[Mitkc-announce] Position Available: Strategic Advisor, MIT Kerberos Consortium

[Stephen C. Buckley]

Dear Friends of Kerberos,

The following new position is now available.

I'd be grateful if you could forward this announcement to anyone you  
think might be qualified.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

s


STRATEGIC ADVISOR, MIT KERBEROS CONSORTIUM. The MIT Kerberos  
Consortium is seeking a senior IT leader to serve as a strategic  
advisor to the executive director and technical director on the  
positioning and branding of Kerberos Consortium to executives in  
industry and to the Kerberos Consortium's community-building  
programs. The ideal candidate is an experienced programmer, familiar  
with the internals of large security software, familiar with  
deploying security solutions in production environments and prepared  
to become familiar with the internals of Kerberos software and  
Kerberos deployment.

The Strategic Advisor will act as a liaison with key external  
stakeholders to increase awareness of, and engagement in, the  
Kerberos Consortium. The Strategic Advisor shall work with the  
Executive Director on preparing information for distribution to broad  
audiences, and speak at both internal and external conferences,  
meetings and symposia, highlighting the virtues and benefits of  
adopting a single system and a set of standards that will meet  
electronic authentication and authorization requirements. Will report  
to the executive director. Will also assist the technical director in  
managing the Kerberos Consortium development staff and lead Kerberos  
Consortium staff to create a customer-centric culture.  
Responsibilities include; build and maintain a solid relationship  
between the Kerberos Consortium and its sponsors, collaborating with  
experts from academia, industry, and government on development  
initiatives; assisting the directors in fund-raising and consortium  
member recruitment; and working effectively with other open source  
organizations, foundations, and other external organizations. The  
Strategic Advisor will be responsible for preparing best practices  
and white papers, ensuring that all technical materials prepared by  
the Kerberos Consortium are accurate and consistent with the  
publication standards established for the Consortium.

REQUIREMENTS: Must be a seasoned technologist who is ready to run and  
advance a major information technology initiative with worldwide  
reach. At least 10 years experience in systems design, with strong  
experience in systems architecture development, systems requirements,  
and management. Broad knowledge of the internals of large security  
software. Ability to manage people and schedules, resolve differences  
and to contribute to multiple projects simultaneously, especially  
short term tasking and inquiries. Should be able to meet the  
simultaneous demands of industry, academia, and a global community of  
users. Ability to define, model, and justify system architectures as  
enablers for program success. Exceptional communication ability,  
particularly through media such as bogs and wikis. Diplomacy, tact  
and ability to present compelling arguments. Requires a readiness to  
spend considerable time traveling and meeting with the sponsors or  
potential sponsors. Ability to represent MIT on the world stage  
required, as is ability to steward one of MIT's major outreach  
initiatives.


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Stephen C. Buckley
Executive Director
MIT Kerberos Consortium
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Ave W92-159
Cambridge, MA 02139

email:  sbuckley at mit.edu
web: http://www.kerberos.org
office: + 1 617.324.9167
mobile: + 1 617.645.6278
fax:     +1 617.258.3976

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