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LMS (Sakai) System Support Position at Pomona College
Salary: based on qualifications
Regular, full-time, 12 month position
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. This position has primary responsibility 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 systems administration services focused on the operation, maintenance and improvement of the consortial Learning Management System; provides administrative support for the Learning Management System (LMS), mostly focused on tier 3 level support; works with the LMS vendor as technical liaison to maintain the LMS and manage the upgrade/patch process; plans and implements tools to monitor production systems in support of LMS applications and services; performs performance tuning and troubleshooting of the LMS system; builds and maintains test systems to support application evaluation, troubleshooting and testing; collects and assesses requirements and translates them into technical implementation plans; documents server topographies, information systems, process flows, data flows for the LMS system; designs and develops automated approaches to systems management and maintenance.
The ideal candidate will have: a Bachelor's degree, a minimum of 4 years intechnical system support responsibilities in a higher education environment; a minimum of 2 years experience with the administration and support of a learning management system (Sakai preferred); an 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 best practices and professional experience developing web-applications with Java and related technologies; exemplary communication and interpersonal skills that enable effective leadership, team membership and proactive initiative.
Review of applications will begin 15 May 2012 and the position will remain open until filled. Please send cover letter, résumé, salary history, and list of references to Pomona College, Attn: Human Resources, 150 E. Eighth St. Claremont, CA 91711. Documents may also be submitted via email at staffjobs@pomona.edu or by fax at (909) 607-1726.