Security Lead, BC Health Workday

Security Lead, BC Health Workday

Role Summary

In accordance with the Purpose, Vision, Values and Coast Salish Teachings, and strategic directions of PHSA, safety, including both patient and employee safety, is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone at PHSA. As such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.

The BC Health Workday Program is a provincial initiative with seven participating BC health organizations (FHA, IHA, ISLH, NHA, PHC, PHSA and VCHA). The program began in 2023 to implement a Human Capital Management System (HCMS) software solution as part of the BC Health Human Resources Strategy to transform HR services. Designed by Workday Canada, the new provincial platform will replace existing HR and payroll systems in the health organizations with a single, unified technical system that will standardize and modernize HR and payroll services. It is a significant transformation in BC and is vital to the sustainability of BC’s health system.

Reporting to the Manager, Workforce Planning & Security, the Security Lead is responsible for leading and supporting the implementation and governance of the BC Health Workday security roles and policies across various Health Organizations. The Security Lead serves as the primary security point of contact, ensuring consistent application of security practices, resolving access issues, and coordinating with the central Security team. Key responsibilities include designing, configuring, and executing security testing, validating role-based access, and managing defects throughout the project cycles. The Security Lead will partner with the Privacy and Security Services Lead and other Security Leads to uphold security governance, proactively monitor policy adherence, and develop and maintain accurate security documentation so support project teams during deployment and sustainment. 

Key Accountabilities

• With guidance from our deployment partner, leads the design and configuration of BC Health Workday security roles, domain security policies, and business process security policies across Health Organizations, ensuring alignment with approved security design and compliance requirements.

• Serves as the primary security point of contact for assigned Health Organizations, coordinating security-related inputs, resolving access-related issues, and ensuring consistent application of security practices in collaboration with the central Security team.

• Plans and executes security-related testing activities, validate role-based access scenarios, and support the resolution of defects during all project test cycles.

• Partners with the Privacy & Security Services Lead and other Security Leads to uphold governance processes, monitor security policy adherence, and proactively escalates decisions, risks, and mitigation strategies. 

• Develops and sustains accurate security documentation, including configuration records and access control models, and provide subject matter expertise to project teams and HO representatives to support BC Health Workday implementation.

Qualifications

• A level of education, training, and experience equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, plus five to seven (5 - 7) year’s recent, related experience in security systems technical environment preferably at the Enterprise Level. 
• Experience developing role-based access control models with proper segregation of duties. Prior experience as a Security Lead or Security SME on at least one software deployment project.
• Ability to translate business requirements into security design aligned with segregation of duties and compliance mandates. Strong stakeholder engagement skills to balance user access requests with compliance and audit requirements. Ability to collaborate with various parnters. Takes initiative to identify and escalate risks.
• Actively contributes to the continuous improvement of security practices.
• Experience working effectively within a team environment and partnering with different departments, including Privacy, Security, and Project teams.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills. 

What we bring

Every PHSA employee enables the best possible patient care for our patients and their families. Whether you are providing direct care, conducting research, or making it possible for others to do their work, you impact the lives of British Columbians today and in the future. That’s why we’re focused on your care too – offering health, wellness, development programs to support you – at work and at home.

• Join one of BC’s largest employers with province-wide programs, services and operations – offering vast opportunities for growth, development, and recognition programs that honour the commitment and contribution of all employees.
• Access to professional development opportunities through our in-house training programs, including +2,000 courses, such as our San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training course, or Core Linx for Leadership roles.
• Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including municipal pension plan, and psychological health & safety programs and holistic wellness resources.
• Annual statutory holidays (13) with generous vacation entitlement and accruement.
• PHSA is a remote work friendly employer, welcoming flexible work options to support our people (eligibility may vary, depending on position).
• Access to WorkPerks, a premium discount program offering a wide range of local and national discounts on electronics, entertainment, dining, travel, wellness, apparel, and more.

Job Type: Temporary, Full-Time
Wage:  $88,990 to $127,923.
The starting salary for this position would be determined with consideration of the successful candidate’s relevant education and experience and would be in alignment with the provincial compensation reference plan.
Location: 1775 Willingdon Ave, Burnaby BC V5C6E3 (Hybrid)
Closing date: October 31^st, 2025
Hours of Work: 08:30 to 16:30, Mon - Fri
Requisition # HCMS_E06307

What we do 
The Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) plans, manages and evaluates specialized health services with the BC health authorities to provide equitable and cost-effective health care for people throughout the province. Our values reflect our commitment to excellence and include: Respect people – Be compassionate – Dare to innovate – Create equity – Be courageous.  

Learn more about PHSA and our programs: jobs.phsa.ca/programs-and-services

PHSA is committed to anti-racism and equity in our hiring and employment practices. With learning and compassion, we are addressing existing inequities and barriers throughout our systems. PHSA is seeking to create a diverse workforce and to establish an inclusive and culturally safe environment. We invite applications and enquiries from all people, particularly those belonging to the historically, systemically, and/or persistently excluded groups identified under the B.C. Human Rights Code. 

One of PHSA’s North Star priorities is to eradicate Indigenous-specific racism, which includes ongoing commitments to Indigenous recruitment and employee experience as well as dismantling barriers to health care employment at every level. We welcome Indigenous individuals to apply and/or contact the Sanya’k̓ula Team (Indigenous Recruitment & Employee Experience) for support at indigenous.employment@phsa.ca. 

Indigenous-specific anti-racism initiatives are rooted in addressing the unique forms of discrimination, historical and ongoing injustices, and exclusion faced by Indigenous peoples. These initiatives align with an Indigenous rights-based approach, recognizing the inherent rights and title of BC First Nations and self-determination of all First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities. PHSA is mandated to uphold legislative obligations and provincial commitments found in the foundational documents  including the Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan and Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study. 

ATTN: PHSA Employees:

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Please note the internal job posting will no longer be accessible after the expiry date of October 31st, 2025. If the internal job posting has expired, please contact the Internal Jobs Help Desk and advise that you would like to be considered as a late internal applicant for this position. Please do not apply for the external job posting.

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