Senior Academic Technology Specialist

California  ‐ Onsite
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Senior Academic Technology Specialist

Learning Management Systems

Pomona College is looking for a talented individual to join our service oriented department of Information Technology Services as a Senior Academic Technology Specialist/Learning Management Systems. The Senior Academic Technology Specialist will be responsible for the support and administration of the Learning Management System (LMS) used by the member institutions of the Claremont University Consortium (currently Sakai). This position provides software application systems administration and administration services focusing on the operation, maintenance and improvement of the consortial Learning Management System. You will provide administrative support for the Learning Management System (LMS) generally focusing on tier 3 level support; work closely with the LMS vendor as a technical liaison to maintain the LMS and manage the upgrade/patch process. This position will also plan and implement tools to monitor production systems in support of LMS applications and services, perform performance tuning and troubleshooting the LMS system, build and maintain test systems to support application evaluation by troubleshooting and testing, collect and assess the requirements of the software and translate them into technical implementation plans, document server topographies, information systems, process flows, data flows for the LMS system, and design and develop automated approaches to systems management and maintenance.

Requires:

Bachelor's degree

Minimum of 4 years in technical system support in a higher education environment

Minimum of 2 years experience with the administration and support of a learning management system, Sakai preferred.

Employment history or educational background that reflects proficiency with various software systems including Linux, SQL and Apache

Extensive professional experience with Java and/or Javascript

Ability to demonstrate best practices and professional experiences developing web-applications with Java and related technologies

Exemplary communication and interpersonal skills that enable effective leadership, team membership and proactive initiative are essential

Target hiring salary is $63,000. This is a regular, full-time, 12 month position. Review of applications will begin on May 15, 2012 and the position will remain open until filled. When applying, please send a cover letter, Resume, salary history, and list of references.
Start date
May 15, 2012
Duration
12 months
From
NAS- Los Angeles
Published at
09.05.2012
Project ID:
360697
Contract type
Freelance
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