Collections Technical Analyst

National Museums; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

National Museums Liverpool is seeking a Collections Technical Analyst to manage the technical administration, system configuration and performance monitoring of the Collections Management System and related digital assets. You will support data migration activities and ensure migrations are reliable and secure, aligned with data structures and codes of practice.

The role requires experience managing collections systems in a museum or similar setting, with hands-on work with large datasets, data

Qualifications

• Experience in managing collections systems in a museum or similar setting.
• Strong understanding of collections policies and information standards.
• Experience handling large datasets, including data profiling, cleaning, transformation and validation.
• Practical knowledge of data schemas, integrations and application programming interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Technical administration of the Collections Management System and related databases.
• System configuration and performance monitoring to ensure reliability and security.
• Support data migration activities, including profiling, cleaning, transformation and validation.
• Ensure implementations align with data structures, standards, policies and codes of practice.

Skills

Data profiling

Data cleaning

Data transformation

APIs

Data schemas

Large datasets

Tools

MIMSY XG

Job description

Details:

Location: Liverpool (Hybrid)

Category:

• Administration
• Collections Care
• IT
• Registrar
• Digital

Salary: £34,794 per annum

Contract type: Contract Temporary

Hours: Full time

Telephone: [phone]

Collections Technical Analyst

National Museums Liverpool is one of the UK’s leading museum organisations, responsible for the care and management of an exceptionally rich and diverse collection, spanning art, history, archaeology, science and culture. Across its multiple sites, National Museums Liverpool stewards millions of objects, from internationally significant artwork and maritime artefacts to natural history specimens and social history collections.

Collections information sits at the heart of making these collections accessible. We are embarking on a major project to transition our Collections Management System from MIMSY XG to a successor system.

As Collections Technical Analyst, you will be responsible for the technical administration, system configuration and performance monitoring of the Collections Management System and its related digital assets and associated databases. This includes providing technical solutions to support data migration processes, ensuring migration activities are reliable and secure, and that all implementations align with agreed data structures, standards, policies and codes of practice.

To be successful in this role, you should have demonstrable experience of managing collections systems within a museum or similar setting, with a solid understanding of collections policies, procedures and associated information standards. You should also have experience of working with large datasets, including data profiling, cleaning, transformation and validation, and have a practical understanding of data schemas, integrations and application programming interfaces.

National Museum Directors' Council, National Museums Liverpool, World Museum, WilliamBrown Street, Liverpool, L3 8EN