diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0021b38..9467dee 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -42,3 +42,7 @@ out/
 ### dev ###
 application-dev.yml
 
+# local/dev only
+.dev/
+docker-compose.yml
+init-user.sql
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/dmu/dasom/api/domain/executive/dto/ExecutiveRequestDto.java b/src/main/java/dmu/dasom/api/domain/executive/dto/ExecutiveRequestDto.java
index 8d87f00..532f3a0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dmu/dasom/api/domain/executive/dto/ExecutiveRequestDto.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dmu/dasom/api/domain/executive/dto/ExecutiveRequestDto.java
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 @Schema(name = "ExecutiveRequestDto", description = "임원진 요청 DTO")
 public class ExecutiveRequestDto {
 
-    private Long id;
-
     @NotBlank(message = "임원진 이름은 필수 입력 사항입니다.")
     @Size(max = 50, message = "임원진 이름은 최대 50자입니다.")
     @Schema(description = "임원진 이름", example = "김다솜")
@@ -45,7 +43,7 @@ public ExecutiveEntity toEntity() {
                 .role(this.role)
                 .githubUsername(this.github_username)
                 .team(this.team)
-                .sortOrder(this.sortOrder)
+                .sortOrder(sortOrder != null ? sortOrder : 9999)
                 .build();
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/dmu/dasom/api/domain/executive/entity/ExecutiveEntity.java b/src/main/java/dmu/dasom/api/domain/executive/entity/ExecutiveEntity.java
index 45b1a22..9d34442 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dmu/dasom/api/domain/executive/entity/ExecutiveEntity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dmu/dasom/api/domain/executive/entity/ExecutiveEntity.java
@@ -58,6 +58,15 @@ public void update(ExecutiveUpdateRequestDto dto) {
         if (dto.getSortOrder() != null) this.sortOrder = dto.getSortOrder();
     }
 
+    @PrePersist
+    public void prePersist() {
+        if (sortOrder == null) sortOrder = 9999;
+    }
+    @PreUpdate
+    public void preUpdate() {
+        if (sortOrder == null) sortOrder = 9999;
+    }
+
     // 엔티티 -> DTO 변환 책임
     public ExecutiveResponseDto toResponseDto() {
         return ExecutiveResponseDto.builder()
diff --git a/src/main/java/dmu/dasom/api/domain/executive/service/ExecutiveServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/dmu/dasom/api/domain/executive/service/ExecutiveServiceImpl.java
index 42563d6..7070886 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dmu/dasom/api/domain/executive/service/ExecutiveServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dmu/dasom/api/domain/executive/service/ExecutiveServiceImpl.java
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ public List<ExecutiveListResponseDto> getAllExecutives() {
 
     // 임원진 멤버 생성
     public ExecutiveCreationResponseDto createExecutive(ExecutiveRequestDto requestDto) {
-        return new ExecutiveCreationResponseDto(executiveRepository.save(requestDto.toEntity()).getId());
+        ExecutiveEntity saved = executiveRepository.save(requestDto.toEntity());
+        return new ExecutiveCreationResponseDto(saved.getId());
     }
 
     // 임원진 멤버 삭제
diff --git a/src/test/java/dmu/dasom/api/domain/executive/service/ExecutiveServiceTest.java b/src/test/java/dmu/dasom/api/domain/executive/service/ExecutiveServiceTest.java
index 93825df..884ef1b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/dmu/dasom/api/domain/executive/service/ExecutiveServiceTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/dmu/dasom/api/domain/executive/service/ExecutiveServiceTest.java
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ void createExecutive_success() {
         // given
         Long id = 1L;
         ExecutiveRequestDto dto = new ExecutiveRequestDto(
-                id,
                 "김다솜",
                 "회장",
                 "동아리 운영 총괄",