Application Security Support Specialist

About the role

The Application Security Support Specialist joins the Enterprise Applications & Systems team to manage user access, security role assignments, and license governance for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (D365 F&O), Emburse, and related platforms. The role works closely with senior coordinators and country‑level security administrators to ensure secure, compliant, and optimized access across IRC’s global operations.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for D365 F&O and Emburse access questions and issues from global staff.
• Assign, modify, and remove user security roles in D365 F&O and Emburse based on approved ServiceNow requests.
• Process delegation of authority updates and journal approver configuration changes in D365 F&O.
• Support access request processing for additional systems as they are introduced.
• Coordinate periodic D365 F&O user access reviews with Security Administrators worldwide.
• Lead quarterly license review cycles, reducing or disabling inactive accounts.
• Validate that roles, security groups, and permissions align with job functions and the principle of least privilege.
• Escalate access anomalies, segregation‑of‑duties conflicts, or policy violations.
• Respond to audit queries related to system access.
• Monitor and analyze D365 F&O license utilization to optimize allocations.

Required profile

• Detail‑oriented professional capable of reliably executing access‑management tasks.
• Ability to follow established security governance processes.
• Willingness to build working knowledge of D365 F&O, Emburse, and related platforms within a multi‑country humanitarian organization.

Required skills

• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (D365 F&O)
• Emburse expense management system
• ServiceNow ticketing platform
• Basic familiarity with access‑governance concepts (role‑based access, least privilege)