Senior PeopleSoft Security Analyst

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior PeopleSoft Security Analyst to support PeopleSoft application security, user access management, security governance, and compliance activities. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with PeopleSoft HCM, FSCM, EPM, PeopleTools, role-based access control, security administration, and access governance .

The consultant will be responsible for managing user access, roles, permission lists, row-level security, query security, access reviews, audit activities, and remediation of security findings across PeopleSoft environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain PeopleSoft application security across HCM, FSCM, and EPM environments.

• Manage user profiles, roles, permission lists, component/page access, process security, and role-based access control (RBAC) .

• Configure and maintain row-level security and PeopleSoft security tables.

• Provision, modify, and deprovision access for employees, contractors, vendors, retirees, and terminated users.

• Review user access based on HR job data, employment status, effective dates, and approved access requests .

• Identify and remediate inappropriate, excessive, outdated, or unauthorised user access.

• Manage PeopleSoft Query Manager security, including public/private queries, Query Access Groups (QAG), query trees, and permission-list controls.

• Review queries and security configurations to identify potential exposure of PII, payroll, employee, and other sensitive information .

• Implement appropriate security controls to protect confidential and regulated data.

• Conduct periodic user access reviews, role recertifications, manager approvals, and privileged access reviews .

• Perform and support Segregation of Duties (SoD) assessments and remediation activities.

• Support security audits by providing access reports, audit evidence, security documentation, and remediation updates.

• Investigate and resolve PeopleSoft security and access-related issues.

• Maintain security documentation, procedures, and standards for PeopleSoft environments.

• Collaborate with HR, application teams, compliance, audit, and other stakeholders to ensure appropriate access governance.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong hands-on experience with PeopleSoft Security Administration .

• Extensive experience with PeopleTools and PeopleSoft security architecture.

• Strong knowledge of PeopleSoft HCM, FSCM, and/or EPM .

• Experience with roles, permission lists, user profiles, row-level security, component/page security, and process security .

• Strong understanding of RBAC and user access management .

• Experience with PeopleSoft Query Manager, Query Access Groups (QAG), query trees, and query security .

• Experience managing access throughout the employee lifecycle , including onboarding, transfers, changes, and terminations.

• Experience conducting access reviews, user/role recertification, and privileged access assessments .

• Knowledge of Segregation of Duties (SoD) and access governance controls.

• Experience protecting PII, payroll, employee, and other sensitive data .

• Strong experience supporting security audits, compliance reviews, and remediation activities .

• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with large enterprise PeopleSoft environments.

• Experience with security governance, compliance, and internal controls.

• Experience supporting audit and regulatory requirements.

• Strong understanding of enterprise identity and access management principles.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field is preferred.