CAPPS Security Analyst

CAPPS Security Analyst (Remote)

Numentica is seeking a highly experienced Senior CAPPS Security Analyst to join our team in a remote capacity. This role is crucial for supporting and enhancing the security framework of the CAPPS Program, ensuring data integrity, confidentiality, and compliance.

About the Role

As a Senior CAPPS Security Analyst, you will provide advanced consultative services and technical assistance for the CAPPS Program. You will be instrumental in managing and enforcing security controls, responding to incidents, and ensuring the secure integration of various systems.

Key Responsibilities

• CAPPS Security Framework Management:
  • Manage and enforce role-based access control (RBAC) and least-privilege models within CAPPS and connected systems.
  • Design and maintain segregation-of-duties (SoD) rules, identifying and remediating conflicts.
  • Review and validate security roles, permission sets, and custom authorizations.
  • Monitor and analyze authentication, authorization, and privilege-escalation logs for suspicious activity.
  • Oversee secure integration of third-party applications using SAML, OAuth, OIDC, SCIM, and custom APIs.
  • Validate CAPPS application changes, customizations, and workflows for security and compliance impact.
  • Respond to and investigate identity-related security incidents.
  • Maintain standards for security, performance, compliance, and architecture.
  • Ensure all digital products and content meet WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards.
  • Review and suggest approval for security deliverables related to CAPPS Architecture, System Development Lifecycle, Disaster Recovery, and Security Plans.
• Service Desk Support & System Maintenance:
  • Plan, design, develop, deploy, support, and maintain system configurations for CPA’s CAPPS HR/Payroll application.
  • Perform advanced analysis and participate in special projects, including agency deployments, new functionality, fiscal year-end closing, and third-party integrations.
  • Support CAPPS agencies with discovery, prototyping, configuration, security, conversion, integration, and acceptance testing.
  • Provide Level 2 Service Desk duties, including troubleshooting complex issues and performing basic configurations.
  • Follow CPA’s processes, policies, and procedures, adhering to project scope and milestones.
  • Work under minimal supervision, applying experience and judgment to accomplish tasks.
  • Adhere to Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) principles and practices.
  • Actively respond to and maintain customer ticket requests via the CAPPS Service Desk.
  • Participate in CPA’s Major Incident Management (MIM) process.
  • Participate in Disaster Recovery and Upgrade Testing activities.
  • Assist with expansion activities and make presentations at CAPPS User Groups.
  • Plan, design, develop, implement, support, and maintain information technology security measures.
  • Participate in annual SOC-1 attestation audits, ensuring controls are effective for data accuracy and security.

Requirements

• Extensive experience (10+ years) in technical activities supporting CPA application systems.
• Extensive experience (10+ years) performing technical project management activities for CPA’s CAPPS program.
• Extensive knowledge and experience (10+ years) with data integration, data quality, and SDLC processes.
• Extensive experience (10+ years) in IT security and control practices.
• Technical experience (10+ years) with PeopleSoft FSCM or HCM 9.2, PeopleTools, Peoplecode, Application Designer, SQL, PS Query, SQR, Application Engine, and Oracle 11 or higher.
• Experience (10+ years) with CAPPS Central production and deployment technical support for over 100 agencies and 5 Hub instances.
• Experience (8+ years) with IT service desk functions and knowledge of ITIL framework methodologies.
• Experience (5+ years) serving in a security analyst role overseeing a Managed Services provider.
• Experience (5+ years) with user role segregation of duties (SoD) in multi-tenant software applications.
• Experience preparing materials for and conducting executive-level presentations.
• Experience interpreting contractual language and integrating it into daily workflows.
• Experience with WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience (10+ years) with software and hardware management industry best practices.
• Experience (10+ years) with CPA’s legacy Statewide Financial Systems production support activities.
• Experience (10+ years) developing technical specifications for IT procurements.
• Extensive Texas public sector experience, directly working for or supporting a Texas state government agency.