenever possible. This team processes all access requests for the HR / Payroll and the NC Financial Systems (NCFS) from all agencies.

The IT Security & Compliance Specialist II reports to the Applications Systems Manager and is responsible for all system and functional application security for the SAP Integrated HR/Payroll System, BI/BOBJ Systems, NC Financial Systems and monitors and assists with the implementation of new interfaces with the GoAnywhere MFT System. This position will be asked to lead security projects during agency reorganizations or the startup of a new agency due to legislative mandates.

The role is responsible for administering application security for the Oracle Fusion NC Financial System and the SAP HR/Payroll System, mentoring security team members.

Duties and Responsibilities are as follows.

Application Security Administration for Production Environments

• Maintain and support application security for the Oracle Fusion NC Financial System using industry best practices for Oracle Fusion Cloud.
• Maintain and support SAP HR/Payroll System security following SAP and industry standards.
• Adhere to statewide security documentation, policies, and procedures established by data owners.
• Process daily security requests submitted by security administrators across 60 agencies and universities via the Ivanti ticketing system.
• Apply SAP best practices for structural authorizations to ensure system efficiency and performance.
• Coordinate implementation of production role changes, new user accounts, and account enhancements.
• Maintain and protect service accounts used for batch and Boomi processing, ensuring password security and account integrity.
• Support technical and application security for tables, reports, programs, and interfaces in accordance with industry and OSC policy requirements.

Testing, QA and Training Environment Support

• Maintain and support four SAP HR/Payroll development and training landscapes and fourteen Oracle Fusion NC Financial System development and training instances.
• Manage production support staff accounts in Testing/QA environments and over 300 training accounts across multiple training clients.

Project Support

• Participate in requirements gathering, design, configuration, and testing activities for SAP security across multiple platforms.
• Research authorization objects, structural authorizations, and role enhancements required for projects.
• Establish test accounts for Oracle Fusion and SAP systems as needed.

Application Security Analysis

• Research and analyze reported security issues.
• Evaluate and design new roles or enhanceme