Digital Public Library of America » Job Opportunity: Director of Technology

"The DPLA has an opening for the position of Director of Technology.

The Digital Public Library of America seeks a Director of Technology to lead its staff of developers and technologists, and to further DPLA’s mission to bring together the riches of America’s libraries, archives, and museums, and make them freely available to all. A belief in this mission and the drive to accomplish it over time in a collaborative spirit both within and beyond the organization is essential.

The Director of Technology will be responsible for the overall technology vision for the DPLA, and in consultation with the DPLA senior staff, will develop of new initiatives and cross-institutional partnerships. The Director of Technology will report to the Executive Director.

The Director of Technology will:

• Orchestrate the design, implementation, and improvement of DPLA’s core infrastructure, user-facing applications, and back-end systems.
• Oversee and a manage a team of four developers, and work with external contractors as necessary.
• Act as the primary technical contact for outside organizations, partners, and developers.
• Cultivate and develop the culture and values of the DPLA Technology Team and the larger organization.
• Support the philosophy of open source, shared, and community-built software, frameworks, and technologies.
• Be conversant and comfortable with a broad range of technologies used by the cultural heritage sector, and engage with cultural heritage communities and consortial efforts."