Senior LMS Aministrator
Listed on 2026-10-31
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IT/Tech
Systems Administrator, IT Support, IT Business Analyst, Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations
Piper Companies is seeking a Senior LMS Administrator to serve as the technical owner of the Canvas LMS environment across multiple university partners. This individual will be responsible for the administration, optimization, support, and integration of Canvas, ensuring a seamless learning experience for students, faculty, and staff. The Senior LMS Administrator will collaborate closely with Technology, Product, Academic Services, and external partners to support platform performance, scalability, system integrations, and continuous improvement initiatives within a growing multi-institution learning ecosystem.
This is a contract-to-hire opportunity within a remote setting.
- Administer, maintain, and optimize the Canvas LMS environment across multiple university partners.
- Manage user roles, permissions, enrollments, course structures, and account configurations.
- Monitor system performance, troubleshoot platform issues, and ensure LMS reliability and availability.
- Lead LMS upgrades, releases, testing, and change management activities.
- Support integration between Canvas and enterprise platforms, including Salesforce, SIS, identity management, and third-party applications
- Troubleshoot API, LTI, SSO, and data integration issues across connected systems.
- Serve as the escalation point for complex Tier 2 and Tier 3 LMS support issues.
- Support new program launches, partner onboarding efforts, and LMS implementation activities.
- Develop and maintain LMS standards, templates, governance processes, and best practices.
- Analyze system usage, performance metrics, and stakeholder feedback to drive continuous platform enhancements.
- 7+ years of Learning Management System (LMS) administration experience, preferably with Canvas.
- Strong expertise in Canvas administration, APIs, LTI tools, SSO, user provisioning, and LMS configuration.
- Experience supporting enterprise SaaS platforms and complex system integrations.
- Experience providing Tier 2 and Tier 3 application support in a production environment.
- Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and root cause analysis skills.
- Proven ability to work cross-functionally with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience integrating LMS platforms with Salesforce and related enterprise systems preferred
- Canvas certification or equivalent LMS expertise strongly preferred.
- Salary range: $80,000 - $105,000
- Comprehensive Benefits:
Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k), and applicable sick leave
2 Support, Tier 3 Support, Technical Support, Troubleshooting, Root Cause Analysis, System Monitoring, Performance Optimization, Platform Reliability, Release Management, Change Management, Testing, Vendor Management, Stakeholder Management, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Workflow Automation, Process Improvement, LMS Standards, LMS Governance, User Experience, Onboarding, Analytics, Reporting, Service Management, ITIL, Agile, Documentation, Technical Operations, Enterprise Systems, Cloud Applications, Platform Scalability.
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This job is open for applications on 10/22/2026 and will remain open for at least 30 days from the posting date
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