This is an Internal Employment Opportunity

Institutional Analytics and Reporting is seeking a Data Platform Operations Manager. This is a full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, professional faculty position.

At Oregon State University (OSU), University Information and Technology (UIT) is at the forefront of the university’s technological transformation. UIT is dedicated to empowering the entire university community by providing secure access to the right data, tools, and services needed to navigate and shape their unique paths to success. By protecting OSU’s technological assets and managing resources efficiently, we enable the university to thrive in an ever-evolving landscape.

Led by the Office of the Chief Information Officer (CIO), UIT manages IT operations for OSU’s three campuses, serving students in Oregon’s 36 counties and in more than 100 countries. UIT’s leadership philosophy centers around a human-centric and fully architected technology landscape, leveraging enterprise solutions for common good services while empowering individual colleges and business units to innovate and invest in their missions and initiatives.

UIT designs and implements a seamless, interconnected digital ecosystem that aligns to the university’s strategic goals and maximizes impact. The division is comprised of trusted partners and consultants committed to igniting innovation and fostering a culture of continuous improvement by providing expert guidance and innovative solutions that support the university’s teaching, research, outreach and extension mission. Together, we are building a future where technology and education converge to create limitless possibilities.

Data and Information Architecture
Located within the Division of University Information and Technology, the Data and Information Architecture domain ensures that data management, integration, and analytics processes are meticulously aligned with the institution’s strategic goals. The unit provides robust capabilities to connect, streamline, and unify data across systems, ensuring seamless flow of information throughout OSU. Our team transforms data into actionable insights that facilitate informed decision-making, supporting academic success, operational efficiency, and equity initiatives.

Data Platform Team
The Data Platform team plays a pivotal role in advancing Oregon State University’s strategic goals by transforming institutional data into standardized, validated, and trusted data assets that drive operational excellence, decision-making, and action. The team builds, monitors and maintains a centrally managed data platform, enterprise reporting and data models, and robust catalog of models, reports, as well as the institution’s Data Dictionary. We lead a collaborative data culture and work closely with Data Governance, Data Analysts, and subject matter and technical experts across OSU’s enterprise data domains, functional areas, and academic units to deliver reporting solutions and services to meet OSU’s operational and strategic needs. We focus on both robust technical solutions that prepare OSU for the future of data, as well as a commitment to high quality user experience and data literacy offerings that enable our university community to make informed decisions and confidently engage with data.

Position Summary:
The Data Platform Operations Manager provides technical leadership and operational oversight for the university’s enterprise data environment, ensuring that institutional reporting and analytics platform are reliable, secure, well governed, and continuously maturing to meet current and emerging data needs. This role is responsible for leading the technical lifecycle management of the data platform, including planning, execution, and governance of platform upgrades, modernization efforts, and the orderly deprecation and retirement of systems and components.

This role provides design leadership and managerial oversight for the day-to-day operations, maintenance, and continuous improvement of OSU’s enterprise data platform. Responsibilities include overseeing end-to-end infrastructure including data ingestion, transformation, storage, and quality, as well as supporting the technical foundation of enterprise reporting services. The position ensures that systems are well maintained, current, secure, and performant, backed by clear documentation, strong data quality controls, and effective incident response processes. By establishing and enforcing standardized practices for monitoring, troubleshooting and remediation enabling rapid issue resolution and preventing recurrence. They are responsible for enterprise Data platform operations including monitoring, access control, deployment processes and system health ensuring data products are complete, trusted, and delivered through governed, resilient data flows. In partnership with technical teams and institutional stakeholders, the position leads the ongoing evolution of the data platform, proactively aligning its capabilities with the university’s changing reporting, analytics, and self-service needs.

The Data Platform Operations Manager ensures the university’s enterprise data environment is aligned with and operationalizes the institution’s data architecture, translating architectural standards into reliable, scalable, day-to-day platform operations. This role leads a team responsible for delivering the enabling capabilities that support both a managed self-service analytics environment and effective enterprise reporting, ensuring users can access trusted data products in a secure, governed, and consistent manner. The position enables current and emerging data, reporting, and analytical capabilities—including advanced analytics and AI—by ensuring the platform is designed, maintained, and evolved to support modern data models, governance requirements, and innovation while remaining stable, performant, and secure.

As a member of the Data and Information Architecture leadership team, the Data Platform Operations Manager coordinates closely with UIT, DIA, Governance and functional area partners to advance data-informed decision making, enable self-service and enterprise reporting, and ensure alignment with university technology strategy.

Please note all OSU IT team members are expected to meet the following commitments:

AI Statement: OSU IT embraces the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to drive innovation, enhance efficiency, and create meaningful impact across our teaching, research, and administrative functions. As a member of the OSU IT community, the person in this position is expected to thoughtfully engage with AI tools and practices, champion their ethical and responsible use, and actively contribute to the development of AI-driven solutions that uphold our institutional values and advance the university’s mission.

Data Statement: OSU IT commits to deliver data as a strategic working asset and to enable data informed decision making across OSU. OSU IT leaders and staff lead by example and use data to inform decision making at all levels in the organization. Persons in technology roles are also expected to design systems with data portability in mind and work within enterprise architecture and privacy guidelines.

DEIA Statement: OSU IT commits to and believes in the strength and value of diversity, equity, inclusion, and access (DEIA) both throughout our team and as an intentional and active practice to advance the vision, mission, and strategic efforts of the entire university. As a member of the OSU IT community, the person in this position is expected to foster and promote the values of DEIA and demonstrate a commitment to inclusive excellence in their work.

Security Statement: Proactively securing and protecting OSU’s digital assets and information systems is crucial to our missions of teaching and learning, research, and extension and engagement. All OSU IT professionals are directly responsible for providing high quality and secure IT systems and services. Persons in technology roles are expected to be responsive to security related actions and requirements, and to collaborate to find secure ways to support the OSU community.

Working for Oregon State University is so much more than a job!

Oregon State University is a dynamic community of dreamers, doers, problem-solvers and change-makers. We don’t wait for challenges to present themselves — we seek them out and take them on. We welcome students, faculty and staff from every background and perspective into a community where everyone feels seen and heard. We have deep-rooted mindfulness for the natural world and all who depend on it, and together, we apply knowledge, tools and skills to build a better future for all.

FACTS:

• Top 1.4% university in the world

• More research funding than all public universities in Oregon combined

• 1 of 3 land, sea, space and sun grant universities in the U.S.

• 2 campuses, 11 colleges, 12 experiment stations, and Extension programs in all 36 counties

• 7 cultural resource centers that offer education, celebration and belonging for everyone

• 100+ undergraduate degree programs, 80+ graduate degrees plus hundreds of minor options and certificates

• 35k+ students including more than 2.3k international students and 10k students of color

• 217k+ alumni worldwide

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Locations:

Oregon State has a statewide presence with campuses in Corvallis and Bend, the OSU Portland Center and the Hatfield Marine Science Center on the Pacific Coast in Newport.

Oregon State’s beautiful, historic and state-of-the-art main campus is located in one of America’s best college towns. Corvallis is located close to the Pacific Ocean, the Cascade mountains and Oregon wine country. Nestled in the heart of the Willamette Valley, this beautiful city offers miles of mountain biking and hiking trails, a river perfect for boating or kayaking and an eclectic downtown featuring local cuisine, popular events and performances.

Total Rewards Package:

Oregon State University offers a comprehensive benefits package with benefits eligible positions that is designed to meet the needs of employees and their families including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Basic Life. OSU pays 95% of premiums for you and your eligible dependents.

• Free confidential mental health and emotional support services, and counseling resources.

• Retirement savings paid by the university.

• A generous paid leave package, including holidays, vacation and sick leave.

• Tuition reduction benefits for you or your qualifying dependents at OSU or the additional six Oregon Public Universities.

• Robust Work Life programs including Dual Career assistance resources, flexible work arrangements, a Family Resource Center, Affinity Groups and an Employee Assistance Program.

• Optional lifestyle benefits such as pet, accident, and critical illness insurance, giving you peace of mind and the support you need to thrive in all aspects of your life.

Oregon State University is deeply committed to the principles of a Health Promoting University. This commitment drives a collaborative approach across OSU’s safety and well-being programs, reducing silos and coordinating efforts to enhance employee safety and well-being. By prioritizing resources that support the health of both employees and students, OSU fosters a culture of care and a healthier campus environment where everyone can thrive.

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Future and current OSU employees can use the Benefits Calculator to learn more about the full value of the benefits provided at OSU.

Enterprise Data Platform Operations & Service Reliability 50% – Plans, organizes, and manages the day-to-day operations of the university’s enterprise data and analytics platform to ensure reliable, secure, and high performing delivery of institutional reporting and analytics services. Provides operational authority and accountability for platform availability, performance, maintenance, and lifecycle management in alignment with institutional priorities and technology strategy.

Data Governance Enablement, Quality, and Compliance Operations 20% – Creates and oversees operational processes that ensure institutional data is trusted, well documented, and appropriately governed throughout the enterprise data platform. Translates data architecture, governance, and security standards into effective day-to-day operational practices that support compliance, transparency, and responsible data use across the university.

Strategic Platform Leadership, Staff Management, and Institutional Collaboration (20%) – Provides leadership for the continued evolution of the enterprise data platform and the staff responsible for its operation. Aligns platform capabilities with institutional reporting, analytics, and self-service needs while supervising staff, managing resources, and collaborating with campus partners to advance data informed decision making.

Professional Development and Service (10%) Foster collaborative relationships, engage in professional development, and support community and service initiatives to advance data culture, enhance team effectiveness, and strengthen the university’s reporting ecosystem.

This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per University Standard: 05-010 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.

Hybrid and remote work options available as agreed upon with supervisor. If Hybrid or remote option is selected, employee will have access to hoteling space for on premise work and be provided with standard office equipment and technology required to be successful in the position regardless of work location. If Hybrid or remote, cost to travel for work events at Oregon State University Corvallis Campus will not be covered by the employer. Professional development or work requiring other travel will be paid for in accordance with the standard university policies and rules.

This is an Internal Employment Opportunity

When applying you will be required to attach:

1) Resume/Vita

2) A cover letter indicating how your qualifications and experience have prepared you for this position.

You will also be required to submit the names of at least three professional references, their e-mail addresses and telephone numbers as part of the application process.

For additional information please contact: Chrysanthemum Hayes at Chrysanthemum.Hayes@oregonstate.edu

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status.

OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.

Starting salary within the salary range will be commensurate with skills, education, and experience.

OSU is a fair chance employer committed to inclusive hiring. We encourage applications from candidates who bring a wide range of lived experience including involvement with the justice system. This job has “critical or security-sensitive” responsibilities. If you are selected as a finalist, your initial job offer will be contingent upon the results of a job-related pre-employment check (such as a background check, motor vehicle history check, sexual misconduct reference check, etc.). Background check results do not automatically disqualify a candidate. Take a look at our Background Checks website including the for candidates section for more details. If you have questions or concerns about the pre-employment check, please contact OSU’s Employee and Labor Relations team at employee.relations@oregonstate.edu.