Job Description:

You have a life. We like that about you.

At OCLC, we believe you'll do the best work of your life when you're living the best life possible.

We work hard to build the technology that connects thousands of today's libraries. But we also work hard to make a job at OCLC a meaningful part of a balanced life- not a substitute for one.

Technology with a Purpose. OCLC supports thousands of libraries in making information more accessible and more useful to people around the world.  OCLC provides shared technology services, original research and community programs that help libraries meet the ever-evolving needs of their users, institutions, and communities. With office locations around the globe, OCLC employees are dedicated to offering premier services and software to help libraries.

The Job Details are as follows:

The Authorities development team is looking for a strong technical manager to lead a growing team of software engineers in building web services, APIs, and tools to leverage our large database of authoritative data used to enrich bibliographic data and build linked data. This team is also responsible for OCLC’s Virtual International Authorities File (VIAF), which is linked data built from over 80 Name Authority files worldwide and for Faceted Application of Subject Terminology (FAST), which is linked data built from various Subject Authority files.

Great candidates will have a good understanding of web service, API, and big data development principles and techniques along with a deep understanding of the concepts of continuous deployment pipelines built with robust, automated testing and orchestration. They should also understand how to lead and empower engineers to thrive in that style of development.

Major Responsibilities:

• Manage technical staff including: planning, organizing, training, directing, motivating, evaluating, and controlling. Performing all administrative duties necessary for ongoing


• support of group’s activities including budgeting, staff selection, staff performance evaluation, progress and time reporting, and other administrative functions as needed.


• Provide technical direction, guidance and mentoring to the staff members.


• Serve as lead architect for Enterprise Shared Services.  Work with other development organizations at OCLC, build and document consensus on software architecture technology and direction.  Report to the Enterprise Architecture Team as necessary.


• Oversee acquisition or development of shared components necessary to integrate existing products and services (both online and administrative) as well as new products and services.


• Serve as project manager for architecture or shared components related projects. Identify key software components that can be shared enterprise wide.


• Serve as technical consultant for senior management, technical staff, product and project


• managers.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering discipline


• Requires 5+ years experience in managing and architecting infrastructure software components 


• 5+ years of previous project management experience required including management experience of senior developers and architects.


• Broad exposure to a variety of computer concepts, machine architecture, analysis and design approaches. 


• Very good verbal and written communication skills including abilities to build consensus across organizational boundaries.


• Experience with Agile Software Development methodologies such as XP, Scrum, and/or DSDM


• Experience in operational management of production systems

Desired Qualifications:

• Masters Degree in Computer Science or related technical field


• Budgeting and Financial Planning experience at the group level


• Project Management Certification


• Experience deploying enterprise application integration technologies


• Experience deploying web services in  a service oriented architecture