Moodle Developer & LMS Administrator

Job Description

Moodle Developer & LMS Administrator

Experience: - 2 - 3 Years

Job Overview

We are looking for a Moodle Developer & LMS Administrator with 2– 3 years of experience to join our team. The candidate will be responsible for Moodle development, customisation, administration, configuration, troubleshooting, and ongoing support of Moodle-based Learning Management Systems.

The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience with Moodle LMS administration and development , along with good knowledge of PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Moodle APIs, plugins, user management, courses, enrolments, roles, reports, and system configuration.

Key Responsibilities

Moodle Development

• Develop, customise, maintain, and troubleshoot Moodle LMS applications.
• Develop and customise Moodle local, block, activity, authentication, enrolment, and other plugins .
• Work with Moodle APIs, events, callbacks, scheduled tasks, and database APIs.
• Develop and integrate REST APIs and Moodle Web Services .
• Customise Moodle themes and UI using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Mustache templates, and Moodle APIs.
• Write and optimise MySQL/MariaDB queries.
• Debug Moodle core, plugin, and custom application issues.
• Implement new features and enhancements based on functional requirements.
• Support Moodle version upgrades and ensure custom plugins are compatible.
• Work with Moodle cron, scheduled tasks, events, and background processes.
• Follow Moodle coding standards and security best practices.

Moodle LMS Administration

• Perform day-to-day Moodle LMS administration and configuration .
• Create and manage users, cohorts, courses, categories, roles, and permissions .
• Configure and manage enrolment methods , including manual enrolment, self-enrolment, cohort enrolment, and other supported methods.
• Configure and manage roles and capabilities .
• Manage users and user access across different courses and categories.
• Configure course settings, activities, resources, completion criteria, and restrictions .
• Configure and manage Moodle plugins from the administration interface.
• Configure authentication methods and user account settings.
• Manage Moodle site administration settings .
• Configure and monitor scheduled tasks and cron jobs .
• Monitor Moodle logs, events, errors, and system warnings.
• Manage course backups, restores, imports, and course templates .
• Configure and maintain Moodle reports and custom reports .
• Manage badges, certificates, competencies, learning plans, and completion settings .
• Configure and support SCORM, H5P, quizzes, assignments, forums, and other Moodle activities .
• Assist with Moodle performance monitoring and basic optimisation.
• Troubleshoot user access, enrolment, course, activity, and configuration-related issues.
• Support Moodle deployments across Development, Test, UAT/Pre-Production, and Production environments.
• Maintain proper documentation for Moodle configuration and administration activities.

Required Technical Skills

Moodle Development

• 2–3 years of hands-on Moodle development experience.
• Strong knowledge of PHP .
• Good understanding of Moodle architecture and coding standards.
• Experience developing Moodle plugins.
• Knowledge of Moodle APIs and database APIs.
• Experience with Moodle Web Services / REST APIs.
• Understanding of Moodle events, observers, scheduled tasks, and cron.
• Good knowledge of MySQL/MariaDB .
• Experience with HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and jQuery.
• Knowledge of Git/version control.

Moodle Administration

• Hands-on experience with Moodle LMS Administration .
• Good understanding of Moodle Site Administration .
• User and bulk user management.
• Course and category management.
• Roles and capabilities management.
• Enrolment and authentication configuration.
• Course completion and activity completion configuration.
• Gradebook and assessment configuration.
• Groups and cohorts management.
• Moodle reports and logs.
• Plugin installation, configuration, and management.
• Backup, restore, and course migration.
• SCORM and H5P administration.
• Badges and certificates configuration.
• Scheduled tasks and cron management.
• Basic Moodle security and performance troubleshooting.

Good to Have

• Experience with Moodle upgrades and migrations.
• Experience with Moodle 4.x/5.x .
• Knowledge of Linux/Ubuntu server environments.
• Basic knowledge of Apache/Nginx and PHP configuration.
• Knowledge of Docker.
• Experience with AWS/Azure cloud environments.
• Experience with Moodle theme development.
• Knowledge of Mustache templates and Moodle AMD/RequireJS.
• Experience with SCORM and e-learning standards.
• Knowledge of React, Angular, or modern JavaScript frameworks .
• Experience integrating Moodle with third-party applications.
• Experience with SSO integrations such as OAuth2, SAML, or LDAP.

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to understand functional requirements and convert them into technical solutions.
• Good documentation skills.
• Attention to detail and code quality.
• Willingness to learn new Moodle features and technologies.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate should have 2– 3 years of hands-on experience in Moodle development and administration and should be capable of handling both Moodle application development and day-to-day LMS administration .

Candidates with experience in an e-learning/LMS environment , Moodle plugin development, LMS configuration, user/course management, API integration, and Moodle troubleshooting will be preferred.

Key Skills

Moodle Development | Moodle Administration | PHP | MySQL/MariaDB | Moodle Plugins | Moodle APIs | REST APIs | JavaScript | HTML | CSS | Moodle Web Services | User Management | Course Management | Roles & Capabilities | Enrolments | Course Completion | Gradebook | SCORM | H5P | Reports | Cron | Scheduled Tasks | Git | Moodle Upgrades