eLearning Solutions Architect

Conestoga College School of Business; Kitchener; Hybrid; CAD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution seeks an eLearning Solutions Architect to lead technology-enabled innovation in training for its online learning platform. This role involves designing web-based tools that support faculty and students, along with developing training plans. Successful candidates should have advanced knowledge of the Brightspace platform and a strong ability to innovate in educational technology. The position is expected to work in a hybrid arrangement, balancing on-site and remote activities.

Qualifications

• Experience in designing and developing web-based educational tools.
• Proven ability to lead training initiatives for technology use in education.
• Ability to work within a hybrid work arrangement.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of custom educational frameworks and tools for online courses.
• Create intuitive authoring tools that simplify content creation for faculty.
• Independently develop and implement training plans on educational technologies.

Skills

Advanced knowledge of Brightspace platform

Web-based tool design

Technical gap identification

Training development

In-person training delivery

Asynchronous training delivery

Job description

Position Summary

The eLearning Solutions Architect leads technology-enabled innovation and training initiatives for eConestoga and the Online Learning Centre (OLC). The role collaborates with academic and college partners to identify learning technology needs and delivers scalable training and custom solutions. Using advanced knowledge of the Brightspace platform and APIs, the incumbent designs and implements web-based tools that support faculty, students, and OLC staff.

Successful candidates will be required to conduct work within Ontario and must be available to work on campus as required. It is anticipated that this position will meet the needs of the department through a hybrid work arrangement, Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with one day on‑site at Conestoga’s 3065 King St. E office in Kitchener, and four days remote.

Responsibilities

Custom Tool Design and Development

• Lead the exploration, design, development, maintenance, and enhancement of custom frameworks and tools that support online and blended learning (e.g., interactive web pages, dynamic video frameworks, learning objects, games, and extensions of Learning Management System (LMS) tool functionality such as the Progress Snapshot Widget, etc.)
• Identify technical gaps within eConestoga and propose development solutions
• Create intuitive authoring tools that enable faculty to build interactive content (e.g., accordions, timelines, charts, VideoPlus) without requiring coding knowledge
• Design and develop custom LMS interfaces and widgets to enhance the user experience (e.g., My Courses, Announcements, Visual Table of Contents, Zoom widgets)
• Design and maintain a knowledge base portal that provides faculty and students with documentation for the LMS and custom tools
• Develop and maintain a technical roadmap that promotes visibility, alignment, and continuous improvement of OLC initiatives
• Provide recommendations to OLC management to support ongoing enhancement of course development practices

Training Development and Delivery

• Independently develop and implement an annual training plan that includes a mix of in-person and online (synchronous and asynchronous) sessions, and on-demand resources
• Deliver training and consultations on educational technologies, supporting effective use across web-enhanced, hybrid, and online courses in compliance with AODA requirements
• Evaluate