Open Source Ambassador– Open Source Software Community Outreach The Opportunity: We’re looking for an experienced open source contributor / advocate / packager with excellent communications and networking skills to help us manage our wide-ranging charitable contributions to various open source projects. This position includes a sort of "venture budget" to back projects that meet specified criteria and may include travel to various networking and security conferences both regionally and internationally. The right candidate can be located anywhere and telecommute. The Day to Day:
- Keep up to date on news in the open source software community
- Package and submit / commit our open source software to various distributions
- Work with internal stakeholders to understand their needs and interest areas
- Uncover internal software and research that may accelerate open source projects
- Develop and evolve budget and prioritization criteria for charitable assistance
Requirements:
- Substantial experience of the open source software community (as a committer)
- Experience packaging software using multiple package systems (e.g., a ports committer)
- Comfort working with social media, newsgroups, development wikis and bug trackers
- Knowledgeable about popular open source licenses (MIT, BSD, GPL, CC, etc)
- Fluent in English with excellent communications skills (no citizenship requirement)
Bonus Points:
- Multi-lingual
- DevOps experience with Linux or FreeBSD
- Experience with Python, Ruby, Perl and/or shell scripting
- Mac OS X familiarity
- BS or MS in a technology or scientific field of study
- High energy level and pleasant, positive attitude!
- History of participation in organized sports (high school or college athletic teams)
- Evidence of working well within a diverse team
Compensation:
- Salary commensurate with experience, generally higher than competitive industries
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Opportunities for advancement and a clear career path
About Us: We conduct advanced technical research and develop innovative software and systems that help meet network security and reliability challenges for organizations world-wide. You can read more atour web site. Career Opportunities: We have many other openings available. For a complete listing, visit http://jobs.vostrom.com
