Canvas Learning Management Systems Manager

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Canvas Learning Management Systems Manager

Fully Remote
• Work From Home
• Instructional Design and Technology

Full-time

Description

LMS Administrator

• Front Loaded PTO
• Tuition Assistance
• 401(k) – with Employer Contribution

South College - We are one of the nation’s fastest growing institutions of higher learning … come grow your career with us. In order to fully meet our Mission to our students, we require a diverse combination of perspectives, backgrounds, life experiences, and ideas from our faculty and staff and will provide them with an equitable and inclusive work environment
-where respect and open interchange of ideas are at the heart of that culture.

The Canvas Learning Management Systems Manager manages and supports Canvas as an enterprise academic

platform. This role ensures stable system operations, secure integrations, and consistent, blueprint-driven course

delivery while partnering with instructional design, academic teams, and IT. The position plays a key role in LMS

governance, reporting, and continuous improvement, with opportunity to grow into a leadership role as the

• Administer and configure the Canvas LMS, including system settings, roles, permissions, sub-accounts, and workflows.
• Manage term structures, course provisioning, and access controls aligned with centralized academic processes.
• Troubleshoot complex LMS issues related to permissions, enrollments, integrations, data syncs, and system behavior.
• Coordinate LMS updates, feature releases, and regression testing in collaboration with IT and vendors
• Manage blueprint templates, including associations, sync schedules, content lock rules, and exception handling.
• Support centralized course rollovers, resets, and term-based provisioning.
• Coordinate blueprint updates with the Instructional Design team to ensure scalable, consistent course delivery.
• Monitor and resolve blueprint sync errors, conflicts, and downstream impacts.
• Administer the full lifecycle of LTI integrations, including configuration, security, testing, deployment, and retirement.
• Collaborate with IT, vendors, and instructional designers to evaluate and implement new instructional tools.
• Test LTI tools in non-production and production environments to validate functionality, permissions, grade pass back, and user experience.
• Troubleshoot LTI-related issues involving authentication, data exchange, role mapping, and performance.
• Maintain documentation and inventories of approved tools, configurations, and testing outcomes.
• Serve as the technical liaison translating instructional requirements into LMS and integration configurations.
• Support instructional technologies (publisher tools, media platforms, assessment systems) from a systems perspective.
• Advise on accessibility, usability, and consistency related to LMS configuration and tool selection.
• Manage and monitor LMS integrations with SIS, identity management/SSO, reporting platforms, and third‑party systems.
• Partner with IT on data flows, error resolution, monitoring, and system performance.
• Ensure compliance with FERPA, WCAG accessibility standards, and institutional data governance policies.
• Support backup, recovery, and disaster planning related to the LMS and connected tools.
• Develop and maintain LMS reports and dashboards for academic leadership, compliance, and assessment.
• Validate data integrity across blueprint‑associated courses, sections, and terms.
• Participate in LMS governance, change management, and tool approval processes.
• Recommend improvements to workflows, automation, testing practices, and system scalability.
• Create and maintain technical documentation for LMS configurations, integrations, and testing procedures.
• Develop…