Senior Ellucian Banner & Ethos Platform Architect

American University of Sharjah; Sharjah; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

American University of Sharjah seeks a Senior Ellucian Applications Specialist to lead Banner Extensibility and Ethos Platform initiatives. You will extend Banner using Experience Cards and Extensions, and migrate legacy Oracle forms/reports to modern Ellucian solutions.

You will manage Banner and Ethos environments, develop in-house integrations, and support third-party AUS solutions. You will collaborate with academic, admissions, registrar, HR, and finance teams to design functional

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology.
• Minimum ten years of experience in enterprise applications development, support, and integration with Ellucian Banner Extensibility.
• Experience in academic, government, or corporate IT environments preferred.
• Ability to manage multiple projects with high accuracy and timelines.
• Excellent communication with technical and non-technical users.

Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain the Banner system for availability and performance.
• Provide expert-level support for Banner applications and incidents.
• Collaborate with departments to configure and customize Banner to meet needs.
• Develop custom workflows, reports, and processes; migrate forms/reports to Ellucian Experience Cards.
• Train users and prepare technical documentation and user manuals.

Skills

Banner Extensibility

Ethos Platform

Ellucian Banner

API Design

RESTful APIs

Data Integration

Cloud, DevOps & Security

AI & Developer Productivity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology

Master’s degree (preferred) in related field

Tools

Oracle

PostgreSQL/MySQL

Jenkins

Docker / Snyk / Burp / Checkmarx

OpenAPI / GraphQL

Job description

American University of Sharjah seeks a Senior Ellucian Applications Specialist to lead Banner Extensibility and Ethos Platform initiatives. You will extend Banner using Experience Cards and Extensions, and migrate legacy Oracle forms/reports to modern Ellucian solutions.

You will manage Banner and Ethos environments, develop in-house integrations, and support third-party AUS solutions. You will collaborate with academic, admissions, registrar, HR, and finance teams to design functional