• Manages database, student information systems, and integrations, as well as critical project work.
• Defines requirements and steps necessary to achieve institutional goals, including managing application upgrades.
• Identifies areas of in need of improvement or refinement; designs and assists in the development of solutions.
• Manages projects as assigned, including application upgrades.
• Manages system integrations for system institutions.
• Identifies and implements appropriate testing strategies; prepares resulting test cases and scenarios; assists institutions with user acceptance testing.
• Analyzes specifications and proposes additional or alternate solutions.

Required Qualifications

• Baccalaureate degree required.
• Over five years of related experience required.
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of and experience with federal and state laws, rules and regulations impacting higher education.
• Knowledge of software development lifecycles and approaches (including, but not limited to functional testing procedures).
• Proficient in student information systems software (Banner), performance analytics, continuous improvement practices
• Experience in composing requirements gathering and specification documentation.
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, including tact, diplomacy, and flexibility to work with multiple constituents (end users, executive administrators, staff and external stakeholders).
• Exhibit a positive, professional, solutions-oriented attitude, a drive for excellence, and ability to be a team player in a pressured and fast-paced environment.
• Possess project management skills within complex functional and technical systems.
• Experience in managing and carrying out multiple projects and tasks simultaneously to meet deadlines.
• Excellent organization skills, self-directed, and naturally collaborative in nature for solution design and problem resolution.
• Ability to communicate efficiently and effectively both verbally and in writing.