Bowie State University · 1 month ago
Enterprise Functional Applications and Security Analyst
Bowie State University is seeking an Enterprise Functional Applications and Security Analyst to lead functional and security operations within the IT department. This role focuses on providing support for PeopleSoft Campus Solutions modules, primarily concentrating on security management and functional support for various applications.
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Responsibilities
Assess security needs or issues, evaluate business needs to design and recommend solutions
Develop, configure, evaluate, test, implement, and certify secure application architectures, systems, and software solutions
Analyze security requirements with functional modules and all associated with use of the application by the user community
Ensure functionality and security requirements are satisfied and monitored
Document daily security changes and provide archival for audit purposes
Provide support for PeopleSoft Security by establishing roles and permissions
Develop specifications for change management control
Develop, monitor, and manage security reports and modifications as requested by functional data stewards
Provide cross-functional security recommendations across applications and modules to ensure data security and data integrity
Develop, recommend, and implement application and data security policies to ensure best practices and regulatory compliance requirements
Research modern technologies in security and data monitoring to evaluate security processes and tools to enforce policies as required
Coordinate efforts with Security Operations to escalate and resolve major security incidents or application security issues
Participate in the strategic design, development, and migration process for complex security projects/systems including new systems integration, network workstation configurations, and server, applications, and operating system upgrades
Consult with user community on security needs and educate users on standards and procedures
Assist functional departments in analysis, setup, configuration, and management of departmental PeopleSoft business processes
Participate in all facets of functional analysis and design to support application teams during upgrades, migration, and application updates
Participate in Requirements Review, Fit-Gap Analysis
Assist in the development and execution of test plans for module changes
Participate and facilitate in the development of test scripts to ensure total functional test life cycle prior to production migration
Develop, review, and implement efficient business Process Models, application, and security requirements
Function as liaison between functional users and technical team
Assist developers with design solutions for application modifications, interfaces, and reports
Function as a back-up for other PeopleSoft modules
Qualification
Required
A Bachelor's degree is preferred
Candidates must have demonstrated Functional experience that includes process flow, and strong business analytical skills
Must have a minimum of two (2) years working experience with PeopleSoft security and application functionality
A minimum of two (2) years working experience with PeopleSoft Campus Solutions Student
A minimum of two (2) years working experience with PeopleSoft query is required
Experience with PeopleSoft Security module required
Experience in functional applications for higher education
Must have a sense of urgency and ability to manage multiple tasks
Ability to solve problems quickly and completely, and document solutions
Ability to create queries/SQL to troubleshoot and support business users
Possess good analytical skills, with ability to develop solutions independently, and be capable of working under limited direction towards predefined objectives
Strong inter-personal and communication skills to efficiently share knowledge with the user community
Must enjoy being part of a team and be a team player
Ability to facilitate communication within and between division teams
Ability to gather user requirements and translate into technical specifications
Experience in creating queries/SQL
Technical experience in PeopleTools
Preferred
Two (2) years of progressive, responsible experience in the field of data processing, computer systems, and applications preferred
Experience with Workday Human Resources preferred
At least one full life cycle PeopleSoft implementation/upgrade project completion in a functional role preferred
Benefits
Benefits include medical, dental, prescription, long-term disability, accidental death and dismemberment insurance and life insurance
Paid time for paid sick leave, annual leave, and personal leave
12 paid holidays per year
Tuition remission
Employer-funded pension and supplemental retirement accounts
Company
Bowie State University
Bowie State University is a school in Bowie.
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$5.63MKey Investors
Maryland Higher Education CommissionNational Science FoundationMinority Business Development Agency
2025-06-04Grant· $2.2M
2024-07-03Grant
2023-01-12Grant· $2.1M
Leadership Team
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