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University of Virginia · 21 hours ago

Workday Security Administrator

Charlottesville, VA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

5+ years exp

The University of Virginia is renowned for its historic foundations, student experience, and research excellence. The Workday Security Administrator will be responsible for managing user roles, security provisioning, and ensuring compliance with security protocols while maintaining system reliability.

Higher Education

No H1B

Responsibilities

Adhere to and encourage the departmental methodology for change control issue resolution and process documentation. Develop, test, and deploy security and reports to meet functional requirements

Perform system setup and user security provisioning. Implement business process policy changes in Workday in coordination with SMEs. Advise other Workday leads on the security impact of BP and configuration changes, introduction of new data sources, and deprecation of existing data sources

Configure business process policies to meet business needs, finding solutions to automate and streamline processes, creating dashboards, and managing projects using agile methodology

Manage user roles and permissions to ensure that employees have the appropriate access to Workday features based on their job responsibilities. This prevents unauthorized access and protects sensitive data

Maintain Workday ticketing system

Help ensure data accuracy by validating security settings and conducting checks for data integrity. Any issues identified must be addressed proactively to maintain system reliability

Assist and coordinate with the evaluation, quality reviews and testing documentation of the system upgrades, new feature releases and implementation

Conduct regular audits of user access and security configurations to identify any discrepancies or vulnerabilities. This ensures compliance with institutional policies and regulatory guidelines

Stay current on Workday updates and implement new security features as they become available. This involves continuously reviewing and optimizing security settings to reflect best practices and organizational changes

Provide training for end-users and departmental stakeholders on security protocols and best practices. This helps to ensure that all users understand their roles in maintaining security and compliance

Represent the University in peer groups, user conferences, and other events to maintain a network of informal resources

Other duties as assigned

Qualification

Workday Security AdministrationHCM Modules ExperienceFinancials Modules ExperienceAgile MethodologyData Integrity ChecksUser TrainingChange ControlSecurity Protocols

Required

Bachelor's Degree in an appropriate specialty, or an equivalent combination of accreditation, education and experience required

5+ years relevant professional experience required, preferably with Workday Security administration for Higher Education and have related experience in the areas of HCM and/or Financials modules

Benefits

The choice between 3 different health plans

Vision and dental insurance

Life insurance

Benefits savings accounts

Starting with 22 days of paid time off a year in addition to 13 or more paid holidays

8 weeks of paid parental leave

Short term disability

Up to a total of $5,250 after your first six months of employment toward a degree-seeking program (up to $2,000 can be used for professional development) including classes, certification training and conferences