Banner Database Administrator

Job Purpose

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain the Ellucian Banner Student Information System and its supporting database environments.
• Manage Banner installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, and ongoing system maintenance.
• Administer Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server databases and support other database platforms where required.
• Monitor database performance and implement improvements through indexing, query optimization, and resource allocation.
• Develop, review, and optimize SQL queries, scripts, stored procedures, and database objects.
• Manage database backup, restoration, recovery, and disaster recovery processes.
• Maintain database security, user roles, access permissions, and data encryption controls.
• Support Banner access management, Ethos Identity Services, ORDS APIs, and integration with other institutional systems.
• Manage database replication, clustering, high-availability solutions, and failover arrangements.
• Support database modelling, schema design, and data integrity requirements.
• Develop automation scripts using Python, PowerShell, or similar tools.
• Support databases hosted on cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Oracle Cloud.
• Investigate and resolve Banner, database, integration, and performance-related issues.
• Maintain technical documentation, configurations, procedures, and operational records.
• Ensure compliance with institutional information security, data governance, and change-management standards.
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, security, and business teams to support projects and system enhancements.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Database Administration, or a related discipline.
• Relevant Oracle, SQL Server, cloud, or Ellucian Banner certifications are preferred.

Technical Competencies

• Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server database administration.
• Familiarity with MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB.
• Advanced SQL and query optimization.
• Database backup, recovery, and disaster recovery planning.
• Database performance tuning and capacity management.
• Database security, permissions, roles, and encryption.
• Data modelling and normalized database design.
• Python and PowerShell scripting.
• Replication, clustering, and high-availability technologies.
• AWS, Azure, and Oracle Cloud database environments.
• Ellucian Banner Version 9 administration.
• ORDS APIs, Ethos Identity Services, and enterprise integrations.

Experience

• Minimum of 10 years of hands-on experience as an Oracle and SQL Server Database Administrator.
• Strong experience administering and supporting the Ellucian Banner Student Information System database.
• Experience with Banner Version 9 installation, configuration, upgrades, patching, and database management.
• Experience with ORDS APIs, access management, Ethos Identity Services, and system integrations.
• Strong experience in database performance tuning, backup and recovery, security, replication, clustering, and disaster recovery.
• Experience within higher education or another complex enterprise environment is preferred.