Job
- Level
- Senior
- Job Field
- IT, Security, Test/QA
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent employment
- Location
- Munich
- Working Model
- Onsite
Job Summary
In this role, you will drive the strategic use of Open Source Software, advise interdisciplinary teams on FOSS licensing issues, and foster community engagement through training and events.
Job Technologies
Your role in the team
- At Zeiss Digital Partners (ZDP), we have a clear goal: Enabling and accelerating the digital transformation of ZEISS @speed and @scale. We develop digital solutions jointly with the ZEISS business units and accelerate innovation that delivers a future value for our customers and our company. Digital Business Innovation within ZDP is a cross-functional team that builds digital solutions, implements new business models, and drives strategic digital programs. We apply customer-centric methodologies like Design Thinking and Voice of the Customer and combine those with our business and strategy acumen.
- At the ZEISS Group's Open Source Program Office (OSPO), we fuel innovation by leveraging the power of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and managing its associated risks across all business sectors.
- Join us to:
- Drive and operationalize our corporate strategy on inbound and outbound FOSS.
- Provide actionable advice on a case-by-case basis to our business units and globally distributed engineering teams on: project-specific issues within the context of FOSS licensing and software architecture in close collaboration with our legal department; automating software composition analysis and FOSS compliance, and succeeding in publicly releasing code and actively participating within FOSS communities.
- Act as an advocate for responsible and strategic use of FOSS at ZEISS, e.g., by organizing community events, providing talks, and publishing articles. Give trainings and evolve our overall FOSS enablement program.
- Propose and manage initiatives to increase the efficiency and effectiveness when working with FOSS at ZEISS.
- Network with internal and external experts and partners to align and exchange on proven practices and state-of-the-art FOSS management.
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Our expectations of you
Education
- Excellent technical degree, preferably in computer science, applied informatics, electrical engineering, physics, or in a related field.
Qualifications
- Solid understanding of the principles of Free Software and Open Source and its legal foundation.
- Concise and effective communication excellence across diverse, technical, and non-technical groups, also on management level.
- Empathy to overcome organizational boundaries.
- Self-dependent working style including analytical and problem-solving skills paired with drive and a solution-oriented 'can-do' attitude.
Experience
- Ideally 5+ years of experience in software engineering, out of which 3+ years focused on an area like FOSS, InfoSec, software compliance, preferably in a regulated industry (medical, automotive, defense, etc.).
- In-depth experience in advocating the value of FOSS and its potential for innovative software development.
- Hands-on experience with common SCA tools such as ORT, Black Duck, ScanCode.
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Carl Zeiss AG
ZEISS is a world-leading technology company that is active in the fields of optics and optoelectronics. In the last financial year, ZEISS generated sales revenues of more than 6.4 billion euros through its four segments Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, Industrial Quality & Research, Medical Technology and Consumer Markets (as at 30 September 2019).
Description
- Company Size
- 50-249 Employees
- Company Type
- Established Company
- Working Model
- Full Remote, Hybrid, Onsite
- Industry
- Industry, Production
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Senior Open Source Advisor
- Location
- Munich
- Working Model
- Onsite
- Diversity
- Open for all genders
- English Only
- English only required
