**DSpace Developer- Open Repository, BioMed Central Ltd**  
  
**Job Description**  
Open Repository are looking for a full-time Developer to join an agile team of
developers, testers and analysts. The successful candidate will play a pivotal
role in transforming our platform.

The successful candidate will:

• Work with stakeholders to understand and solve their needs

• Participate in decisions governing the future of the platform

• Help to maintenance current platform

• Learn about DSpace

  
**Desired Skills & Experience**  
Essential

• A numerate degree or equivalent experience

• Extensive knowledge of Java, Servlets, JSP and Spring in web-based
applications - including an awareness of their strengths and weaknesses for
given circumstances

• Knowledge about HTML, CSS3, JavaScript, JQuery

• To be highly analytical

• Good SQL, preferably PL/SQL - including an understanding of good SQL
practices, schema design, normalisation and query performance analysis

• Keen interest in technology and development practices - not only those that
have been part of previous or current projects but also those that are new
and/or emerging, combined with an awareness of the future of the software
development profession.

• Excellent communication skills

  
**Desirable**  
• Agile development experience including, Test Driven Development, Pair
Programming and at least one of XP, Kanban, Lean or Scrum

• Knowledge about DSpace software, OAI-PMH, SWORD, Tomcat, Apache HTTP,
Oracle, git

  
Please send your CV and covering letter, stating salary expectations and
quoting the job reference BMC/DE2 by email: [log in to unmask]

  
BioMed Central offers a competitive salary and benefits package including 25
days holiday plus bank holidays , contributory pension scheme , life assurance
, discounted gym membership , cycle to work scheme, childcare vouchers and an
employee support programme.

BioMed Central Ltd is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

We welcome all applications irrespective of race, gender, age, religion or
belief, relationship status, pregnancy/maternity, sexual orientation or
disability.

  
**Company Description**  
BioMed Central is the leading open access publisher of STM (Science,
Technology and Medicine) research. Since it was founded in 2000, BioMed
Central has successfully pioneered the open access publishing model and
brought open access to the mainstream. With offices in
London, North America and Asia, the company employs over 270 people across a
range of operations including editorial, production, IT and business. BioMed
Central is a vibrant and innovative company. It operates in a fast-paced and
high-energy environment, hiring talented people who are
passionate about science, technology, medicine and open access.

Open Repository is a hosted solution from BioMed Central that builds and
maintains customized DSpace repositories on behalf of institutions and
organizations. This allows an institution to preserve and showcase its
intellectual output to a larger and unrestricted audience.

BioMed Central offers a competitive salary and benefits package including 25
days holiday plus bank holidays , contributory pension scheme , life assurance
, discounted gym membership , cycle to work scheme, childcare vouchers and an
employee support programme.

BioMed Central Ltd is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

We welcome all applications irrespective of race, gender, age, religion or
belief, relationship status, pregnancy/maternity, sexual orientation or
disability.

  



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