POSITION SUMMARY:
Reporting to the Head of Library Technology Services at Washington University
Libraries, the Library DevOps Engineer will be responsible for creating a
customer-first approach to building and maintaining library services and
applications supporting the University’s mission. Platforms to be supported
range from repository applications to resource discovery layers to related
library systems, as well as emerging technologies in libraries such as data
visualization platforms and instructional technologies. As a member of the
Library Technology Services team, the successful candidate will play a key role
in the information architecture, development, deployment, monitoring,
maintenance, and troubleshooting of new and existing library applications.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Lead the design, implementation and maintenance of library systems in
collaboration with Libraries’ staff and campus stakeholders
Gather requirements and develop specifications for library and research systems
architectures, including Samvera, Fedora, Omeka, Primo, Wordpress, VMWare
Vsphere, SAN disk array storage, and cloud storage.
Collaborate with campus-wide technology services to ensure proper
implementation and management of hardware infrastructures, security policies
and authentication/authorization procedures
Participate in iterative testing and integration of user feedback throughout
the development and implementation process
Write and maintain documentation for systems architecture and application code
for internal developers and the wider library development community
Maintain awareness of national and international best practices and advances in
library applications, frameworks, and implementations by actively engaging in
library and research development communities (Hydra, Code4Lib, GIS, etc.)
Perform other duties as assigned.
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