DSpace System Manager

To run a DSpace system you need a technologist who can take primary responsibility for the DSpace technology. The following job description is based on the DSpace System Manager’s role at MIT.

You may decide to hire/designate one individual to this role, or you may find these skills divided among a few existing staff members. What’s important is that these skills are dedicated to the project, not that they are embodied in one staff member.

Job Description: DSpace System Manager

Reporting to the library’s Technology Director, the DSpace System Manager has primary responsibility for all aspects of the technical management of DSpace. The position requires a knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and self-motivated individual.

Responsibilities:

• Primary responsibility for all aspects of the DSpace system’s technical management
• Coordinate related work by the Libraries’ Systems Office and IS staff, including training
• Contribute bug-fixes and other enhancements into the DSpace Federation’s open source code process
• Perform system monitoring, testing and debugging
• Develop portions of DSpace related to system administration
• Monitor and upgrade DSpace utility programs and middleware
• Develop approved system enhancements
• Manage hardware contracts and system administration tasks for DSpace servers, documenting operational issues
• Participate in projects and teams working on activities related to DSpace

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in computer or library science, or equivalent experience
• Experience programming (especially Java) and managing code written by others
• Understanding of network (especially web) development issues
• Experience with Unix systems and basic system administration skills

Additional experience desired:

• Experience with Open Source development projects and procedures by which source of a project is shared with the community