New DPLA Job Opportunities: Technology Specialists

Last week we announced the appointment of Mark A. Matienzo as the DPLA’s first Director of Technology, beginning in early December. We’re super excited to share that we’re seeking two Technology Specialists to work with Mark on the DPLA’s technical development. These two new staff members will join our growing team and will work to further DPLA’s mission to bring together the riches of America’s libraries, archives, and museums, and make them freely available to all.

Technology Specialists will:

• Work as flexible member of a small team.
• Report to the Director for Technology, working to design, develop, test, integrate, support, and document user-facing applications and back-end systems.
• Support the philosophy of open source, shared, and community-built tools, scripts, and technologies.
• Be conversant and comfortable with digital library technologies and engage cultural heritage communities and consortial efforts.
• Support content management policies, process, and workflows, and contribute to the development of new ones.
• Demonstrate knowledge of, and experience with, web application and software development and data modeling.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to contribute to strategic and tactical planning and implementation of content stewardship applications and technologies.
• Maintain knowledge of emerging technologies to support the DPLA’s evolving services.
• Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

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