The Penn State University Libraries Digital Scholarship & Repository
Development (DSRD) department is seeking applications for a manager to lead our
expanding Library Software Development team. You are collaborative, thoughtful,
and an effective problem solver. You will lead a team that develops and
maintains several key systems and services that that support the mission of the
Library for discovery, access, and preservation. This team focuses on making
information available to the users through both interface development and
repositories that provide long-term digital preservation for digital
scholarship and research data. You will participate in the library open source
information technology community and coordinate with development partners
across the world.
This team works in an agile environment with the intention of iterative
improvement. You will help define priorities, allocate resources, and improve
both our project management and technical processes (i.e., continuous
integration and deployment) to improve overall performance and the user
experience. You will participate in discussions on requirements gathering,
development decisions, and software architecture as well as other phases of the
software lifecycle. You will mentor and partner with staff in an empathetic
environment to support professional development goals and promote inclusion.
The Library Software Development Manager will contribute to and encourage a
collaborative environment for ideas to be shared and respectfully challenged in
order to help our team grow and improve our services for our users.
While this position will initially reside in DSRD, it is anticipated that it
will transition to leadership for all open source software development across
the Libraries. You will also work across teams within DSRD and other units
within the libraries to ensure software-based services run smoothly to support
the libraries. This is an opportunity to lead an innovative team building
open-source software and integrations with vended systems to support the
mission of Penn State University Libraries.
The Library Software Development Manager will:
● Lead in development of library applications that promote access to
information for short and long-term access
● Contribute to an atmosphere of cross-functional teamwork, and provide
guidance on multiple projects to help the whole team succeed.
● Proactively seek opportunities to implement improvements in the
deployment and development cycle.
● Ensure best practices are observed and standards are instituted around
software development.
● Provide timely coaching and mentorship to staff, as well as annual
reviews, and help determine appropriate training opportunities to ensure their
successful development.
Qualifications
Required
○ Excellent communication skills.
○ Proven record of successfully working in a collaborative team
environment to develop software.
○ Enthusiasm for software development and improvement for our users,
stakeholders, and developers.
○ Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information science, or related
field plus three years of developing and deploying software in a team
environment
Preferred
○ Experience collaborating on open-source software.
○ Experience with software release management, continuous integration, and
deployment.
○ Understanding of web architecture/services based on REST style, Linked
Data pattern.
○ Understanding of linked data, semantic technologies, and ontologies.
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