Part-Time Data Ingest Engineer (contractor) Job at Digital Public Library of America, Boston, MA

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  • Digital Public Library of America
  • Boston, MA

Job Description

Part-Time Data Ingest Engineer – Contract Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) 

Remote | ~10–20 hrs/week | Fixed-term contract 

DPLA is looking for a part-time contractor to coordinate and maintain metadata ingest operations. This position is directly involved in maintaining DPLA's ingestion process of harvesting, mapping, enriching, and indexing metadata from contributing partners.

What you'll be doing

  • Running monthly ingest cycles across active partner contributions (harvesting, mapping, enrichment, indexing)
  • Coordinating with DPLA staff on metadata mapping and delivery
  • Monitoring pipeline reliability and addressing bottlenecks or single points of failure 
  • Troubleshooting ingestion errors and coordinating resolution with DPLA staff
  • Supporting deployments and maintaining CI/CD pipeline health
  • Providing regular status updates to DPLA staff

Technical environment

  • Pipeline: Scala, Apache Spark, Amazon EC2 and EMR, AWS S3, Apache Avro, Python scripts
  • Metadata: JSON-LD via DPLA MAP 
  • APIs: Scala-based RESTful API on Elasticsearch 7, PostgreSQL auth backend
  • CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Docker, Terraform, AWS CodePipeline

What we're looking for

  • Hands-on experience with Spark/Scala pipelines and AWS (EC2, EMR, S3)
  • Familiarity with cultural heritage metadata standards (RDF, JSON-LD, Dublin Core, MODS, or similar) and DAMS (CONTENTdm, etc.)
  • Experience working across metadata quality, pipeline ops, and infrastructure
  • Familiarity with GitHub-based collaborative workflows
  • Self-directed

Details

  • 10–20 hours/week, flexible scheduling
  • $75 - $150 hourly rate (commensurate with experience)
  • An initial 3–6 month fixed-term contract, commencing April 1, with the possibility of extension.
  • Independent contractor arrangement (W-9/1099)
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship 

About the Digital Public Library of America

The Digital Public Library of America amplifies the value of libraries and cultural organizations as Americans' most trusted sources of shared knowledge. We do this by collaborating with partners to accelerate innovative tools and ideas that empower and equip libraries to make information more accessible. DPLA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit. Visit ( 

Job Tags

Remote job, Hourly pay, Contract work, For contractors, Fixed term contract, Flexible hours

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