LYRASIS is seeking a DevOps Engineer for the Palace Project initiative (www.thepalaceproject.org) for public libraries. The Palace Project is a transformational library-centered platform and content marketplace designed to make public libraries the digital center of knowledge and creativity in their communities. The project aims to provide equitable access to all types of digital content (ebooks, audiobooks, textbooks and more), bolster the relationship between libraries and their patrons, protect patron privacy and enable libraries to serve all their e-content to patrons in a single app.

The Palace Project's technology platform is open-source and was initially developed for public library use by the New York Public Library (called SimplyE). It has two main components. There is a server-based administrative tool that aggregates content from a library's electronic and audio book suppliers and integrates with the library's ILS for patron authentication. There also is a mobile app (iOS and Android) called Palace that provides access to this aggregated content for library patrons to search, browse, checkout and download.

We are looking for a DevOps Engineer to work as part of the implementation team to ensure smooth operation and implementation for libraries. This person should have experience working with web based platforms and mobile apps, and worked as part of a larger development team.

The Palace Project's open-source code is available here: https://github.com/ThePalaceProject

This is a remote position working with a distributed team

Duties / Job Responsibilities

Developing and maintaining DevOps infrastructure tools
Triaging bugs and issues reported, resolving where possible, or handing off with detailed analysis to development team
Deploying appropriate hardware to support new clients' instances of the software
Monitoring and adjusting hardware/software to insure proper performance
Develop and manage web based dashboard to monitor system performance
Applying software upgrades to client instances as/when they become available
Managing QA and test infrastructure for the Palace project and adding new test scripts for new functionality as needed
Writing technical documentation and provide training as needed

 

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Understanding of the open-source software development process and life cycle
Ability to troubleshoot application, database, network, and operating system-related issues
Understanding of incident, problem, change, and release management practices
Proven ability to interact with other developers and business teams
Effective oral and written communication skills, including experience producing technical documentation
Must possess self-directed initiative and excel in the areas of time management, organization, and prioritization
Strong customer service orientation and interpersonal skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities
Ability to work independently and as a member of a team

Technical Experience and Training

Required

Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) in a related field
Experience writing unit and integration tests, especially tests for web / mobile UIs with Selenium / Appium
Familiarity with test driven development and software testing
3 years of software development and/or devops experience
Experience in open-source software development and cloud-deployment practices
Experience with Linux, Python, Postgres
Experience with AWS, Terraform, Ansible, Docker
Familiarity with mobile development and web front-end technologies
Ability to learn new programming languages and deployment environments
Issue and Ticket tracking systems (ZenDesk, BaseCamp, Github Issues, Jira)

Preferred

Familiarity with digital rights management systems (DRM)
Experience with mobile (objective-c, Kotlin) and/or web front-end development (javascript, HTML5)
Experience working in a remote position

 

About Us

LYRASIS is a 501 c 3 non-profit membership organization whose mission is to support enduring access to the world's shared academic, scientific, and cultural heritage through leadership in open technologies, content services, digital solutions and collaboration with archives, libraries, museums, and knowledge communities worldwide.

LYRASIS was created by its members to help them tackle wide-reaching challenges. LYRASIS is organized into three primary units of focus - community supported/open-source software, technology hosting services and content creation and acquisition. In addition to these business units, we also offer specific programs such as consulting, training, fiscal services and more.

At LYRASIS, one of our core values is to provide an inclusive environment to all who are employed here. Therefore, the company is intentional in providing fair and equitable employment opportunities to all applicants, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.


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