Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Strata Information Group (SIG) is a trusted leader in higher‑education technology consulting, supporting colleges and universities. They are seeking experienced consultants to assist institutions in optimizing their student information systems, specifically focusing on the Banner Student module.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with clients to gather business requirements and translate them into functional specifications for Banner® Student
- Configure and implement Banner® Student, ensuring that it meets the institution’s needs for student registration, academic records, grading, advising, and other student lifecycle management functions
- Provide hands-on configuration, customization, and troubleshooting support for Banner® Student
- Develop and document best practices, workflows, and standard operating procedures for using Banner® Student
- Assist with system testing, including data migrations, integrations, and post-implementation support
- Deliver training sessions to end-users, including staff and faculty, to ensure smooth system adoption
- Provide ongoing support and system maintenance, troubleshooting, and resolving issues as they arise
- Stay current with updates and new features in Banner® Student and provide recommendations for improvements and optimizations
- Work with cross-functional teams, including technical teams and business stakeholders, to ensure integration with other systems and alignment with institutional goals
- Assist in report generation and analytics related to student data, enrollment, and performance
- Help institutions navigate compliance with data privacy and security standards
Skills
- Five or more years working directly with the Banner® Student functionality at a college or university or as a Banner® consultant, demonstrating advanced user proficiency
- Experience implementing Banner® Student at a college or university
- Demonstrated expertise using Banner® Student to improve and automate business processes within the Registrar's, Admissions, or Records office at a college or university
- Ability to troubleshoot technical and functional issues within Banner® Student
- Exceptional oral and written communication skills and a proven customer service approach
- Highly self-directed with solid problem-solving expertise
- The ability to travel up to 50% of the time
- Experience developing reports in support of the various student areas
- Ability to communicate user requirements to the technical support team
- Knowledge of how Banner® is used in a variety of institutional types
- Experience with Ellucian Cloud Services and related technologies
- Thorough knowledge of relational databases
- Ability to read and write SQL queries
- Ellucian Banner® Badges
- Familiarity with California Community College Banner® (CALB) or Texas Connection Consortium (TCC) Banner® functionality
- Understanding of data integrations and touchpoints with Banner® Student
Benefits
- Health, Vision, Dental & Life Insurance
- Short & Long Term Disability
- Paid Parental Leave
- 3-Weeks Vacation, Sick Leave & Paid Holidays
- 401(K) with a 5% Employer Contribution
- Pet Insurance
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