Vacancy for Application Specialist - Ingest and Preservation at the British Library

Digital Preservation Coalition; London, Boston Spa; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Une opportunité au sein de la British Library pour un spécialiste des applications dans l'équipe Ingest et Preservation. Le candidat retenu jouera un rôle clé dans le support des systèmes de bibliothèque numérique tout en bénéficiant d'avantages attractifs, tels que des congés généreux et une contribution importante à la pension.

Benefits

25 jours de congés annuels plus 2,5 jours de privilège et jours fériés

Contribution patronale à la pension de 26,6% - 30,3%

Accès à des cours de formation pour le développement professionnel

Qualifications

• Expérience dans le support, la configuration et la surveillance d'applications.
• Compétences en test d'acceptation opérationnelle et déploiement de changements.
• Excellentes aptitudes en communication et travail en équipe.

Responsibilities

• Supporter et développer les services de la British Library.
• Travailler sur les changements de service avec les utilisateurs.
• Participer à de nouveaux projets excitants.

Skills

Support des applications

Communication

Résolution de problèmes

Analyse des systèmes

Gestion de fichiers

SQL

Job description

Vacancy for Application Specialist - Ingest and Preservation at the British Library

29 August 2022

Location: Boston Spa or St Pancras

Full-Time

Do you have the skills to resolve issues and problems in production applications for the British Library?

Can you work with a variety of library users to deliver service changes, such as upgrading Digital Library Systems?

Would you like to be part of a team and enjoy the benefits of working in the Public Sector?

The British Library is seeking an Application Specialist in our Ingest and Preservation team, based in Boston Spa (Wetherby) or St Pancras (London), with a hybrid working pattern.

If hired, you will support and develop British Library services and participate in exciting new projects.

We offer:

• 25 days annual leave plus 2.5 privilege days and Bank Holidays
• Employer pension contribution of 26.6% - 30.3%
• Access to training courses for professional development

About you:

• Experience supporting, configuring, and monitoring third-party or bespoke applications
• Experience with operational acceptance testing and deploying changes to production systems using appropriate controls
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work as part of a team to meet customer service levels and SLAs
• Strong problem-solving skills with a logical approach
• Systems analysis and documentation skills
• Experience with data migration and file management
• Experience supporting applications in a Windows environment
• Knowledge of SQL database querying