Manager, IT Systems & Data Architecture (Contract Role)

12 hours, 18 minutes ago
Contract
Senior
Database Administration
Coursedog

Coursedog

Coursedog is an Intelligent Academic Operations Platform founded in 2018 by Columbia University computer science students Justin Wenig and Nick Diao. Based in New York, the company focuses on enhancing academic operations within higher education institutions. Coursedog aims to improve student success by modernizing processes that facilitate course enrollment and timely graduation. The platform offers a range of services, including cloud-based academic and event scheduling, curriculum management, online catalogs, assessment and reporting tools, workflow automation, and real-time data integration. These features help educational institutions streamline operations and make data-driven decisions. Coursedog serves over 300 educational institutions, including notable universities like Columbia University, Stanford, and BYU, as well as community colleges and professional schools. The platform supports students by providing easier access to course information and scheduling, ultimately promoting on-time program completion and operational efficiency for institutions.

information technology & services
51-200
Founded 2018
$111M raised

Description

  • Own administration of core SaaS systems including Rippling, Google Workspace, Salesforce, Maxio, Jira, and related internal tools.
  • Serve as the company-wide point of contact for internal tool questions, escalations, and requests.
  • Evaluate, procure, implement, and retire internal tools based on evolving business needs and operational scale.
  • Manage vendor relationships, contracts, and renewals in partnership with Finance and Legal.
  • Design and maintain the data architecture connecting internal systems, including data models, pipelines, warehousing, and integrations.
  • Build and maintain ETL/ELT workflows using APIs, iPaaS tools, and native connectors so data flows reliably between systems.
  • Establish scalable data governance practices around ownership, quality, definitions, and access.
  • Administer and support the company’s AI tooling ecosystem, including licensing, access management, usage policies, and employee enablement.
  • Own the internal-systems side of SOC 2 compliance, including access controls, provisioning and deprovisioning, access reviews, MFA enforcement, audit logging, and evidence collection.
  • Implement and maintain identity and access management, endpoint security, and MDM across company devices and tools.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in IT operations, business systems, data engineering, or systems engineering.
  • Prior experience leading projects, mentoring teammates, and/or owning a domain end-to-end.
  • Hands-on experience administering modern SaaS environments such as Okta or similar IdP, Google Workspace or M365, Salesforce, an HRIS, and a finance or ERP system.
  • Strong Jira administration experience and comfort supporting cross-functional operational workflows.
  • Strong experience designing and maintaining data models, integrations, and pipelines.
  • Fluent-level SQL skills and hands-on experience with cloud data warehouses and ETL/ELT tools such as Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, dbt, Fivetran, or Airbyte.
  • Practical AI fluency with tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot, or Cursor, including experience helping others adopt them.
  • Experience operating a security compliance program such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, or HIPAA.
  • Track record building integrations via APIs, iPaaS tools such as Workato, Tray, or Zapier at scale, or native connectors.
  • Ability to translate ambiguous business needs into scalable technical solutions and communicate clearly across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Bias toward documentation, automation, and self-service.
  • Experience standing up or scaling an AI tooling program is preferred.
  • Experience managing direct reports is preferred.
  • Familiarity with MCP, agentic workflows, retrieval-augmented systems, or similar AI integration patterns is preferred.
  • Scripting experience in Python or JavaScript is preferred.
  • Experience with MDM platforms such as Rippling, Kandji, Jamf, or Intune, and endpoint security tooling such as SentinelOne is preferred.
  • Prior experience leading a SOC 2 Type II audit through to a clean report is preferred.

Benefits

  • Fully remote contract role open to candidates anywhere in the continental US.
  • Monthly compensation of $9,000-$11,000 depending on experience, qualifications, and scope of engagement.
  • 4-month fixed-term contract with the possibility of extension or conversion to full-time employment.
  • Competitive comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees.
  • Medical insurance for full-time employees.
  • Dental insurance for full-time employees.
  • Vision insurance for full-time employees.
  • Unlimited paid time off for full-time employees.
  • Retirement savings options for full-time employees.

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