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.
Qualified candidates should contact:
Stephen C. Buckley
Executive Director
MIT Kerberos Consortium
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Ave W92-159
Cambridge, MA 02139
email: sbuckley@mit.edu
web: http://www.kerberos.org
office: + 1 617.324.9167
mobile: + 1 617.645.6278
fax: +1 617.258.3976
