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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Campus Software Coordinator (Hybrid) - **Company:** University of California, Merced - **Location:** Merced, CA, United States - **Salary:** $110,000.0 - $135,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Adobe Creative Cloud, JIRA, Software as a Service, Cyber Security, Databases, Issue Tracking Systems, Software Engineering, Software Project Management, Software Licensing, Enterprise Software Applications, Software Security, Information Technology, Airtable, Servicenow - **Published:** August 27, 2026 - **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/18087673?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F18087673%2FCampus-Software-Coordinator-Hybrid-California-Merced ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience or training (required); and * Extensive experience in negotiation preparation and vendor performance management (issue tracking, service credits, escalation paths, renewal leverage, KPI/SLA monitoring); and * Experience in building/maintaining a campus software catalog or related database, including standard metadata (owner, purpose, contract term, renewal date, pricing model, data sensitivity, accessibility status, support model) (required). * Knowledge of software/SaaS vendor ecosystems (publishers, resellers/VARs, distributors) and common higher-education purchasing models (subscriptions, enterprise agreements, site licenses, tiered pricing). * Understanding of vendor due diligence artifacts (e.g., security reviews, accessibility documentation, risk assessments), and how to summarize requirements and status for stakeholders. * Established skill in relationship management, including planning and running recurring vendor and stakeholder meetings, documenting decisions, and translating needs into roadmaps and next steps. * Ability to communicate clearly in writing and in presentation/informal conversation with both technical and non-technical audiences and produce easily digestible summaries of ticket/activity trends and vendor status. * Ability to coordinate across multiple stakeholders to gather requirements, manage expectations, and drive consensus on standard offerings. * Ability to develop and deliver effective stakeholder training materials and/or documentation. * Excellent time management skills with proven ability to set and meet deadlines; able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment. * Thorough understanding of procurement requirements in a higher education or similar (highly-regulated) environment * Self-motivated; works well independently and as part of a team. * Demonstrates good problem-solving abilities. * Curious; able to learn effectively. Background Check ## Description Reporting to the IT Business Manager, the Campus Software Coordinator leads and organizes software management for the Office of Information Technology. This is a newly-created role that will partner closely with campus stakeholders to streamline the software procurement process, more efficiently deliver services associated with software licensing in OIT and across campus, and establish relationships with key software vendors to ensure appropriate contract management., The Campus Software Coordinator will be tasked with creating and maintaining a campus software catalog and supporting data sources (including provisioning and renewal records) to provide reliable visibility into software security, accessibility, access, and costs. This role will manage new provisioning and renewals for common software; oversee annual renewals, co-terms, and vendor contract administration; and provide regular trend reporting and analysis to OIT and campus leadership to inform strategic planning and roadmap development. The role will also collaborate with UC Office of the President and UC system peers as needed to align practices and leverage shared opportunities., 1. Vendor Management - Create and maintain campus software catalog; manage Value-Added Resellers (VAR) and associated catalog build; manage and store accessibility and security documentation for approved campus software; create and maintain reports of requested software; manage relationships with major campus vendors through regular meetings; create and maintain UC Merced software need analysis & roadmap; create and maintain stakeholder documentation for software not centrally managed. 2. License & Contract Management - Manage key software vendor contracts; build and maintain software license provisioning database; manage annual renewals and co-terms; maintain and manage OIT software renewals data; create and maintain regular reporting for campus and OIT leadership on current spend and tail spend to inform strategic planning; manage new provisioning and renewals for internal OIT software (i.e. ServiceNow, Jira, Airtable); manage new provisioning for campus enterprise software (i.e. Adobe CC, Zoom Webinar, Microsoft dd-Ons, etc.). 3. Software Process, Strategy, and Relationship Building - Rebuild and champion campus software procurement process to enable efficiency and policy compliance; partner with campus procurement to understand and contain distributed software spend across campus; collaborate with key campus stakeholders such as Procurement, Information Security, Accessibility, and Risk Management; collaborate with key external stakeholders such as UC Office of the President and other UC system contacts. ## Related Videos - [Kubernetes and Microservices with Multi-Model Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/382-kubernetes-and-microservices-with-multi-model-databases) - [The Vonage Trivia Voyage: Quiz Your Way to the Top!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/761-the-vonage-trivia-voyage-quiz-your-way-to-the-top) - [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray) - [Remote Driving on Plant Grounds with State-of-the-Art Cloud Technologies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/251-remote-driving-on-plant-grounds-with-state-of-the-art-cloud-technologies) - [Fault Tolerance and Consistency at Scale: Harnessing the Power of Distributed SQL Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1146-fault-tolerance-and-consistency-at-scale-harnessing-the-power-of-distributed-sql-databases) - [Techies vs. Suits: Decoding the Distinct Paths to Startup Success in Europe and the US](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/826-techies-vs-suits-decoding-the-distinct-paths-to-startup-success-in-europe-and-the-us) ## Related Articles - [Résumé-Driven Development: How IT trends affect the job market for software developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/59-resume-driven-development-how-it-trends-affect-the-job-market-for-software-developers) - [Best Coding Boot Camps in Germany](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/237-best-coding-boot-camps-in-germany) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Why Attend a Developer Event in 2026?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/688-why-attend-a-developer-event-in-2026) - [What Makes WeAreDevelopers World Congress Different From Every Other Tech Event?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/701-what-makes-wearedevelopers-world-congress-different-from-every-other-tech-event) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again)