Engineering Positions

If working with a company that is delivering innovative technology and making a difference in the security of our nation matters to you, consider Chiliad. Chiliad has engineering positions open in both our Washington, DC and Amherst, MA locations.

Applicants selected for engineering positions may require a government security clearance and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Only US citizens are eligible for security clearances.

Software Application & Integration Engineer

Software Application & Integration Engineers work closely with our customers and partners integrating Chiliad’s search, analysis and knowledge fusion products into customer applications and other software products and systems.

Location: Washington, D.C. and Amherst, MA (active TS Clearance required for Washington DC positions)

Requirements:

• Active Top Secret clearance.
• MS in Computer Science or equivalent
• Mid-level: 2+ years Java development experience; C/C++ desirable.
• Sr.-level: 5+ years Java development on distributed web/application environments and 2+ years C/C++ programming.
• Strong experience in integrating software packages into existing systems.
• Knowledge of object-oriented design and analysis, multi-threading, socket programming, and file I/O.
• Strong experience in J2EE and internet technologies such as JSF, AJAX, JMS, JMX.
• In-depth understanding of entire development process, including specification, documentation and quality assurance.
• Strong programming background in Windows and Solaris environment.
• Knowledge of scripting languages.
• Experience with multiple application servers (e.g., Tomcat, JBoss, WebLogic, WebSphere).
• Able to self-manage.

Pluses:

• Database experience (Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL,Apache Derby),
• System administration background,
• Knowledge of search system concepts
• Knowledge of various scripting languages (Perl, Python, Awk/Sed, Bash, etc.)

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Project Manager

Location: Washington, D.C. (active TS Clearance required)

Responsibilities:

As a member of the Chiliad Professional Services organization, you are responsible for:

• Ensuring that a quality, integrated software solution is delivered in a timely manner, at budget, and to our client's satisfaction
• Working closely with the client to understand and manage their expectations.
• Working closely with Chiliad and third-party vendors to ensure delivery.

Requirements:

• Active Top Secret clearance
• BS degree and PMI or other project management certification.
• Prior project management experience required exhibiting ability to follow solid project management principles.
• Must be able to create and manage an overall project plan (including budget, structure, schedule, and staffing requirements) for one or more Chiliad engagements.
• Ability to monitor and report progress/changes against the plan.
• Ability to drive implementation by motivating and directing the project team, a team which may include cross functional departments at Chiliad, third-party vendors, partners, and the client.
• Proven ability to act as primary interface with the client regarding deliverables, changes, and sign-off on status and requirements.
• Ability to identify and communicate opportunities for new business.
• May include responsibility for technical development.
• Must be comfortable in matrix management environments and work effectively with others in managing complex projects.
• Strong people/communication skills to deal with company, customers, and vendors.
• Understanding of enterprise software technology stack
• Willing to travel regionally with some national and/or international travel.

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Senior Software Engineer

Location: Amherst, MA (with or without a security clearance)

Responsibilities:

Core product engineering and development. You will also occasionally work closely with field engineers, customers and partners integrating our products into customer applications and 3rd party software.

Requirements:

• MS in Computer Science or equivalent
• 5+ years experience in Java development on distribute web/application environments.
• 2+ years C/C++ Programming experience.
• Strong experience in integrating software packages into existing systems.
• Knowledge of object-oriented design and analysis, multi-threading, socket programming, file I/O.
• Strong experience in J2EE and internet technologies including JSF, AJAX, JMS, JMX.
• In-depth understanding of entire development process, including specification, documentation and quality assurance.
• Strong programming background in Windows and Solaris environment.
• Knowledge of scripting languages
• Experience with multiple application servers (Tomcat, JBoss, WebLogic, WebSphere, etc.)
• Able to self-manage.

Pluses:

• Database experience (Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL).
• System administration background,
• Knowledge of search and text analytics system concepts.
• Knowledge of various scripting languages (Perl, Python, Awk/Sed, Bash, etc.)

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Senior Software Engineer (Web Application Development)

Location: Washington, D.C (active TS Clearance required) and Amherst, MA (no clearance required)

Responsibilities:

• Help design and implement web-based applications to an established distributed search system using a mixed language development environment.
• Responsibilities will include changes to existing code as well as new code enhancements to search capabilities following developed software design and requirement specifications.

Requirements:

• MS in Computer Science or equivalent.
• 5+ years experience in Java development in distributed web/application environments.
• Strong experience in J2EE and internet technologies including JSF, AJAX, JMS, JMX.
• In-depth understanding of entire development process, including specification, documentation and quality assurance.
• Knowledge of object design and analysis, socket programming, file I/O, multi-threaded code debugging, JMS, JMX.
• Strong background in Windows and Solaris development environments a must.
• Experience with multiple application servers (Tomcat, JBoss, WebLogic, WebSphere, etc.).
• Able to self-manage.

Pluses:

• Database experience (Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, Apache Derby).
• System administration experience.
• Knowledge of search system concepts and data structures.

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Field Support Engineer

Location: Washington, D.C.. (active Top Secret clearance required)

Responsibilities:

• Acquire detailed working knowledge of Chiliad products and how they are utilized in varying operating system environments, hardware and network architectures.
• Provide first- and second-line technical support to Chiliad customers and clients.
• Provide software evaluation support to partners and system integrators.
• Setup and maintenance of product test environments.
• Help develop and maintain a customer support web site.
• Perform problem replication and product log analysis to quickly isolate bugs or provide effective operational workarounds to clients.
• Ensure Service Level Agreements are met and problem issues are properly directed and escalated as needed.
• Manage problem assignments according to priority and schedules.
• Work closely with other technical team members to manage/resolve open customer issues in timely manner.
• Contribute to corporate knowledge sharing by developing/accumulating knowledge-base articles for both internal and external parties and provide ad-hoc internal training to staff on new developments relating to the product or development environment.

Requirements:

• Active Top Secret clearance.
• BS in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Minimum 3+ years software engineering (only candidates with software development experience will be considered).
• Proficiency in Unix and/or Windows operating systems; systems administration experience preferred.
• Knowledge of server configuration and/or performance tuning.
• Working knowledge of network troubleshooting (i.e. TCP/IP, DNS, server ports, switches/routers, firewalls).
• Exceptional communication skills and customer service focus.
• Working knowledge of at least one of the following programming languages: Java, C++, or .NET; enterprise-level programming/debugging experience a plus.
• Understanding of end-to-end installation and configuration of 3rd party environments.
• Excellent organization skills and attention to detail.
• Customer facing or consulting experience a plus.

Pluses:

• Scripting experience (Perl, Python, Shell, etc)

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