Senior Application Developer, National Digital Heritage Archive

Senior Application Developer, National Digital Heritage Archive

Ongoing - Full Time

Vacancy NL2112

Wellington

Applications close Friday 4th December

The primary focus of the National Digital Heritage Archive Developer is to provide required software development and support services required by the National Digital Heritage Archive (NDHA) and to contribute to ongoing research and development in the digital preservation arena including deposit, storage, preservation, access and integration mechanisms for digital objects over time.

You will be responsible for the overall support of existing and development of new software applications and components that integrate or interface with the NDHA, in conjunction with colleagues from Service Development & Support and Technology Services. You will also provide second level technical support (after the NDHA System Administrator) for the resolution of technical issues.

You will work closely with the NDHA business unit, Service Development & Support and Technology Services, and other internal and external stakeholders as appropriate, including the international digital preservation community.

Ideally you will have a tertiary qualification in information technology, computer science or information science or its equivalent and will certainly have relevant work experience. Substantial software development experience (preferably in a related domain area) and demonstrated expertise in Java technologies is required. A working knowledge of UNIX systems, Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS X as well as experience with metadata standards (including Dublin Core, METS/MODS and PREMIS) is preferred. An understanding of preservation metadata and related digital preservation strategies would also be welcomed.

The National Library has an equal opportunity policy, and a commitment to meeting its obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi.

Applications close 5.00pm Friday 4th December 2009.

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Download Application Form (Word Document 221KB)

For further information, please contact Chrissie Whitfield, Programme Director, National Digital heritage Archive (+ 64 4 474 3124).

Post applications to: Personnel Services, National Library of New Zealand, PO Box 1467, Wellington 6140

Email applications to: personnel.services@natlib.govt.nz