Manager, Systems and Database Engineering

Pepperdine University
📍 United States, United States, United States 💼 Full-time 🕒 Posted July 02, 2026

Job Description

The Manager of Systems and Database Engineering leads the SDE team in operating Pepperdine's PeopleSoft Campus Solutions, Oracle database infrastructure, and OCI tenancy. The role owns system stability, security, performance, and compliance across PeopleSoft, HR and Financial Systems, iHub, and related integrations. The manager must have hands-on OCI knowledge spanning tenancy design, networking, IAM, high availability, middleware, monitoring, DR, patching, and automation. Staff development, cross-functional coordination, and vendor management are also core responsibilities.

Duties


  • LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION: Provides strong, consistent leadership to the Systems and Database Engineering team.
    Sets clear departmental goals and objectives aligned with the strategic priorities of SDE, Enterprise Information Systems (EIS), Information Technology, and the University.
    Holds regular structured 1:1 meetings with direct reports.
    Establishes, mainta...
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    Job Details

    • Location United States, United States
    • Job Type Full-time
    • Category Operations Specialties Managers
    • Posted Date July 02, 2026
    • Application Deadline August 11, 2026