Policy Analyst jobs in Santa Maria, CA

Job Summary

Under general direction of the Director of Data Systems, the Security Analyst in the Office of Data Management is responsible for managing and enhancing the security infrastructure within Strategic Enrollment Management by overseeing access management, cross-system security, and compliance within higher education systems. This role involves developing and maintaining security roles and permissions in PeopleSoft, integrating these roles across multiple systems, and ensuring robust security practices. The Security Analyst also plays a key role in system implementation, policy development, and training, ensuring that security measures align with institutional requirements and regulatory standards.

Department Summary

Cal Poly is a nationally-ranked public university located in San Luis Obispo, California, and known for its Learn by Doing philosophy. Cal Poly’s hands-on approach, small class sizes and close student-faculty mentorships result in graduates ready from day one to impact their communities, California and the world. Cal Poly’s Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) division is responsible for the efforts to identify, recruit, enroll and graduate its student body in accordance with the University’s mission, vision and goals. The division includes the offices of Admissions and Recruitment, Institutional Research, the Registrar, SEM Data Management and Financial Aid.

Key Qualifications

• Develop, document, and test security roles and permissions to ensure they meet business and security requirements.
• Manage and assign PeopleSoft security roles and permissions, including row-level security configurations such as service indicators, 3C group security, and item type security.
• Create and maintain security configurations across multiple systems used in strategic enrollment management, such as PeopleSoft, Slate, Microsoft tools, and other relevant systems.
• Work closely with IT departments, academic units, and administrative offices to address and resolve security concerns. Coordinate with IT to ensure effective cascading of PeopleSoft roles into other systems.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree and two years of relevant experience. Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for up to two years of the required education on a year-for-year basis. 

Salary and Benefits

Anticipated Hiring Range: $90,000 - $115,000 Per Year

Classification Range: $61,896 - $152,760 Per Year

Cal Poly offers a best-in-class benefits program, including health, dental and vision insurance, retirement participation in the Public Employees' Retirement System, and educational benefits for eligible employees. See our benefits website for additional information. 

Cal Poly

Cal Poly is a nationally-ranked public university located in San Luis Obispo, California, and known for its Learn by Doing philosophy. Each year more than 20,000 top-tier students come to San Luis Obispo to put knowledge into action, taking their learning outside the classroom as they prepare for careers in engineering, agriculture, science, business, humanities and the built environment. Cal Poly’s hands-on philosophy, small class sizes and close student-faculty mentorships result in graduates ready from day one to impact their communities, California and the world. For more information, visit calpoly.edu.

Diversity Statement

At Cal Poly, we believe that cultivating an environment that embraces and promotes diversity is fundamental to the success of our students, our employees and our community. Bringing people together from different backgrounds, experiences and value systems fosters the innovative and creative thinking that exemplifies Cal Poly's values of free inquiry, cultural and intellectual diversity, mutual respect, civic engagement, and social and environmental responsibility.

Cal Poly's commitment to diversity informs our efforts in recruitment, hiring and retention. Cal Poly is an equal opportunity employer. 

Supplemental Information

Following a conditional offer of employment, a background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate may start work with Cal Poly. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may result in the withdrawal of the offer of employment. Current employees who are offered positions on campus will be required to undergo a background check for any position where a background check is required by law or that Cal Poly has designated as sensitive.

The person holding this position is considered a 'mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.

Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo is not a sponsoring agency for staff positions (i.e. H-1B visas).

Positions are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days.