LIBRARY SYSTEMS & APPLICATIONS DEVELOPER, UC SANTA BARBARA
Reporting to the Library Chief Technology Strategist and Associate CIO, the Library System & Applications Developer will play a key role in enhancing and optimizing the library enterprise systems, including Alma/Primo, Alexandria Digital Research Library, Inter-library Loan, EZproxy, and integration with other campus systems and applications, to enable quality service and efficient workflows and meet the needs of our diverse user community. The UCSB Library Unified Resource Management System keeps track of nearly all of the library collections, functions, and workflows, and is heavily relied upon throughout the library, across campus, and the UC system on a daily basis serving our students, faculty, staff, and community. The Library System & Applications Developer works with a team primarily responsible for the UCSB Library Unified Resource Management System, including, but not limited to, the design, development, modification, debugging, deployment, and evaluation of the library’s highly complex enterprise software and scripts.
Working closely with the Librarians, Library IT, Enterprise Technology Services, and California Digital Library, the developer will analyze, design, and implement library system infrastructure and user interfaces including the new library search and discovery Primo, and will be involved in the development, integration, and support of a wide array of library systems, applications, and services.
The developer will advise the library on library automation industry advances and new developments, trends, and software advances. They will serve as a technical liaison between other departments and the Library, as well as between vendors and the Library. The developer will lead the library’s operation of the Unified Resource Management system and participate in the development and revision of library policies and practices as they relate to the Unified Resource Management systems and integrations with other enterprise systems.
Additionally, the developer will serve as the primary administrator for all Primo configuration and integration with library resources.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or relevant field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- At least three years’ experience in systems administration, programming, or web application development.
- At least one year’s experience working with library or equivalent systems.