"Systems Engineer, Library Development Operations (Hybrid) - University Libraries"

Position Summary

The Systems Engineer, Library Development Operations will be responsible for managing library applications and servers, deploying updates, identifying production issues, and implementing integrations that meet our customers’ needs. Will work with the software development team to ensure that software development follows established processes and works as intended. Will collaborate with WashU IT to build and manage infrastructure to meet library needs. Platforms to be supported may include repository applications, digital asset management systems, resource discovery layers, and related library systems. As a member of the Library Technology Services team, the successful candidate will play a key role in building functional systems that improve customer experience with new and existing library applications.

Job Description

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Build and implement new development tools and infrastructure to automate development and release processes, based on the needs of Libraries’ staff and other campus stakeholders, and communicate the needs to developers.
• Deploy updates and fixes to ensure systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats.
• Collaborate with campus-wide technology services to ensure proper implementation and management of hardware infrastructures, security policies and authentication/authorization procedures.
• Write and maintain documentation for systems architecture and application code for internal developers and the wider library development community.
• Participate in iterative testing and integration of user feedback throughout the development and implementation processes.
• Maintain awareness of national and international best practices and advances in library applications, frameworks, and implementations by actively engaging in library and research development communities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Working Conditions:

Job Location/Working Conditions
Normal office environment.

Physical Effort
Typically sitting at a desk or table.
Repetitive wrist, hand or finger movement.
Ability to move to on and off-campus locations.

Equipment
Office equipment.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.

Required Qualifications

Education:

Associate degree or combination of education and experience may substitute for minimum education.

Certifications/Professional Licenses:

No specific certification/professional license is required for this position.

Work Experience:

Information Technology (4 Years)

Skills:

Not Applicable

Driver's License:

A driver's license is not required for this position.

More About This Job

Required Qualifications:

Four years of work experience to include these areas:

• Unix/Linux and Windows servers, including server administration, shell scripting, networking, and web servers as well as cloud services, such as AWS or Azure.
• Client and server-side coding, server-side programming language and/or web framework (e.g., Ruby/Rails, PHP/Drupal, Python/WSGI, Java/Tomcat), and server-side technologies including Apache Solr, NGINX and/or Apache HTTP Server, Tomcat and/or Jetty, and Passenger.
• Supporting IT operations in an always-up, always-available service, and working in a collaborative team-based environment that requires strong interpersonal skills and communication with both IT and non-IT staff. Ability to write clear documentation.
• Knowledge of authentication and authorization technologies, including LDAP and SAML/Shibboleth, security best practices, and automation/configuration management/deployment tools, such as Ansible.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred.
• Four years of work experience to include these areas:
  • Working with distributed version control, preferably Git/Github, for source code version control and collaboration, and SQL, MySQL and related database platforms, including management and deployment.
  • Working with collaboration tools like ServiceNow and Jira, hardware virtualization environments such as VMware, and containerization technologies such as Kubernetes or Docker.
  • Strong organizational skills and demonstrated ability to manage projects.
  • Working in an academic or cultural institution environment.
  • Knowledge of digital library metadata standards, such as Dublin Core, MARC, METS, EAD, and OAI-PMH.

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor’s degree or combination of education and/or experience may substitute for minimum education.

Certifications/Professional Licenses:

No additional certification/professional licenses unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

Work Experience:

No additional work experience unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.

Skills:

Automation Tools, AWS Cloud Operations, Coding Practices, Docker (Software), Document Development, GitHub, Interpersonal Communication, IT Networking, IT Systems Management, Java, JavaScript, Linux System Administration, PHP (Programming Language), Project Management Basics, Python (Programming Language), Server Configurations, ServiceNow Platform, Shell Scripting, SQL Databases, VMware, Web Servers, Web Services Integration

Grade

G13

Salary Range

$65,900.00 - $112,700.00 / AnnuallyThe salary range reflects base salaries paid for positions in a given job grade across the University. Individual rates within the range will be determined by factors including one's qualifications and performance, equity with others in the department, market rates for positions within the same grade and department budget.