Requisition Number:
75436 Employment Type:
Temporary Staff Posting Close Date:
14-Oct-2026
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Job Summary
This temporary position serves as the primary operational administrator for the CU Book Store's ERP system and connected business systems. This role works closely with the Senior Developer / Systems Architect to ensure system administration, integrations, and connected business systems remain aligned with established architecture, technical standards, security requirements, and broader platform direction. The position will exercise independent judgment in evaluating business and system requirements, resolving appropriate administrative processes and solutions, and assessing the impact of changes within this established framework.
The role is responsible for day-to-day ERP administration and configuration, including system settings, user and access management, data administration and integrity, reporting and analytics, testing, and other configuration to support effective business operations. The position also administers existing integrations and connected systems by tracking system health and data flows, maintaining application configuration, solving issues, coordinating and implementing system changes within assigned scope, and working with University partners and external vendors to ensure reliable operation.
The role requires a broad understanding of departmental business operations and system dependencies, sound judgment in evaluating changes and anticipating their impacts and consequences, effective problem-solving skills, and the ability to independently handle ongoing administrative responsibilities across multiple business systems. CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Who We Are
The CU Book Store offers a convenient place for students to prepare for their academic endeavors. The store offers academic course materials, and school supplies for all students, faculty and staff. We also provide gear for all patrons and visitors of the university. By offering innovative services and customer centric culture, the Store strives to provide a welcoming environment for all members of the campus community, and the Boulder Community at large.
What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be
ERP Administration
- Responsibilities include configuring fields, forms, user access and roles, and supported configuration and customization capabilities; developing reports, saved searches, analytics, and important metrics; leading ERP data and system configuration; and coordinating testing and administration associated with ERP releases and upgrades.
- Apply a broad understanding of departmental operations, including marketing, accounting, finance, fulfillment, and other functional areas, to evaluate requirements, identify appropriate administrative system solutions, and anticipate downstream impacts across business processes and systems.
Integrations and Connected Systems Administration
- Serve as the primary operational administrator for connected business systems and is responsible for the ongoing operation and maintenance of existing integrations supporting the ERP and broader departmental operations. These include integration and application health; maintaining system and integration configuration; solving failures, data issues, and application behavior; overseeing user access, security-related settings, and other administrative configuration; coordinating testing, releases, upgrades, and changes within assigned scope; working with vendors and University partners; and maintaining user documentation for reliable ongoing operation.
- Analyze integration behavior, system dependencies, application configuration, and data flows to establish appropriate operational configurations and corrective actions, assess the downstream impact of proposed changes, and identify when issues require additional support.
- New integration architecture, significant redesigns of existing integrations, and custom functionality remain the responsibility of the Senior Developer / Systems Architect.
- Implements administrative and configuration components within assigned scope and participates in testing, deployment, documentation, and transition to ongoing operational support as appropriate.
System Support
- Provides administrative support for the ERP and connected business systems, serving as a partner for issues that require sophisticated system knowledge or cannot be resolved through routine end-user support.
- Investigates system behavior, configuration, data, integration, and process issues; identifies root causes; and implements appropriate administrative resolutions.
- Coordinates testing and validation to confirm the effectiveness of corrective actions and resolution of identified issues.
Technical Vendor Support and Coordination
- This position serves as the primary administrative and technical contact for support and operational coordination with vendors supporting the ERP and connected business systems. Responsibilities include monitoring relevant vendor communications and service updates, initiating and handling support cases where administrator or designated-contact involvement is required, coordinating technical issue resolution, and assessing vendor-proposed changes for operational impact.
- The position contributes technical and operational input to platform upgrades, service changes, vendor evaluations, and implementation planning as appropriate.
Additional Responsibilities
- Provides cross-coverage and backup for other members of the business systems and IT teams as needed, including performing recurring administrative or support tasks during periods of absence or when additional coverage is required.
- Participates in department-wide activities, required training, seasonal operations, and special events that may fall outside normal responsibilities, including support for high-volume retail periods and other operational needs of the CU Book Store. Additional special projects and duties may be assigned, consistent with departmental needs.
What You Should Know
- This is a temporary role that we anticipate will last 9 months.
What We Can Offer
- The pay is $45.00 per hour.
Benefits
Temporary positions at the University of Colorado are not benefits-eligible, however, all positions are eligible for paid sick leave.
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What We Require
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Business, Accounting, or a related field. Relevant work experience can substitute for the degree on a year-for-year basis.
- Three years experience administering, configuring, supporting, or implementing enterprise business applications or business systems.
- Experience performing hands-on application administration, including system configuration, user access and permissions, reporting or data management, testing, or related administrative functions.
What You Will Need
- Experienced technical capability and the ability to independently learn and administer unfamiliar business applications and technologies.
- Knowledge of enterprise application administration concepts, including system configuration, roles and permissions, data management, reporting, testing, and application lifecycle management.
- Ability to understand business processes and requirements across functional areas and translate them into appropriate administrative system solutions.
- Knowledge of system integrations, dependencies, APIs, authentication, and data flows sufficient to administer and fix existing integrations and connected systems.
- Strong analytical, problem solving and root-cause analysis skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate technical concepts with both technical and non-technical partners.
- The ability to collaborate and work effectively across functional departments, University partners, and external vendors.
What We Would Like You to Have
- Experience administering an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, ideally Oracle NetSuite or a comparable ERP platform.
- Experience administering or supporting integrations between enterprise business systems, including familiarity with APIs, middleware, integration platforms, or other machine-to-machine data exchange methods.
- Experience administering connected business applications such as eCommerce, point of sale, payment processing, tax, CRM, or other operational platforms.
- Experience with reporting, analytics, data querying, or data-validation tools such as SQL or comparable technologies.
- Experience supporting business operations in a retail, higher-education, or similarly multi-functional environment.
Special Instructions
To apply, please submit the following materials:
2. A cover letter that specifically tells us how your background and experience align with the requirements, qualifications, and responsibilities of the position.
We may request references at a later time.
Please apply by
October 14, 2026 for consideration.
Note: Application materials will not be accepted via email. For consideration, please apply through CU Boulder Jobs.
In compliance with the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act, in any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.
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