The GALILEO Developer, reporting to the IT Senior Manager of the GALILEO/GIL Technical Support Group, is responsible for a variety of development tasks related to GALILEO and GIL systems, with a focus on building and maintaining robust, secure, accessible, and scalable web applications that serve as digital library tools and services for the state of Georgia. This developer will collaborate closely with a small, highly cohesive team and receive tasks from the Lead GALILEO Developer. Peer code reviews by team members ensure high-quality standards before deployment to production. In alignment with the GALILEO Strategic Plan, the Development Team operates within an agile-inspired environment, emphasizing User-Centered Design. This position will also expand the team’s ability to incorporate new QA and accessibility practices more effectively into workflows.

The activities and decisions executed by this position are highly complex. Significant independent action and judgment are required subject to University-wide policies. This position develops application code without close supervision or oversight, and is expected to manage individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables, unless otherwise directed by the GALILEO IT Senior Manager.

GALILEO, Georgia’s virtual library, is an online library portal to authoritative, subscription-only information. GALILEO includes more than 3000 institutions; among them are the universities and colleges of the University System of Georgia and Technical College System of Georgia along with Georgia K-12 schools, public libraries and some private higher education and K12 institutions. GALILEO programs include the statewide research portal, the Digital Library of Georgia, Affordable Learning Georgia, GALILEO Interconnected Libraries (GIL), and other related projects.

The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ethnicity, age, genetic information, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation or protected veteran status. Persons needing accommodations or assistance with the accessibility of materials related to this search are encouraged to contact Central HR (hrweb@uga.edu).

For More Information and to apply for the position, please visit: https://www.ugajobsearch.com/postings/407826