Brown has an opening for a senior developer working on a great team in a
great city!
The* Senior Library Applications Developer* provides leadership for
developers throughout Digital Technologies in establishing best practices
for software development and serves as part of the Digital Technologies
project management team to regularly plan and coordinate work, and to
regularly review and revise project management practices. S/He serves as
lead developer on high impact projects and is currently responsible for the
planning and implementation of the Library’s combined Discovery service
(Blacklight/Summon), including the integration of data from external data
sources (ILS, BDR, HathiTrust, VIVO). S/He is also responsible for the
applications that drive the VIVO service. Additionally, s/he provides
expertise and software development for new initiatives, contributes to
other Library software development projects as needed, and seeks out
opportunities to apply existing technologies for the improvement of Library
services.
*Position Requirements:*
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or a
related field or the equivalent combination of education and experience
- Experience with Python, Ruby, or Java programming languages
- Experience of three or more years in the developing and implementing
complex web applications using MVC frameworks such as Django or Rails
- Demonstrated experience with search/indexing technology (e.g., Apache
Solr).
- Experience working with the RDF data model, semantic web design
principles, and related standards
- Demonstrated proficiency applying best practices to and planning
technical projects; experience with team collaboration tools and version
control systems.
- Demonstrated experience with Unix or Linux server platforms, related
software, and basic system administration utilities
- Ability to learn new technical skills quickly; ability to meet
deadlines; strong service-orientation. Ability to adapt emerging
technologies to new domains
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
- Creativity and strong analytical and problem-solving skills
*Preferred Qualifications:*
- Master’s degree in information science, library science, computer
science or related field
- In-depth knowledge of library policies and practice, metadata
standards and the scholarly communication framework
- Demonstrated success participating in and contributing to open source
software development projects
- Demonstrated experience with library applications, technology, and
standards, including experience participating in relevant library open
source efforts
For further information and to apply, see Brown Career Site posting
<https://brown.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/staff-careers-brown/job/Sciences-Library/Senior-Library-Applications-Developer_REQ118445>
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Jean Rainwater
Head, Integrated Technology Services
Brown University Library
10 Prospect Street / Box A
Providence, Rhode Island 02912
401.863.9031
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