Technical Security Analyst - Hybrid - Boston, MA - RL 26-13421

Job Title: Technical Security Analyst
Location: Boston, MA - Hybrid - (3 days on-site, 2 days Remote)
Job Type: Contract
Duration: 6 Months

Pay Rate: $70 - $80 per hour

Note: This job doesn't offer any benefits.

Position Overview

We are seeking a Technical Program Security Analyst to support the implementation and maintenance of end-user security controls for a new Workday Human Resources and Payroll solution.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Systems Analysis, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.

• Minimum of 5 years of IT implementation and operational experience across application development, audit and compliance, database management, infrastructure, network design, security risk management, and cloud solutions.

• More than 3 years of experience developing, documenting, and maintaining security policies, processes, procedures, and standards.

• Experience providing operational security support to end users.

• Experience with issue-tracking systems such as Jira.

• Knowledge of enterprise security practices, including IAM, RBAC, network security, SaaS, cloud security, data security, encryption, and file transfer management.

• Experience defining and implementing end-user security protocols in a large public- or private-sector organization.

• Knowledge of information risk assessment methods and security management frameworks, including ISO 2700x, ITIL, COBIT, and NIST.

• Understanding of Human Resources and Payroll system security requirements.

• Knowledge of network infrastructure, including routers, switches, firewalls, and network protocols.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, written, and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SaaS implementations and migrating legacy on-premises applications to cloud solutions.

• Experience providing operational security support for SaaS applications.

• Experience with Workday Human Resources and Payroll.

• Experience with Workday Prism data and reporting.

• Experience managing Workday user security within a business team.

• Experience transitioning IT security responsibilities to business teams.

• Experience with audit, compliance, or governance.

• Experience with Microsoft security tools and Snowflake security functions.

Responsibilities

• Identify security requirements and recommend appropriate technical controls.

• Implement security policies and procedures for user roles, permissions, and data access.

• Coordinate user provisioning and de-provisioning for the new HR and Payroll solution.

• Support Azure Active Directory integration, single sign-on between EOTSS and Workday, and application security roles.

• Configure and maintain security controls throughout the user lifecycle.

• Support user migration from legacy systems to the new solution.

• Monitor security logs and reports to identify unusual activity and potential threats.

• Assist with security incident resolution and coordinate with incident response teams.

• Maintain security documentation and operational support procedures.

• Collaborate with program teams, vendors, systems integrators, and government stakeholders to implement security requirements.

• Support security administrators with access requests, exceptions, and system monitoring tools.

• Assess emerging security threats and regulatory changes and recommend appropriate corrective actions.