Job Description
Step out of your comfort zone, excel and redefine the limits of what is possible. That's just what our employees are doing every single day – in order to set the pace through our innovations and enable outstanding achievements. After all, behind every successful company are many great fascinating people.In a spacious modern setting full of opportunities for further development, ZEISS employees work in a place where expert knowledge and team spirit reign supreme. All of this is supported by a special ownership structure and the long-term goal of the Carl Zeiss Foundation: to bring science and society into the future together.
Join us today. Inspire people tomorrow.
Diversity is a part of ZEISS. We look forward to receiving your application regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, philosophy of life, disability, age, sexual orientation or identity.
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At Zeiss Digital Partners (ZDP), we have a clear goal: Enabling and accelerating the digital transformation of ZEISS @speed and @scale. We are developing digital solutions jointly with the ZEISS business units and accelerating innovation that delivers a future value for our customers and our company.
Digital Business Innovation within ZDP is a cross-functional team building digital solutions and business models as well as driving 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 segments. Join us to:
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Drive and operationalize our corporate strategy on inbound and outbound FOSS
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Provide actionable advice on case by case basis to our business units and globally distributed engineering teams on
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Project-specific issues within the context of FOSS licensing and software architecture in close collaboration with our legal department
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Automating software composition analysis and FOSS compliance
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Succeeding in publicly releasing code and actively participating within FOSS communities
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Propose and manage initiatives to increase the efficiency and effectiveness when working with FOSS at ZEISS
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Give trainings and evolve our overall FOSS enablement program
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Network with internal & external experts and partners and exchange on proven practices and state-of-the-art FOSS management
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Excellent university degree, preferably in computer science, applied informatics, law or in a related field
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4+ years of experience in software engineering, out of which 2+ years focused on an area like FOSS, InfoSec, or IT governance, preferably in a (software) engineering company
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Experienced in evangelizing the value of FOSS and its potential for innovative software development
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Solid understanding of the principles of Free Software and Open Source and its legal foundation
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Hands-on-experience with common SCA tools such as ORT, BlackDuck, ScanCode
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Concise and effective communication across diverse, technical, and non-technical groups
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Empathy to overcome organizational boundaries
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Self-dependent working style including analytical, and problem-solving skills paired with drive and a solution oriented ‘can-do'-attitude
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Fluent English and German language skills
We offer
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40-60% hybrid work option
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Great colleagues and a lead to support your professional development from day one
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Modern technology stack - with room for you to try things out in a high-tech group