Type and Schedule: Full-Time, Hourly Exempt

Annualized Salary Range: $100,000 – $170,000, depending on experience.

About Us: Caliola is a woman-owned small business that is improving and protecting our Nation’s way of life through secure communications. This is an opportunity to join a dedicated, rapidly-growing, and inclusive team. Our mission is to provide technical solutions and services for secure and resilient communications. Our core values are:

I³ for C³ – Innovation, Insight, and Integrity for Command, Control, and Communications

Caliola offers a flexible, collaborative, and open culture that is unusual in the defense industry. We offer generous benefits, including subsidized health insurance and 401(k) matching, and a scalable, competitive pay structure.

Joining Caliola will give you the opportunity to learn from experienced technical leaders in the field, as well as defense domain experts with decades of knowledge and broad access. Our success depends on not just knowing how to solve today’s problems, but also on anticipating the problems that our customers will need solved tomorrow.

Position Description: OverKey^® is a patent-pending Mesh VPN that we built to radically simplify the deployment of end-to-end encryption in zero-trust environments. We are currently optimizing and cyber-hardening OverKey for several Department of Defense (DoD) customers. Over the coming year, we will also be bringing OverKey to market in multiple commercial and industrial applications, including cloud infrastructure and the Internet of Things. We need a software engineer with deep C++ experience to support the design, development, and implementation of OverKey’s next generation of features. The ideal candidate has a passion for security and/or networking.

Technical Responsibilities:

• Work with the OverKey Product Director to design, prioritize, and implement OverKey^® features.
• Translate OverKey requirements into individual agile tasks (user stories).
• Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for OverKey.
• Develop new OverKey features in C++.
• Develop new OverKey interface capabilities in Python.

What We Require:

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• Three years of experience architecting, designing, and coding software products using C++.
• Demonstrated understanding of network protocols (UDP, TCP).
• Knowledgeable of software version control GIT and unit testing experience.
• Proficiency in Python.

• This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance, which is issued by the U.S. Government. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information,

What We Value:

• Experience with socket level programming.
• Proficiency in low-level internals in one or more technology areas (Windows, Linux, Mobile, Network devices).
• Deep understanding of several of: IPv4, IPv6, routing/bridging, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, VLAN, Iptables, NAT, DHCP, ARP, DNS, HTTP, MQTT.

Expression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities at Caliola Engineering. Should a match be identified between your skillset and Caliola’s requirements for this or a future opening, you may be contacted.

Flexible Work Schedule: This position can be in-person or a remote position at your home office with frequent (at least monthly) reporting requirements to Caliola’s headquarters office in Colorado Springs, CO. The ideal candidate will live along Colorado’s Front Range.

Relocation Available: Yes.

At Caliola, we believe that true innovation can only occur when teammates bring their authentic selves to collaborate in a supportive, encouraging environment. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other federally protected class.