Senior LMS Administrator

Moodle with us!

We're the world's most popular learning platform and we’re on a mission to empower educators to improve our world.

We are now seeking a ‘Senior LMS administrator’ to make a significant impact on the future growth of Moodle. Working within the Services team, the role needs to have a strong expertise in Moodle and a willingness to learn and implement new technologies. The ideal candidate will take ownership of LMS implementation and support at client sites, collaborate with academic leadership, and play a strategic role in managing and scaling e-learning solutions.

This role involves regular interaction with stakeholders such as Deans, Chancellors, and faculty members, providing training, resolving technical issues, and ensuring the seamless management of the Learning Management System (LMS).

This role will leverage your expertise in ability to work independently and understand client's needs, support in articulating our solutions with the clients, and navigate through the service delivery cycle with tenacity and finesse will be key to success. The position works closely with Clients and Project Managers to support requirement gathering and Project delivery tasks.  You should be comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving, and innovative environment.

What your new job can look like…

At Moodle, no two days will ever be the same, but most days in this role usually involve a mix of:

• Install, configure, and maintain the Moodle LMS to meet organizational and client-specific requirements
• Manage and administer user accounts, roles, and permissions across institutions
• Monitor system performance and proactively troubleshoot and resolve issues
• Conduct system upgrades, apply patches, and ensure the platform is secure and up-to-date
• Collaborate with stakeholders—including academic leadership, instructors, and IT teams—to align LMS configurations with institutional goals
• Deliver on-site training sessions and provide ongoing technical guidance to faculty, administrators, and users
• Create and maintain detailed documentation for configurations, workflows, training guides, and support materials
• Support requirement gathering and contribute to solution design through regular communication with clients
• Assist in identifying areas for LMS improvement, based on user feedback and performance insights

Travel Requirements:

• Willingness to travel across India to provide on-site support and training at client locations.
• Must be based in or willing to relocate to Pune for the first year.
  

We’d love to hear from you, especially if you can talk to us about your:

We’re looking for someone with a strong blend of technical depth, strategic thinking, and a genuine passion for education. To be successful, you should have:

• Experience in delivering professional training sessions to senior academic staff is highly desirable.
• Proven experience with Moodle LMS administration, and familiarity with Moodle architecture and LMS plugin management
• Experience working with MySQL or PostgreSQL databases
• Experience with command-line skills and comfort working on Linux servers
• Understanding of performance optimisation, object-oriented programming, design patterns, and software security
• Proficiency with tools like MS Office, Google Docs, and Google Sheets
• Basic knowledge of software quality assurance practices and tools
• Strong stakeholder management skills, especially with academic institutions
• Exceptional problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities and tight deadlines
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to work both independently and as part of a cross-functional team

You’ll sweep us off our feet if you have:

• Experience in the EdTech Industry or Moodle or with any other LMS. 
• Frontend development experience using PHP.
• Exposure to Laravel, Web Services and APIs or experience developing Moodle plugins
• Familiarity with AWS, Azure, or DevOps pipelines

What life at Moodle is like…

Moodle has a globally diverse team with over 280 team members in more than 25 countries around the world. We’ve built a passionate team of hard-working, driven and diverse people from all over the world, united by a shared belief in the ability of our platform to make a positive difference to our world. We respect our colleagues and value an open and innovative workplace, filled with integrity and of course a strong focus on education (yes, these are our company values!)

What else, you say?

• Our team promotes a flexible working environment that promotes true work life balance
• We believe in motivating performance rather than micromanaging it, allowing you to feel empowered to do what you do best
• Gaining new skills by learning from highly skilled peers, along with your own learning and development allowance each year to support your growth
• Work with a global team on a worldwide platform and make a real difference
• As a certified B Corp, we are proud to be part of a global community of mission-driven companies dedicated to using business as a force for good
• Other excellent benefits, like access to our Employee Share Purchase plan, casual and earned leaves to recharge yourself, also volunteer and enjoy a day off for your birthday!, or choose your own optional holiday and many more!

Learn more about your new workplace...

Moodle is the world’s most trusted online learning solution, with a growing ecosystem of products and services, including Moodle Workplace, Moodle App, MoodleCloud, and more. The engine of our ecosystem is Moodle LMS, the secure and customisable open source learning management platform used by well over 300 million learners worldwide. 

Find out more about us on our website.

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At Moodle we are an equal opportunity employer that actively supports diversity and inclusion in the workplace and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We’re committed to fair recruitment and selection practices, ensuring we are drawing from a diverse range of sources to attract and select the very best person for the job. Learn more in our Diversity & Inclusion Charter.