Workday Security Administrator

The State Accounting Office (SAO) provides accounting and financial reporting expertise for the State and is statutorily responsible for statewide financial reporting. The SAO also provides enterprise oversight and management of the State’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, accounting policy development, financial business process improvement recommendations, and management of the payroll and accounting shared service centers. 

Position Description: 

A Workday Security Administrator is responsible for managing the HR and Financial applications by maintaining custom security groups, roles, domains, and policies within the Workday system. The key responsibilities include conducting audits to ensure security alignment, overseeing system activity, and collaborating with Business Analysts, Business Process Administrators, and Agency Security Partners to implement security requirements for the State agencies while maintaining the segregation of duties. 

Information Security Analyst 3 (Workday Security Administrator) – ITP082 

Pay Grade: M 

Salary range: $56,310.72 - $85,000.00 

Primary Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Implementing security to include user profiles, roles, domain/business process security, integration, and reports security for all areas of Workday

• Maintaining a security matrix and ensuring compliance with data privacy standards and State policies

• Serve as the Lead Security Administrator for the Workday application, responsible for configuration, maintenance, integrations, and optimization

• Responsible for being knowledgeable regarding the Workday roadmap and upcoming product releases, reviewing release notes, assessing new features, and understanding the impacts on business processes and basic changes in functionality as applicable to Workday security

• Serve as Tier 3 for the SAO Customer Service Center. Troubleshoot and assist users with security-related issues, and access problems, and guide security best practices

• Implement and manage role-based and user-based access controls to ensure that users have the necessary access to complete the job duties

• Manage and configure domain and business process security policies and workflow

• Document security incidents, resolutions, and lessons learned to improve future response strategies

• Review and update security roles based on changes in business requirements and regulatory standards updates

• Assist in SSO/MFA secure authentication configuration and policies

• Coordinate Workday quarterly updates, validations, workflows, process management, documentation, audits, and continuous improvements 

• Required to communicate to senior executives through oral and written reports and presentations

Skills and Competencies:  

• Expertise in managing Business Processes and Domain Security Policies

• Proficiency in configuring and managing Workday Custom Security Groups (e.g., Role-Based, User-Based) 

• Proficiency in Workday User Provisioning and De-Provisioning processes

• Proficiency in Workday security modules and security modules with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve access and security issues

• Ability to communicate effectively 

• Knowledge of Single-Sign-On/ Multi-Factor Authentication for the Application’s secure authentication 

• Knowledge of Tenant and Release management  

• Ability to configure/security/reports migrations from one environment to another using Workday Object Transporter (OX 2.0)

• Knowledge of data privacy standards and compliance requirements for government industry

Minimum Qualifications: 

Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, information assurance, or a related field from an accredited college or university AND Six years of information technology experience, Four years of which in Workday security. Note: An equivalent combination of education and job-specific experience that provided the knowledge, experience and competencies required to successfully perform the job at the level listed may be substituted on a year-over-year basis. 

Preferred Qualifications:   

Preference may be given to applicants who, in addition to meeting the Minimum Qualifications, possess the following:  

• Certification: Workday Security/ Business Process/ Fundamentals of Workday 

• Secure Authentication (SSO/MFA) Trainings 

Important Notes: 

Candidates interested in employment with the SAO must: 

• Successfully pass a background check, including, criminal background/records check, employment and education verification, employment reference checks, credit evaluation and professional license checks, where applicable 

• Upon, and throughout, employment, both reside and work in the State of Georgia; and 

• Be legally authorized to work in the United States; the SAO does not offer sponsorships for current or future employment visas (e.g., H-1B employment visa) 

All qualified applicants will be considered but may not necessarily receive an interview.  Selected applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for next steps in the selection process. Applicants who are not selected will not receive notification. 

This posting may close at any time prior to the published closing date once a suitable applicant pool is identified. 

The State Accounting Office is an Equal Opportunity Employer