Digital Preservation Coalition

Two Posts at the British Library: Digital Preservation Technical Architect and Technical Lead

Digital Preservation Technical Architect
Location: Boston Spa, Yorkshire
Position Type: Permanent
Specialism: Information Technology
Salary: £34,391 - £39,743 per annum
Closing Date: 25/06/2012

How would you like to help preserve our digital cultural memory? The British Library is one of the World’s great research libraries, committed to providing researchers with access to reliable digital content now and into the future. Working closely with colleagues across the Library as well as internationally, this is a rare opportunity to ensure our digital resources are both sustainable and sustained for the long term.

Long term digital preservation of world class content is a challenge that requires effort throughout the digital lifecycle and a reliable preservation infrastructure. As Digital Preservation Technical Architect in the Digital Preservation Centre of Excellence, you will work closely with colleagues to:

• Contribute to the evolution of a dependable and scalable technical architecture for preserving the Library’s digital collections;
• Establish requirements and develop solutions to pilot, implement, and validate different approaches to preservation;
• Advise on embedding digital preservation into other Library systems and processes to enable complete end-to-end lifecycle management;
• Ensure preservation is addressed in BL digital projects and activities across the BL, especially during the development phases.

With a strong background in systems design and development, you will have excellent communication skills and a strong desire to continually improve and rise to new challenges that protecting the cultural wealth of the nation brings.

For informal enquires please contact Maureen Pennock, Digital Preservation Manager, on 01937 546302
For more information see: http://bit.ly/LfClUb 

Digital Preservation Technical Lead
Location: Boston Spa, Yorkshire
Position Type: Fixed Term
Specialism: Information Technology
Salary:  £34,391 - £39,743 per annum
Fixed term until 31 July 2014
Closing date:  25 June 2012

How would you like to help preserve our digital cultural memory? The British Library is one of the World’s great research libraries, committed to providing researchers with access to reliable digital content now and into the future. Working closely with colleagues across the Library as well as internationally, this is a rare opportunity to ensure our digital resources are both sustainable and sustained for the long term.

As Digital Preservation Technical Lead for the Digital Preservation Centre of Excellence, you will work with colleagues to develop and embed digital preservation technology within the British Library. At least half of your time will be spent on the EU co-funded SCAPE project to develop and implement scalable preservation tools and solutions for quality assured digital preservation workflows. You will:

• Ensure effective implementation and management of SCAPE Testbeds, content, and requisite tools at the British Library;
• Test and evaluate digital preservation tools on British Library collections;
• Work closely with colleagues in other business units to ensure tools meet business requirements;
• Integrate and embed effective preservation technologies in BL processes and workflows to ensure digital library content remains authentic and accessible over the long term;

You will be an excellent Java developer, with experience in tailoring software solutions to meet business needs. In addition to skills in planning, executing and fully documenting unit and system testing, you will be able to communicate effectively with colleagues and willing to travel across Europe when required.

For informal enquires please contact Maureen Pennock, Digital Preservation Manager, on 01937 546302
For more information see: http://bit.ly/LQNd8a