##### Job Description :
The Python Software Foundation (PSF) is hiring for a full-time Security
Developer in Residence, reporting to the PSF Director of Infrastructure.
__Role description__
In support of The PSF’s [mission](https://www.python.org/psf/mission/) , we
are hiring to facilitate a role within the Python community that will focus on
assessing and improving the security of the language, ecosystem,
infrastructure, and services around the Python language, and the Python
ecosystem’s open-source software supply chain.
As the Security Developer in Residence, you will work full time across a
number of key projects of the PSF, applying your technical expertise to
design, develop, test and propose changes with a security-minded focus.
As an externally funded role, the term for this position will initially be one
year with the possibility of extension based on available funding or renewals
of funding.
__Responsibilities__
* Organize and complete a third party security audit of PyPI
* Produce a security roadmap that will help PSF sustainably improve the security posture of CPython, PyPI, and the broader Python ecosystem
* Apply knowledge and expertise to triage and address security issues across PSF projects
* Work with volunteers to implement key improvements in open-source projects in a timely manner
* Formalize existing security practices and help Python projects become more proactive with regards to security improvements
* Establish new processes and features that make it easier to prevent, detect, and respond to security risks, to make it easier and more sustainable for the community to identify and address security issues going forward
* Advocate for security improvements and best practices in the Python community
* Establishing a security metric to demonstrate sustained and renewable impact
* Participation in relevant working groups and meetings with our external funder to help share lessons and challenges
