Learning Management System Administrator

Northwest Nazarene University Inc•Nampa, ID

About The Position

Located within the Teaching and Learning Center (TLC), this position provides advanced technical leadership and administrative oversight for the University’s Learning Management System (LMS), Canvas, and associated enterprise instructional technologies. The role is responsible for the strategic configuration, optimization, integration, and long-term sustainability of the LMS ecosystem. As the institutional LMS technical lead, this position manages system architecture, integrations, and data workflows while safeguarding reliability, security, and compliance and contributing to institutional reporting and informed decision-making. The work involves a close partnership with TLC colleagues, Information Technology staff, vendors, and academic departments to sustain a stable, scalable digital learning infrastructure. This position also provides targeted instructional technology consultation to support faculty and instructional staff in the effective implementation of technology-enhanced learning.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Educational Technology, or related field; an associate's degree of applied science in network and systems administration, and two years of educational technology administration experience may substitute for a Bachelor’s degree
Two years of higher education or K-12 LMS administration experience
Experience with APIs, scripting, and automation
Technical documentation and communication skills
Strong collaboration and customer-service orientation
The University requires that all staff members be Christians (preferably in the Wesleyan tradition) and must be comfortable with and in agreement with the mission and lifestyle values of NNU and be willing to help advance the spiritual goals of the University.

Nice To Haves

Experience managing LMS integrations and enterprise instructional technologies
Experience supporting accessibility and usability standards in digital learning
Experience with institutional reporting and data analysis
Experience with ticketing and service management systems
Experience with HTML and CSS

Responsibilities

Serves as institutional technical lead for Canvas LMS, overseeing configuration, optimization, and long-term sustainability of the LMS ecosystem.
Manages LMS architecture, integrations, and data workflows, ensuring system reliability, security, and compliance.
Develops reports and data extracts from LMS and related systems to support institutional decision-making and academic analytics (early alert & student learning outcomes).
Collaborates with TLC staff, IT, vendors, and academic units to maintain a stable, scalable, digital learning environment.
Provides instructional technology consultation to faculty and staff on the effective use of technology-enhanced learning tools.
Performs other related duties as assigned.