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Job Description

The Workday Systems Analyst, IT is a senior-level technical professional responsible for enterprise-wide administration, configuration, and optimization of the Workday platform across HCM, Payroll, and Student modules at Texas State Technical College (TSTC). This role serves as a critical bridge between IT and all organizational departments, providing comprehensive technical support and expertise to ensure platform stability, data integrity, and continuous improvement across all Workday functional areas. With enterprise-level system access and institutional perspective, this analyst supports HR, Finance, Operations, Academic Affairs, Student Services, and other departments while maintaining system governance, security, and compliance standards. This IT-focused role emphasizes infrastructure security, application maintenance, technical architecture, and service delivery within established IT service management frameworks.

Essential Functions

The employee will demonstrate TSTC's Core Values of Excellence, Accountability, Service, and Integrity with internal and external stakeholders, customers, students, and community members.

Application Functionality, Maintenance & IT Security

• Maintain comprehensive application functionality across Workday modules (HCM, Finance, Payroll, and Student) including system and security patches, version upgrades, backups, and disaster recovery processes

• Advise on application security models and implement robust security architectures that protect institutional data

• Work closely with the Office of Audits and Analysis to ensure appropriate controls and audit logs are in place

• Investigate actual or potential security breaches and ensure all identified breaches are promptly investigated and resolved

• Implement system changes required to maintain security and ensure security records are accurate

• Handle confidential and/or privileged information using discretion and judgment in accordance with FERPA, Title IV, and other regulatory requirements

• Develop test plans to verify logic, system functionality, and security configurations

• Maintain working knowledge of scripting languages and automation tools (e.g., PowerShell, Python, PowerAutomate, Power Apps) to enhance system efficiency

System Administration, Configuration & Security Governance

• Lead advanced configuration, maintenance, and optimization of Workday modules with enterprise-level access across all functional areas

• Execute complex system updates, enhancements, and validations to ensure operational stability, accuracy, and enterprise readiness

• Migrate configuration changes from sandbox tenants to production environments after thorough testing and validation

• Serve as the configuration deployment specialist across all Workday environments, ensuring consistency and accuracy system-wide

• Manage comprehensive security governance including role-based permissions, access controls, security role assignments, and ongoing audits to maintain system integrity and appropriate segregation of duties

• Review and approve security role assignments, ensuring appropriate access levels across all modules in accordance with established governance and SME guidance

• Perform regular audits to ensure role appropriateness and least-privilege principles

• Design security models, role frameworks, and enterprise-wide business process architectures that balance automation, compliance, and usability

• Oversee business process configurations, approval workflows, and system integrations that span multiple organizational units

• Collaborate with the functional area analysts on Workday business processes, notifications, condition rules, and calculated fields in alignment with business requirements

Application Change Control & Release Management

• Plan, coordinate, con