Title: Security Software Developer

Location: hybrid in Ottawa (8 days on-site per month) (Remote considered)

Duration: 6 month contract + 2.5 option years

***MUST HAVE Reliability clearance or have lived in Canada for 5 consecutive years***

The Consultant will be responsible for providing the following Services:

• Work within a team to develop and test software in support of research and development activities on digital currency
• Collaborate with vendors and partners to design, construct and implement prototype software
• Participate in code reviews, explain and justify design choices when multiple options are available

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• University degree or college diploma in computer science, computer engineering or a related field
• Demonstrated recent experience in C++ 17, ideally in a large production grade project
• Demonstrated understanding of programming concepts, object-oriented design, data structures and software design patterns and multi-threaded design
• Demonstrated experience in integrating with cloud services such as SaaS databases
• Demonstrated experience in implementing software systems and applications using cryptographic techniques such as AES, RSA, ECC, and SSL/TLS
• Demonstrated experience implementing solutions using cryptographic libraries such as OpenSSL, TomCrypt or equivalent
• Demonstrated experience with a Linux based development environment (gcc/clang, make/CMake, shellscripts) and good working knowledge of version control (git)
• Demonstrated experience with systems and network programming (multi-threading, TCP/UDP sockets, web services)
• Demonstrated experience debugging and testing distributed applications

Assets:

• Demonstrated knowledge with Mobile application development
• Demonstrated knowledge with cryptography used in cryptocurrencies (e.g., Bitcoin) or similar applications
• Demonstrated knowledge with quantum-safe cryptographic primitives and libraries
• Demonstrated knowledge with Terraform, AWS and Azure cloud services
• Demonstrated knowledge with Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) e.g., Blind Signatures, Zero Knowledge Proofs