Library Applications Developer, Drexel University Libraries, Philadelphia, PA
Posted September 15, 2014
Grade K / Exempt
Position #147510
Division: Drexel University Libraries
Date: September 9, 2014, revised
Summary
Drexel University Libraries seeks an innovative and enthusiastic developer to play an integral role in the implementation of infrastructure and services that will enhance the Libraries’ support for resource discovery and academic research.
The incumbent will work in a collaborative, team-based environment to leverage, customize, and integrate new technologies and services in support of the Libraries’ initiatives. Projects include developing support for the management and archiving of university research data and records and the planning and implementation of a coordinated search and discovery solution for accessing the Libraries’ resources. This position will be a key contributor for these projects and will work with tools such as Fedora, Islandora, Solr, and Archivematica.
As a member of the Libraries’ Discovery Systems team and reporting to the manager of discovery systems, the successful candidate will also collaborate with team members and Libraries’ staff on technical project development including user needs and functional requirements, design documentation, and evaluating solutions. As needed, the incumbent will also work alongside related groups across the Drexel campus and coordinate technical requirements with other departments.
Key Responsibilities
- Play an integral role in the planning, development, and implementation of a University-wide search and discovery system that incorporates and exposes content from the Libraries’ catalog, academic journals, archives, faculty activity, research data, university records, and outside sources as appropriate.
- Along with Discovery Systems team members and Libraries’ staff, implement a workflow for managing data and digital objects as they move from acquisition systems to systems for processing and into long-term storage and online access through Fedora and Islandora.
- Work with team members and Archives staff to evaluate, implement, and customize tools, including Archivematica and BitCurator, to support digital object processing and conversion, data transformation, metadata extraction, archival description, and digital forensics.
- Document solutions and workflows for internal purposes and also as part of compliance with University legal and privacy requirements.
- Collaborate with the Libraries’ discovery systems team and other campus constituents on relevant technology planning and agendas.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Information or Computer Sciences or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- 2 years minimum application or systems development experience
- Demonstrated understanding of the application development life cycle
- Demonstrated proficiency with a major language such as PHP, Ruby, Python, Java
- Experience with XML, XSLT, XPath, XQuery, and other data encoding languages and standards.
- Experience performing data transfers utilizing software library or language APIs
- Experience with Linux
- Commitment to continuously enhancing development skills
- Strong analytical and problem solving ability
- Strong oral and written communications skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in an academic, library, or archives environments
- Working knowledge of Apache, Tomcat & other delivery servers.
- Experience with a version-control system such as Git or Subversion.
- Experience with the Fedora Commons and Islandora digital asset management systems
- Experience with data or digital object processing tools such as Archivematica
Interested, qualified applicants may apply at: www.drexeljobs.com/applicants/