Data Migration Specialist

Description

Summary:

LYRASIS is a service-oriented member supported organization working with and on behalf of libraries, archives and museums in the United States. LYRASIS is the organizational home for CollectionSpace. CollectionSpace is a web-based, open-source collection management software for museums and more.

We are currently seeking a Data Migration Specialist. This position will assist with extending and maintaining migration tools and provide excellent technical support and customer service to LYRASIS' hosting clients.  

Duties/Job Responsibilities

• Analyze clients' legacy data/data models, and advise them on the best way to clean-up, manipulate and prepare their data for migration into LYRASIS hosted platforms.
• In some cases, the migrations will be into client-operated systems.
• Assist clients with creating data maps, including consulting on solutions for data fields that do not map directly. 
• Create scripts to facilitate the extraction, transformation and loading of legacy data and develop clear documentation in a shared location that can be used by other LYRASIS staff in other migration projects. 
• Perform special data change and data clean-up projects on an as-needed basis.
• Produce project plans and timelines for client migration projects, adhere to these deadlines, generate realistic expectations, and communicate clearly with LYRASIS clients. 
• Provide excellent technical support to LYRASIS hosting clients.

 Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of and experience with cultural heritage organizations' operations, workflows, data/metadata, and repository infrastructure.
• Knowledge of current metadata standards such as SPECTRUM, CDWA, CCO, Dublin Core, CIDOCCRM, DarwinCore, IIIF, and other emerging data standards.
• High comfort level with Linux, a shell prompt, scripting, PostgresSQL, Fedora or other relational databases, XSL and programming.
• Familiarity with OpenRefine, Talend, or other data ETL tools.
• The ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Strong customer service focus.
• Ability to work well in a team environment with minimum direction.
• Ability to work in a remote organizational structure.

 Experience and Training

• Experience operating or managing open-source collections management/repository systems is preferred.

To Apply: All applications MUST be submitted with a cover letter for consideration. 

Suitable applicants can apply on line: https://lyrasis.isolvedhire.com/