University of North Texas System · 22 hours ago
ERP Security Administrator Lead - Possible Hybrid
Denton, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
6+ years expThe University of North Texas System is a prominent educational institution in the Dallas-Fort Worth region, dedicated to transforming lives through education. They are seeking an ERP Security Administrator Lead to oversee application security across the UNT System’s enterprise deployments, ensuring compliance and security best practices are followed.
EducationHigher EducationUniversities
Responsibilities
Design, configure, and maintain PeopleSoft security (roles, permission lists, row‑level security, and reporting access) across HCM, Financials, and Campus Solutions. - (Essential)
Develop and execute a PeopleSoft security roadmap that aligns with institutional policies, RBAC principles, and access governance requirements. - (Essential)
Engineer and maintain RBAC role families, task‑based bundles, and SoD‑aware access patterns to support least‑privilege access at scale. - (Essential)
Collaborate across the SDLC to define security requirements, create and execute security test scripts, and validate security prior to go‑live. - (Essential)
Partner with ACEs to support provisioning, recertification, governance decisions, and coaching on RBAC and SoD practices. - (Essential)
Monitor high‑risk activity through Appsian/SIEM tooling, tune alerts, investigate exceptions, and support corrective actions. - (Essential)
Triage and resolve complex access issues and security incidents while driving continuous improvement through role refactoring and workflow optimization. - (Essential)
Provide technical leadership to a three‑person supporting pod, including mentoring, standards enforcement, and configuration/code review without formal supervisory authority. - (Marginal)
Participate in Internal Audit and Information Security reviews by preparing evidence, documenting controls, and supporting audit walkthroughs. - (Essential)
Support periodic ACE forums, governance discussions, and cross‑functional working groups to review emerging risks, standard work, and improvement opportunities. - (Marginal)
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in related field and six (6) years of related computing work experience; or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience
Expertise in PeopleSoft security across HCM, Financials, and Campus Solutions, including roles, permission lists, row‑level security, key security tables, and PeopleTools administrative boundaries
Strong understanding of RBAC, Segregation of Duties (SoD), and business‑owned access governance models such as ACE/ACES
Ability to design and maintain scalable security architectures, including role families, task‑based bundles, naming standards, and SoD‑aware configurations
Strong SQL and PS Query skills with deep familiarity of core PeopleSoft security tables
Ability to collaborate throughout the SDLC, embedding security into Fit/Gap analysis, retrofits, testing, and production migrations
Ability to operationalize and demonstrate compliance controls aligned with applicable standards and organizational security frameworks
Skill in using and tuning Appsian monitoring and SIEM integrations for high‑risk activity detection and response
Ability to troubleshoot complex access issues and drive continuous improvement through refactoring and workflow automation
Strong collaboration and communication skills, partnering effectively with developers, functional analysts, Information Security, Internal Audit, and ACEs
Ability to provide day‑to‑day technical leadership, including planning, standards enforcement, configuration reviews, and mentoring within a matrixed team
Working knowledge of identity ecosystem components such as LDAP, Active Directory, Azure AD, MFA, and identity lifecycle integrations with PeopleSoft
Understanding of higher‑education HR/Payroll, finance, and student processes relevant to PeopleSoft security design
Preferred
Experience with Appsian and event forwarding to enterprise SIEM; familiarity with log review workflows and alert tuning
Working knowledge of LDAP/Active Directory/Azure AD, MFA concepts, and identity lifecycle touchpoints with PeopleSoft
Background in higher education processes (student, HR/Payroll, finance) and EIS governance within the UNT System context
Awareness of compliance frameworks and state standards relevant to Texas public institutions (e.g., TAC 1 202.76, ISO/IEC 27002) and their application-to-application security
Company
University of North Texas System
University of North Texas System is an educational platform(University)that offers education to students.
10001+ employees
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HR Business Partner
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