Head of Digital Media Software Development
Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington

**Head of Digital Media Software Development**  
Indiana University Bloomington Libraries - PAE4IT

  
Manages the software development team working on the Avalon Media System
project and provides technical, architectural, and project management
leadership for Avalon and other selected software projects within the Library
Technologies division of the Indiana University Libraries.

  
Directly manages a team of programmer/analysts working in collaboration with
developers at Northwestern University and other partner institutions to create
the Avalon Media System; and plays a software architect, high-level technical
design, and project management role on other projects as needed. Manages and
schedules software development projects and team members' assignments based on
organizational priorities, estimating time and resources for software
development activities, mentoring and assisting in the professional
development of staff, and directing and participating in requirements
analysis, architecture, design, coding, testing, deployment, and support of
software systems. Serves as a member of the Library Technologies management
team and participates in organization and unit-wide planning initiatives; and
serves as a lead contributor to national and international consortial and
collaborative efforts, including the Hydra and Fedora open source digital
repository communities.

  
**Qualifications:**  
  
**Required:**  
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field and five years of
experience in the design and development of complex software systems including
three years in a lead developer or architect role and two years managing
software development team(s). Combinations of related education and experience
may be considered.

• Knowledge of and experience with developing complex web applications using
Java or Ruby on Rails, relational databases, and XML.

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, written and verbal
including ability to interact with a diverse group of individuals and work as
part of a team.

  
**Preferred:**  
• Master's degree

• Scrum or other Agile software development methodology experience

• Experience working with library or repository systems, library metadata
standards, Unix/Linux system administration, Amazon Web Services or other
cloud hosting environments, and digital audio and video.

  
Avalon Media System
([http://avalonmediasystem.org/](http://avalonmediasystem.org)) is an open
source software system, based on Hydra and Fedora digital repository
technologies, that enables libraries and archives to more easily provide
online access to audio and video collections. Avalon is being co-developed by
Indiana University and Northwestern University, with support in part from the
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Institute of Museum and Library Services, and
is a key component of Indiana University's Media Digitization and Preservation
Initiative ([http://mdpi.iu.edu/](http://mdpi.iu.edu)).

  
Indiana University is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without
regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation or
identity, national origin, disability status, or protected veteran status.
This institution is also a provider of [ADA
services](http://hr.iu.edu/ada.html).

  
To apply, please visit Jobs@IU at [https://jobs.iu.edu/joblisting/index.cfm?jl
num=14456](https://jobs.iu.edu/joblisting/index.cfm?jlnum=14456)



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