Director, Application Services and Security Administration

Stony Brook University•Town of Brookhaven, NY

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director of Application Services and Security Administration leads enterprise application operations, cloud integration services, and access governance across PeopleSoft Campus Solutions; Oracle Fusion Cloud (HCM, ERP, EPM, PCM, EDM); Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI); and Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC). The role supports the University’s digital transformation and evolving cloud operating model, overseeing application and environment operations, integration architecture and services, and access and security administration. In close collaboration with the AVP for EAI and other leaders, the Director operationalizes the EAI operating model, strengthens DevOps practices, and ensures enterprise stability, security, and scalability. The role manages multiple high-priority initiatives and communicates technical concepts clearly to executive, functional, and technical audiences. The Director defines operational standards for PeopleSoft and Oracle Cloud environments; governs integrations and API standards; establishes enterprise access governance; and leads the transition from traditional on-premises administration to cloud-based service management. The role also works across directorates and with functional stakeholders to ensure release readiness, translate requirements into technical standards, and guide stakeholders on cloud capabilities and constraints. The Director leads and develops a multidisciplinary team of developers, systems administrators, integration engineers, and security administrators, building clear ownership, accountability, documentation, collaboration, and operational discipline. This is a full-time appointment. The position is approved for SUNY’s hybrid telecommuting pilot, which permits up to five remote days per pay period. It is FLSA exempt and not eligible for FLSA overtime provisions; the minimum salary threshold must be met to maintain the exemption.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
Five years of enterprise systems experience.
Management experience.
Oracle Fusion Cloud (HCM/ERP/EPM) operations experience.
Experience with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) experience.
Experience managing enterprise security and role-based access controls.
SaaS and iPaaS experience.
Experience with DevOps or cloud modernization initiatives.
Experience with API-based integration architectures.
Resume/CV and cover letter must be included with the online application.

Nice To Haves

Oracle Cloud certifications (OCI, OIC, or Fusion Applications).
Experience leading hybrid on-premises-to-cloud migrations.
Experience with audit frameworks and regulated environments.
Experience implementing monitoring and observability tooling.
Experience with OCI/CD and automated deployment practices.

Responsibilities

Define and implement operational standards for PeopleSoft Campus Solutions and Oracle Cloud environments.
Provide hands-on oversight of PeopleSoft environments, including web and application servers, PeopleTools, middleware, patching, package installations, and performance tuning.
Oversee Oracle Fusion Cloud operational support, including configuration management, custom extensions, scheduled processes, and environment readiness.
Partner with Infrastructure to ensure OCI-hosted services are secure, stable, and aligned with enterprise standards.
Establish environment governance across development, test, UAT, pre-production, and production, aligned with release management.
Implement proactive monitoring, logging, observability, and incident response standards.
Ensure high availability and operational continuity of mission-critical enterprise systems and participate in day-to-day environment troubleshooting when necessary.
Lead governance of integrations built using Oracle Integration Cloud.
Establish API-first and event-driven integration standards, modernizing file-based integrations to secure API-based patterns where feasible.
Define integration lifecycle management standards, including version control, deployment controls, and documentation.
Ensure integration security, monitoring, and audit readiness; provide architectural oversight for scalable and resilient integration patterns.
Establish enterprise access governance standards in collaboration with the AVP for EAI.
Oversee role-based security design across PeopleSoft Campus Solutions, Oracle Fusion HCM, ERP, EPM, EDM, and Fusion Data Intelligence base security.
Implement structured provisioning, de-provisioning, and access review processes; ensure segregation-of-duties controls and audit compliance.
Partner with functional stakeholders to translate business roles into secure system roles and establish access/security lifecycle and documentation standards.
Lead the transition from traditional on-premises administration to cloud-based service management.
Implement DevOps-aligned change control, deployment standards, environment promotion governance, operational documentation, and runbooks.
Define internal SLAs and service metrics; establish operational dashboards and performance reporting; drive continuous improvement and service maturity.
Work with stakeholders to ensure environment readiness for releases, translate operational and security requirements into technical standards, and advise functional stakeholders.
Navigate cross-director dependencies within the EAI operating model and guide stakeholders through cloud capabilities and constraints.
Communicate operational and security concepts effectively to technical and non-technical audiences.
Lead and mentor developers, systems administrators, integration engineers, and security administrators, including staff transitioning from on-premises support to cloud service management.
Establish clear ownership, accountability, and documentation practices; recruit, coach, and evaluate staff.
Build a culture of collaboration, operational discipline, and shared responsibility, and support workforce planning aligned with EAI strategic priorities.
Perform other duties as assigned.