Senior Specialist

Reporting to the Oracle Fusion Technical Manager, the Senior Specialist, Oracle ERP Security is a key resource in managing user access, application security roles, governance and licensing within Seaspan’s Oracle ERP Cloud environment.

This role leads security role design and maintenance, user provisioning, collaborating with leadership across Finance, Supply Chain, Human Resources and BTS. As the primary point of contact for Oracle security-related change management, the role also governs functional and environmental security changes, ensuring alignment with segregation of duties, compliance standards, and best practices.

The position supports PaaS administration, Single Sign-On (SSO), and Oracle IDCS, and liaises with internal auditors and ERP teams to maintain a secure, compliant, and efficient system landscape.

It is a key resource in managing Oracle license renewals and new subscriptions, providing periodic cost and usage reporting.

Note: This position qualifies for an optional hybrid work schedule after 90 days of onsite work and onboarding. Employee will be subject to the terms of the Flexible Work Policy Agreement. 

What you'll do

• Lead security administrator for Oracle ERP Cloud instances, responsible for maintaining compliance, health system, and strategic security design. 
• Provide strategic guidance and leadership to Project Horizon implementation teams in access control strategy, system security configuration, and role provisioning frameworks.
• Manage users access and provision roles and data access based on organization-defined data security policies and user role matrix.
• Lead access audits, identify risks, implement remediation plans, and advise stakeholders on improvements to security controls.
• Establish and enforce Segregation of Duties and security profiles controls, acting as policy owner and escalation point for role conflict resolution and risk assessments.
• Own and govern change management protocols for Oracle security, including change approvals, risk mitigation, and implementation validation.
• Work with Oracle Fusion Technical Manager, to manage and monitor service detail and service notifications related to patching/critical updates/downtime.
• Collaborate on PaaS/OCI administration, focusing on access security, compliance monitoring, and integration-related identity controls.
• Provide expert-level support for corporate Single Sign On accounts and Oracle IDCS,  resolving complex authentication issues and optimizing integration security.
• Develop and deliver security analytics reports, identifying usage trends, policy gaps, and optimization opportunities.
• Interact and liaise with internal auditors to meet Security compliance requirements and provide required supporting documents. 
• Design custom roles by tailoring Oracle seeded roles as per the business requirement review and audit end user accounts, permissions, and access rights.
• Act as an escalation point for application security issues, mentoring junior analysts and coordinating resolution of critical incidents.
• Evaluate and recommend security solutions against requirements, risk, and constraints.
• Responsible for reviewing and remediating security related enhancements and impacts provided with Oracle patches and quarterly releases.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives such as issue tracking and resolution, as well as knowledge management and collaboration using MS Teams and SharePoint. 
• Lead resource in licensing administration activities, including contract formulation for new product subscriptions and renewals of existing subscriptions.
• Maintain data repository containing licensing details, including subscription details and associated costing.
• Provide reporting related to existing Licensing footprint, including user and costing KPIs. 

What you’ll bring 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field with equivalent technical and experience, required. Additional certification in Oracle Cloud Security, Risk & Compliance, or IAM preferred.
• 3+ years of experience as an Oracle ERP Systems Administrator with a minimum of 2 years’ experience in Oracle ERP Cloud Administration supporting a large user community, required.
• Experience with Oracle Cloud ERP Security architecture (security console, roles, privileges, hierarchy, etc.) and hands-on experience in updating and implementing user security with Oracle Cloud Security. 

Skills, Knowledge and Required Competencies 

• Hands-on experience with Oracle Business Process Management (BPM) for Cloud/Fusion ERP (Workflow and approval configuration).
• Hands-on experience with Oracle Identity and Access Management, such as Oracle Access.
  Management, Oracle Identity Manager, Oracle Unified Directory, Oracle Advanced Authentication, etc.
• Knowledge of HCM Extracts, HDL Loading and Data Modeling/Reporting is desirable.
• Hands on experience supporting quarterly Oracle upgrades including testing and UAT is desirable.
• Experience with day-to-day production support and system performance monitoring is desirable.
• Experience with documentation maintenance for Cloud ERP Application configurations, technical objects, and procedures.
• Experience with managing Service Requests (SRs) with Oracle Cloud operations to coordinate and complete any Administration tasks is desirable.
• Good understanding of Oracle Cloud technical environment update process.
• Good understanding of the underlying database tables, interfaces, and data relationships to other Oracle Application modules.
• Working with the Oracle Fusion Technical Manager, manage system integrations and UAT cycle for scheduled Quarterly Update.
• Highly self-motivated and self-directed, with the ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a rapidly changing environment.
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills, and a keen ability to present ideas in clear and user-friendly language.
• Must be reliable and flexible in response to dynamic work demands, deadline oriented, self-managed and able to act on own where circumstances dictate.

• Excellent technical problem-solving skills with ability to work independently and in a team-oriented manner. 

Why you’ll love working here

• This is a full-time, permanent position. With multiple operations and long-term projects, Seaspan employees enjoy job stability as we look ahead to build ships for decades to come. 

• In addition to an annual bonus and pension plan matching, this role provides you a very competitive salary in line with the successful candidate’s experience. 

• We also provide the best-in-class health and wellness benefits package for this position, including things such as extended health care (i.e. paramedical services for massage therapy,  speech therapy, mental health coverage, physiotherapy, and more), dental care, vision care, life insurance, medical leave coverage, parental leave coverage, $500 personal spending account, and an Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP). 

The estimated salary for this position is $119,700 - $146,300. In determining final salary, Seaspan considers many factors including the successful Candidate’s skillset and experience as well as position location and internal equity. The final base salary offer will be at the Company’s sole discretion and presented as part of a competitive total compensation package.

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