Library Technology and Systems Architect

Full Job Description

The National Gallery of Art welcomes all people to explore art, creativity, and our shared humanity.

Nearly four million people come through our doors each year—with millions more online—making us one of the most visited art museums in the world.

Our renowned collection includes nearly 160,000 works of art, from the ancient world to today.

Admission to the West and East Buildings, Sculpture Garden, special exhibitions, and public programs is always free.

Basic Requirements: For all positions individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below.

The employing agency is responsible for identifying the specific level of proficiency required for each competency at each grade level based on the requirements of the position being filled.

Attention to Detail - Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.

Customer Service - Works with clients and customers (that is, any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces, including the general public, individuals who work in the agency, other agencies, or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs, provide information or assistance, resolve their problems, or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.

Oral Communication - Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.

Problem Solving - Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.

In addition to the basic qualification requirements above: Specialized Experience: You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal Service.

For this position, specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience administering library-specific IT systems and technology and their application.

You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Your resume serves as the basis for qualification determinations and must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable) as it relates to this job opportunity.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).

Your resume must include the dates of all qualifying experience (from month/year to month/year) and the number of hours worked/volunteered per week.

Your resume must not be longer than 2 pages in length. More than one selection may be made from this vacancy announcement. Major Duties:

As the Library Technology and Systems Architect, you will: Establish and maintain library systems, integrations, networks and connections to external resources.

Lead library technology projects and coordinates these with other Gallery projects and institution-wide systems. Perform in-depth configuration and troubleshooting.

Coordinate with appropriate teams to align library platforms with enterprise authentication (ADFS/SAML), the digital asset management system (EDAMS), digital object identifier registration and management, data lake and reporting dashboards (PowerBI).

Maintain consistent and secure access to library resources, assets and records in accordance with institutional policy and best practices.

Coordinate with enterprise/institutional IT partners to maintain alignment with institutional standards and emerging technologies.

Execute and document advanced system configuration, API integrations, SQL queries and scripting tasks to ensure interoperability, performance and security.

Take a leading role in the development of future library technologies, systems and services. Develop long-range plans for library systems and data infrastructure.