Job: Lead Programmer/System Administrator at Balboa Park in San Diego, CA

The Balboa Park Online Collaborative is seeking a Lead Programmer/System Administrator to support innovative technology projects serving 20 cultural institutions in Balboa Park. Learn a new definition of ROI as you work alongside experienced museum technology and content professionals, supporting web and kiosk projects that improve public access to the collections and content from multiple museums related to history, art, science, transportation, military and sports.  Work in San Diego’s beautiful Balboa Park-- one of the nation’s largest urban parks-- and enjoy Southern California on your days off.

Lead Programmer/System Administrator

Responsibilities:

Under the direction of the Director of Web Development:

• Supports multiple concurrent web projects using Drupal and PHP.
• Performs software design, development and implementation.
• Creates program specifications, Implementation/support documentation, and Disaster Recovery documentation.
• Maintains a cloud-based Linux server environment hosted on Amazon Web Services.
• Responsible for the quality of software deliverables in terms of the technical design, implementation, testing and adherence to standards.
• Interacts with the members to understand business processes and translate business requirements into technology solutions.
• Provides/reviews estimates for design, build, test and implementation phases, ensuring quality and accuracy is maintained.
• Advises on the best time to engage outside resources.
• Provides hands-on technical expertise on all aspects of implementation.

Requirements:

• 5-6+ years of professional experience with at least 4 years leading an internal or external development team.
• Expertise with Linux, Apache, MySQL Administration, and shell scripting.
• Experience building successful enterprise level websites on the Drupal CMS platform with the requisite expert level skills using PHP, MySQL, and CSS.
• Demonstrated skills in discovery, specification development, information architecture, and design.
• Experience with SEO, registration systems, social media tools, content syndication, and e-commerce.
• Experience in content-driven industries including Media, Publishing, Entertainment, Museums, Education, Non-Profits, etc.
• Strong project management skills and experience using code repositories such as Subversion and project management systems such as Fogbugz to manage complex projects. 
• Entrepreneurial spirit and desire to make an impact.
• Dedicated to the use and support of open source.

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