Santa Monica, California
San Francisco, California
Posted: 19-May-26
Location: Los Angeles, California
Type: Full Time
Salary: $100,000 to $125,000
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BRENTWOOD SCHOOL
Database Administrator
Brentwood School, a vibrant and diverse K-12 independent school, is looking for a Database Administrator. This position will report to the Director of IT. This is a full-time, 12-month position.
Position Summary:
The Database Administrator is responsible for managing, maintaining, and securing the school’s core data systems, with a primary focus on Blackbaud’s suite of solutions (Blackbaud K–12, Blackbaud Financial Edge, and Raiser’s Edge NXT). This role ensures data accuracy, system performance, and user access across academic, financial, and advancement operations.
The Database & Systems Administrator oversees the school’s core data and technology platforms, ensuring seamless integration, security, and performance across academic, operational, and advancement systems. The role centers on Blackbaud (K–12, Financial Edge, Raiser’s Edge NXT) and extends to key platforms including Schoology, Finalsite, Magnus Health, Orah, Filemaker Pro, and SchoolPass.
It is expected that a successful candidate would:
- Administer and maintain and optimize Blackbaud suite (K–12, Financial Edge, Raiser’s Edge NXT) for student data, finance, and fundraising.
- Ensure data integrity, security, and compliance with privacy regulations (e.g., FERPA).
- Manage user roles, permissions, and training for staff across divisions.
- Support enrollment, tuition billing, financial reporting, and fundraising campaigns.
- Perform regular backups, system updates, and troubleshooting.
- Collaborate with academic, finance, and advancement teams to generate reports and dashboards.
- Serve as the primary technical liaison with Blackbaud support and consultants.
- Manage Schoology as the primary Learning Management System (LMS), ensuring course setup, gradebook integration, and user access.
- Oversee Finalsite for messaging, user roles and permissions, and integration with Blackbaud for directory and other feeds.
- Maintain Magnus Health for student health records, ensuring compliance with HIPAA and FERPA, and coordinating with nurses and families.
- Maintain Filemaker Pro database for peer tutoring, ensuring compliance, and coordinating with staff and students.
- Administer Orah for admissions and enrollment, supporting application workflows, decision tracking, and data sync with Blackbaud.
- Oversee the operation of SchoolPass data sync and manual updates for daily attendance, visitor check-in, and campus safety protocols.
- Ensure secure data flow and single sign-on (SSO) across all systems.
- Provide training, documentation, and Tier 2 support for faculty and staff.
- Lead data backups, system updates, and incident response.
- Engage in professional and personal development with a consistent commitment to growth
- Participate and initiate opportunities that demonstrate one's growth, knowledge, and skills
- Commitment to fairness and to fostering community
- Other duties as assigned by the Director of IT or the Senior Administrative Team
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
- Three or more years of experience in database administration, preferably in education.
- Proven experience with Blackbaud products (K–12, Raiser’s Edge, Financial Edge).
- Strong understanding of data security, SQL, and reporting tools.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to support non-technical users
Preferred:
- Experience with data integration (e.g., SIS to LMS or payment systems)
- Certifications or completed coursework in Blackbaud or Schoology
- Experience with Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 in education
While being vaccinated for COVID-19 is not required, it is strongly recommended.
COMPENSATION: Brentwood School's diverse and talented faculty ranges widely in experience level, from those new to teaching to veterans who are experts in their respective disciplines with 30+ years of experience. Our salary range, of $125,000 to $155,000, includes all levels of experience. Salaries are determined based on years of experience, education, full- or part-time status, and number of months worked per school year. Salary ranges do not include benefits i.e. 403b retirement matching, paid lunch and various other benefits of being a member of the Brentwood School community.
For more information about our school, please visit our website at www.bwscampus.com
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