Systems Administrator: Oracle Fusion & Enterprise Integrations

Christian Career; Shawnee (OK); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Systems Administrator at Oklahoma Baptist University leads the migration from Ellucian Banner to Oracle Fusion, while administering databases and integrations to ensure secure, reliable campus services.

You will collaborate with Finance, HR/Payroll, Registrar, and IT to translate business needs into technical requirements, manage change requests, and document runbooks and runbooks for ongoing operations.

Qualifications

• Proficiency with relational databases (Oracle/SQL Server/PostgreSQL) and strong SQL for data extraction and transformation.
• Experience developing and maintaining integrations (REST/SOAP APIs, webhooks, SFTP/file exchanges).
• Ability to organize complex initiatives, form and lead teams, and facilitate effective meetings with diverse stakeholders.
• Excellent customer service skills and ability to understand the needs of varied business process users; a desire to solve problems and design processes that create efficiencies.
• Strong communication and documentation skills for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Understanding of higher-education data privacy, security, and compliance ( FERPA ).
• Beneficial: familiarity with identity and access management (Azure AD/Entra, SAML/OAuth2/LDAP), version control (Git), and scripting (Python, PowerShell, Bash, etc).

Responsibilities

• Lead and support technical workstreams in the transition from Ellucian Banner to Oracle Fusion, including data extraction, transformation, validation, testing, and cutover activities.
• Build, maintain, and monitor integrations between enterprise systems using APIs, secure file transfers, or other industry standard integration methods.
• Administer databases and application environments; write SQL for data extraction and reporting; support performance, backup/recovery, and change management.
• Stay current on Oracle Fusion Cloud quarterly updates; evaluate new features, plan regression testing, coordinate stakeholder validation, and communicate impacts to end users.
• Schedule, facilitate, and document cross-functional meetings with technical and non-technical participants; drive action items to completion and maintain project artifacts.
• Translate business needs into technical requirements; manage a backlog of change requests and enhancements aligned with institutional goals.
• Form and lead small project teams to execute integration and migration tasks; develop project plans, manage timelines, risks, dependencies, and testing plans.
• Implement and maintain data governance, access controls, and security practices in alignment with institutional policies and compliance requirements (e.g., FERPA).
• Establish and maintain logging, alerting, and incident response procedures for integrations and critical jobs.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation, data dictionaries, runbooks, and user-facing communications and training as needed.
• Collaborate with Technology Services and Network teams on identity management, SSO, and role-based access; support audits and change control processes.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and post-implementation optimization of Oracle Fusion and related systems.

Skills

Relational databases

SQL

Integrations

Project management

Customer service

Communication

FERPA compliance

Identity management

Git

Scripting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems/CS

Tools

Oracle Fusion

Ellucian Banner

SQL Server

PostgreSQL

Azure AD/Entra

SAML/OAuth2/LDAP

Git

Python

PowerShell

Bash

Job description

The Systems Administrator at Oklahoma Baptist University leads the migration from Ellucian Banner to Oracle Fusion, while administering databases and integrations to ensure secure, reliable campus services.

You will collaborate with Finance, HR/Payroll, Registrar, and IT to translate business needs into technical requirements, manage change requests, and document runbooks and runbooks for ongoing operations.