Senior Business Systems Analyst – Workday Security

About the role

The Workday Security Business Analyst serves as the security architect and administrator for Northeastern's Workday HCM, Payroll, and Finance platforms. This senior position balances robust security controls with operational efficiency while ensuring compliance with GLBA, SOX, and university data‑governance policies.

Key responsibilities

• Configure and maintain security groups, role assignments, domain security policies, and business‑process security across all Workday modules.
• Administer integration system users (ISUs), manage integration security protocols, and support security testing for bi‑annual releases and weekly service packs.
• Conduct regular security audits, analyze access patterns, implement segregation‑of‑duties controls, and maintain documentation for internal and external audits.
• Collaborate with HR, Finance, Payroll, and Student Services to define security requirements and lead configuration sessions for new implementations.
• Provide security training for partners and super‑users, and manage security tickets via ServiceNow.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Information Security, Information Systems, Computer Science or related field.
• 3‑5 years of Workday security configuration and administration experience, preferably in higher‑education ERP environments.
• Strong understanding of higher‑education business processes (academic, HR, finance) and experience with change‑management/ITIL processes.

Required skills

• Workday security components: Security Groups, Domain Security, Business Process Security, Integration System Security.
• Workday tools: EIBs, Calculated Fields, Custom Reports, BIRT, Workday Studio.
• Authentication protocols: SAML, SSO, MFA; API security.
• Workday integration security: ISUs, Core Connectors, PICOF.