2627-208 - Academic Systems Lead (CS15) - Central Office

Nova Scotia Community College; Halifax; On-site; CAD 76,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

Nova Scotia Community College in Halifax, NS, invites applications for the Academic Systems Lead role. You will manage curriculum administration systems and related interfaces, acting as the primary business systems expert for the Curriculum Management System and coordinating cross-functional analysis and data stewardship across academic operations.

The position requires a diploma in IT or related field and at least five years of experience with enterprise systems, data management and vendor

Qualifications

• Diploma in Information Technology, Information Systems, Database Administration, Business Analysis or related field.
• Minimum of five years of experience in business systems administration, business analysis, database/data management, or related function.
• Experience supporting enterprise applications and integrations; familiarity with curriculum management systems or similar academic systems is strongly preferred.
• Experience gathering requirements, analyzing processes, designing functional solutions, testing changes and supporting implementations.
• Experience coordinating vendors and internal teams for system upgrades and enhancements.

Responsibilities

• Provide functional leadership for curriculum administration systems and publishing processes.
• Administer and optimize the Curriculum Management System, data warehouse, and integrations.
• Lead business analysis, process improvement and systems integration initiatives.
• Steward curriculum data quality, reporting requirements and business rules.
• Support projects, system upgrades, testing, implementation and vendor coordination.
• Collaborate with Academic Planning, Scheduling, Registrar Services, Schools and IT stakeholders.

Skills

Enterprise systems

Data interfaces

Process mapping

Requirements gathering

Project coordination

Communication

Education

Diploma in Information Technology or related field

Tools

Curriculum Management System

Student Information System

Reporting tools

Data warehouse

Job description

Operational Support

Academic Systems Lead (CS15)

Education

Central Office / IT Campus

Halifax, Nova Scotia

Department of Academic Equity and Quality

Continuing Full-time position: Commencing approximately November 23, 2026

Application deadline is 11:59PM, October 27, 2026

Competition No. 2627-208

Salary range: $75,884.98 to $92,501.33 annually

Qualifications

Qualifications and Occupational Experience:

• The minimum educational qualification for this position is a diploma in Information Technology, Information Systems, Database Administration, Business Analysis or a related field.
• You have a minimum of five years of recent, progressively responsible occupational experience in business systems administration, business analysis, database and data management, systems integration, or a related function within a complex organization.
• You have demonstrated experience supporting or administering enterprise applications and integrations. Experience with curriculum management systems, student information systems, scheduling systems, reporting solutions, or other post-secondary academic systems is strongly preferred.
• You have demonstrated experience gathering business requirements, analyzing and redesigning processes, developing functional solutions, testing system changes, supporting implementation activities and facilitating change adoption. Experience working with relational databases, data queries, reporting tools and data-quality activities is required.
• You have experience coordinating vendors and internal technology teams to resolve system issues, implement enhancements and support system upgrades. Experience leading or providing senior functional support to projects involving implementation, integration, process redesign or digital transformation is considered a strong asset.

Relevant Skills and Abilities

• Strong functional and technical knowledge of enterprise business systems, relational databases, data interfaces and system integrations.
• Advanced business analysis skills including requirements gathering, process mapping, fit-gap analysis, options analysis, functional specification development and user acceptance testing.
• Demonstrated ability to administer and configure business applications, workflows, permissions, forms and data structures.
• Strong data literacy and experience with data validation, reporting, data-quality management practices and business-rule governance.
• Working knowledge of software development, testing, release management and change-management methodologies.
• Strong project coordination skills including planning, stakeholder engagement, risk and issue management, implementation support and post-implementation review.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical and process information clearly to varied audiences.

Responsibilities

What you will be doing....

The Academic Systems Lead is responsible for the functional administration, optimization and integration of the systems, data and business processes that support curriculum administration and related academic operations across the College. The role provides functional leadership to curriculum administration operations, serves as the primary business systems expert for the Curriculum Management System and related interfaces, and leads cross-functional business analysis, systems integration, data stewardship and continuous improvement initiatives that connect curriculum with the Student Information System, scheduling and downstream academic processes.
Key responsibilities include:

• Providing functional leadership for curriculum administration systems and annual publishing processes.
• Administering and optimizing the Curriculum Management System, data warehouse and related integrations.
• Leading business analysis, process improvement and systems integration initiatives.
• Stewarding curriculum data quality, reporting requirements and business rules.
• Supporting projects, system upgrades, testing, implementation and vendor coordination.
• Collaborating with stakeholders across Academic Planning, Scheduling, Registrar Services, Schools and IT.

Candidates selected for interviews will be expected to provide at least three recent, occupational references. The successful candidate will be expected to provide official transcripts to show proof of academic achievements.

NSCC is committed to the full inclusion of all applicants. As part of this commitment, NSCC will ensure that applicants are provided reasonable accommodations, as required. If accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process, please contact Nikki Berrigan, HR & Talent Consultant, at [e-mail]. Our Employee Workplace Accommodation Policy can be found here.

Unfortunately, we cannot accept late or paper applications.