Position Available: Programmer/Analyst, MIT kerberos Consortium

[Stephen C. Buckley]

PROGRAMMER ANALYST III, MIT KERBEROS CONSORTIUM, Information Services  
and Technology, to perform the software development and  
interoperability test and documentation activities necessary to  
achieve the consortium's goal of ubiquitous support for Kerberos- 
based, single sign-on solutions across all aspects of the world's  
communication infrastructure. Will assist with the development of  
software tools for system and network security, and with the  
development of test and interoperability suites.

The Kerberos protocols invented and popularized by MIT have become  
the fundamental building blocks of major desktop and server operating  
systems, core networking infrastructure, global file systems, global  
messaging systems, and much more.

REQUIREMENTS: at least three years of C language programming  
experience, preferably in UNIX or Linux environments; deep  
understanding of the C language, with an emphasis on achieving high  
portability and standards conformance; proficiency in system  
administration, including installation and configuration of operating  
system and application software on UNIX or Linux, preferably with  
additional experience on Windows or Mac OS X; experience with  
security software development, user interface design, network server  
programming, and operating system programming; ability both to work  
independently and to collaborate effectively with a team and a  
worldwide network of contributors on the Internet; excellent written  
and oral communication skills; proven analytical skills, including  
troubleshooting and debugging of complex and subtle software defects;  
strong interest in and aptitude for finding new ways of  
conceptualizing complex problems; proven ability to rapidly and  
independently learn new technologies and tools; comfort with C memory  
management and string manipulation; familiarity with source control  
systems such as CVS, Subversion, or Mercurial; and familiarity with  
build systems such as Make, Autoconf, or Ant.

The Programmer Analyst III will perform software development,  
interoperability test and documentation activities necessary to  
achieve our goal of ubiquitous support for Kerberos-based single sign- 
on solutions across all aspects of the world’s communication  
infrastructure.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions (sbuckley at mit.edu).

More information about the MIT Kerberos Consortium is available at  
http://www.kerberos.org

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Stephen C. Buckley
Executive Director
MIT Kerberos Consortium
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

email:  sbuckley at mit.edu
web: http://www.kerberos.org