[Announcements] Sakai position open at Stanford

[Michael Korcuska]

Greetings,

Stanford University has recently posted the job opening below. This  
position includes oversight of CourseWork, Stanford's Sakai instance.  
I don't have any particular insight into the position, but it looks  
like a great opportunity.

Best regards,

Michael


Associate Director, Enterprise Systems and Programming

Job ID
  35962
Job Location
  University Libraries
Job Category
  Information Technology Services
Salary
  1M3
Date Posted
  Oct 2, 2009

General Description: The person in this position provides management  
and oversight of the SULAIR enterprise systems, and provides process  
leadership in quality assurance and software/systems development and  
implementation in collaboration with Digital Library Systems and  
Services (DLSS) and Academic Computing Services (ACS). He/she will  
work within SULAIR and with other organizations within and outside of  
the University to ensure compliance with internal and external  
protocols, maximize efficiencies and synergies in software  
development, and integrate content, software and functionalities  
between systems within and outside of our domain.

The position directly manages a course management system (CourseWork,  
based on Sakai, an open source application), and an integrated library  
management system (Sirsi’s Symphony). As systems under development  
mature into enterprise services, it is anticipated that additional  
components may be added to the scope of this position. Such actions  
would be taken on a case-by-case basis after consultation with  
involved parties.

Duties include coordination with other units in SULAIR, with other  
organizations at Stanford, and with vendors will be necessary. Primary  
engagement will involve work with DLSS on quality assurance and  
software/systems development involving digital library and digital  
archive initiatives. The Associate Director will participate in these  
developments as a QA and software development process lead and, where  
appropriate, help manage the transition of programs from a development  
environment to a production environment.

The successful candidate for this position will bring a strong  
technical background, proven leadership in IT management and the  
management of enterprise software, and a dedication to working  
effectively across organizational boundaries.


Duties:
• Provide senior level leadership of departmental staff (14.1 FTE),  
including selection and scheduling of job assignments, performance  
appraisals, promotional recommendations, disciplinary action and  
termination as required and other personnel actions. Translate  
strategic vision into projects plans and objectives; drive the timely  
delivery of work objectives through management of SULAIR Systems &  
Programming and coordination with University and external partners.  
Solve problems and resolve resource allocation issues in collaboration  
with SULAIR and ITS colleagues and customers.
• Maintain effective communications with internal and external  
customers.
• Manage Stanford University’s implementation of Sakai (CourseWork) in  
a manner that ensures robust performance, including the deployment of  
production releases, the implementation of system load, performance  
and stress testing, and 24X7 monitoring of performance. Partner with  
Academic Computing Services in strategic planning and to ensure a user- 
driven design approach including active engagement with faculty and  
students. Provide oversight and project management for the design,  
development and quality assurance activities for CourseWork and  
Stanford’s Sakai community development efforts (Samigo/Test & Quizzes)  
-- in concert with DLSS. Oversee the service and operational  
activities involved in Stanford’s Sakai engagement in concert with  
Academic Computing Services, ITS and the Stanford community. Manage  
the 9.8 FTE affiliated with the system.
• Manage the Systems Group (4.3 FTE), responsible for the local  
implementation of the Symphony integrated library management system  
from the Sirsi Corporation. Work with representatives from the Library  
(SUL) to ensure that the prioritization of projects reflects the most  
critical needs of the University. Ensure robust performance on an  
ongoing basis through the careful management of upgrades, data  
loading, and the provision of timely fiscal data reporting.
• Provide process leadership in establishing a Quality Assurance (QA)  
and Development Methodology (DM) across CourseWork, Systems, Academic  
Computing Services and DLSS.
o QA leadership would include establishing standards and protocols for  
load testing, version testing, performance and uptime compliance.
o DM leadership would include the implementation and continued  
compliance with a rigorous and effective methodology for software  
lifecycle development, including requirements gathering, specification  
and design, implementation, verification and maintenance.
o Leadership would be provided directly in regard to CourseWork and  
Systems and through consultation and integration in regard to Academic  
Computing Services and DLSS. Specifically, in partnership and under  
the supervision of the heads of the respective units, this position  
will work directly with System Administrators and Project Teams to  
ensure consistency and compliance with QA and DM standards on programs  
and projects related to digital library and digital archive  
developments. He or she will work directly with the management team  
[Associate University Librarian (AUL) and heads of DLSS and Academic  
Computing Services] as well as the System Administrators to develop QA  
and DM standards and protocols that meet the needs of SULAIR and  
Stanford University.
o All involved parties, from the AUL through Systems Administrators  
and Programmers will develop stated performance objectives related to  
DM and QA that will be used for performance assessment.

• Provide senior technical leadership to the unit and to other units  
of SULAIR with regard to directions and methodologies for acquiring,  
implementing, creating, maintaining, exploiting, and monitoring  
enterprise systems for SULAIR.
• Serve as a primary source for documentation for enterprise systems.
• Contribute to IT directions for SULAIR as a whole through  
participation in planning activities.
• Work closely with other internal and external groups in development  
projects, upgrading software, and installation of new products.
• Participate with vendors in tests of software systems and hardware;  
report on these to SULAIR leadership.
• Manage enterprise systems/applications troubleshooting 7x24X365.
• Through coursework, training or professional activity continue to  
stay current with relevant technologies. Develop efficient and  
effective methods to ensure the technical training of his/her staff.
• In her/his management capacity accept other tasks and assignments as  
required.




Qualifications (Required):

• Advanced degree at M.S. level, or equivalent in a senior management  
experience in an IT environment.
• Demonstrated success for a period of at least 7-10 years as a  
manager of professional personnel responsible for enterprise systems  
development, implementation, and/or maintenance.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with the software development  
process. (Requires specific knowledge of components such as  
requirements analysis, domain analysis, specification, testing,  
implementation, documentation, deployment and maintenance; as well, as  
background/experience with different models of software development.)
• Prior experience as a line engineer or lower level manager in one or  
more elements of the development or management of enterprise systems.
• Successful prior experience in coordinating work with units other  
than ones under his/her management purview.
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems and deal with a variety of  
options in varying situations. Requires analytical and quantitative  
skills.
• Demonstrated ability to develop strong ties to the user community  
and incorporate user focus in needs assessment and quality assurance  
efforts.
• Excellent communications skills in writing and oral presentation  
including the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly.
• Successful experience developing and managing budgets.
• Demonstrated strategic sense in IT developments and their  
implications.
• Experience in managing Opensource software and in making business  
decisions related to the adoption of Opensource software, the  
allocation of resources to collaborative software development, and the  
negotiations involved in consortial partnership.
• Ability to work with professionals from many different disciplines,  
among them people with varying degrees of technical expertise.


Qualifications (Desired):

• Fluency or significant Experience with:
o Opensource web framework technology (Apache Sling, Apache Axis,  
AJAX, JSON, Javascript, JSP, RSF)
o Fedora
o Oracle or MySQL
o XML, PERL, Python
• Experience or familiarity with Sakai or other enterprise systems  
that support teaching, learning, and research in higher education.
• Experience or familiarity with Sirsi’s Symphony or other Integrated  
Library Management Systems.
• Experience working with open source software projects.
• Experience with user centered design and development methodologies.
• Experience with data security issues and approaches.
• Experience with load testing and load balancing.
balancing.



Apply Now




-- 
Michael Korcuska
Executive Director, Sakai Foundation
mkorcuska at sakaifoundation.org
phone: +1 510-859-4247 (google voice)
skype: mkorcuska




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