Careers at Black Coral

Black Coral Inc. is an Ottawa-based software company, with sales offices in Florida. Black Coral creates software solutions that offer advancements in the usability of geo-referenced information for the public safety and defense sectors. Through its suite of software products, the company specializes in technologies that allow participants to collaboratively plan, execute, and manage emergency response.

Current Job Openings

• Software Developer (Server/Network)
• Software Developer
• Technical Writer
• Inside Sales Position

Black Coral creates software solutions that offer advancements in the usability of geo-referenced information for the public safety and defense sectors. Through its suite of software products, the company specializes in technologies that allow participants to collaboratively plan, execute, and manage emergency response. Black Coral has a young and dynamic software engineering team, collegial and eager to take on challenging tasks.

Black Coral is currently looking for an intermediate to senior Software Developer to join our product’s software development team.

Description:

The Software Developer will contribute in modifying, enhancing, and maintaining Black Coral’s core suite of software products with a focus on inter-system communication.

Skills:

The candidate applying for the software developer position should possess the following skills: :

• Demonstrates solid understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Quality Assurance requirements and software development control and release procedures
• Hands on experience with some or all of the following Microsoft technologies: .NET Framework (2.0, 3.0, 3.5), C#, Windows Communications Framework, Visual Studio, Windows XP/Vista
• Demonstrable knowledge of advanced concepts such as threading, Client/Server, peer-to-peer (P2P), reflection, design patterns, web services (SOAP/REST), etc.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable in a dynamic, challenging environment

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate or Graduate Degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Computer Engineering
• 5+ years of experience in application and/or web-based development

Assets:

• Secure communication concepts
• N-Tier architecture design principles
• Knowledge of GIS & Incident Management Systems

To apply on this job, please send your application to: careers@blackcoral.net

Black Coral creates software solutions that offer advancements in the usability of geo-referenced information for the public safety and defense sectors. Through its suite of software products, the company specializes in technologies that allow participants to collaboratively plan, execute, and manage emergency response. Black Coral has a young and dynamic software engineering team, collegial and eager to take on challenging tasks.

Black Coral is currently looking for a skilled Software Developer to join our product’s software development team.

Description:

The Software Developer will contribute in modifying, enhancing, and maintaining Black Coral’s core suite of software products.

Skills:

The candidate applying for the software developer position should possess the following skills: :

• Demonstrates solid understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Quality Assurance requirements and software development control and release procedures
• Hands on experience with some or all of the following Microsoft technologies: .NET Framework (2.0, 3.0, 3.5), C#, ASP.NET, Windows Communications Framework, Visual Studio, SQL Server, Windows XP/Vista
• Demonstrable knowledge of advanced concepts such as localization, reflection, design patterns, etc.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable in a dynamic, challenging environment

Qualifications:

• Undergraduate or Graduate Degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Computer Engineering
• 3+ years of experience in application and/or web-based development

Assets:

• Knowledge of GIS & Incident Management Systems
• N-Tier architecture design principles

To apply on this job, please send your application to: careers@blackcoral.net

In support of our on-going software development and sales process, we require the skills of a Technical Writer to create, maintain, and manage our technical documentation for internal and external use.

The Technical Writer is responsible for writing, editing and revising documentation for internal and external corporate use. This includes the production of software documentation, user manuals, white papers and online help. The technical writer works closely with our engineering and product management team.

Skills:

The candidate applying for the technical writer position should have experience writing software manuals. In addition:

• The candidate should feel comfortable working in a fast-paced team environment
• The candidate excels at writing clear, concise documentation for a technical market where the end users have varying levels of technical experience
• The candidate is an organized individual who learns quickly and knows how to ask effective questions to gather the information needed
• The candidate is a motivated individual who has excellent written and verbal communication skills

Qualifications:

• Degree, Diploma or equivalent plus practical experience in writing technical documentation.
• Demonstrates strong organizational skills.
• Language – Creative and knowledgeable about the structure and content of the English language including rules of composition, grammar, and demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Active Listener and Learner – Good listener and questioner.
• Information Gathering - Knows how to find and identify essential information.
• Familiarity with Doc-to-Help is an asset.

To apply on this job, please send your application to: careers@blackcoral.net

Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain an in-depth knowledge of Black Coral products, partners and markets.
• Manage a closed loop evaluation cycle within accounts and drive deployment.
• Generate and follow up on sales leads and meet or exceed assigned quota.
• Engage sales reps in targeted VARs & System Integrators for joint sales call activities.
• Qualify direct opportunities in our market and move them through the sales process including closing sales.
• Develop proposals and respond to RFPs and RFQs.
• Provide competitive feedback for assigned geographic territory.
• Consistently maintain heavy call volume in a timely and professional manner.
• Conduct web presentations to prospective clients in conjunction with Systems Engineers.
• Find posted opportunities for Black Coral to bid on, notably merx.com and govbid.com.

Required Skills and Experience:

• 2+ years selling b2b solutions with demonstrated quota achievement.
• Experience developing new accounts from cold call to close.
• Experience selling computer software or systems including Emergency Management products.
• Prior knowledge/experience of Managed service, on demand or SaaS (Software as a Service). Experience in the Emergency management market space is preferred.
• Ability to build relationships with key influencers within the account base.
• Ability to create and uncover new opportunities from cold call initiatives.

Black Coral is continuing to build and capitalize upon proven success and leadership in the Emergency Management market. Our employees are our most valuable resources and we provide them with the benefits and compensation they deserve. Candidates should be both self-directed and able to work in a team environment. Black Coral Inc. is headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario Canada with offices in Tallahassee and Orlando, Florida.

If you would like an opportunity to work with this widely recognized leader in Emergency Management, send your resume to sales@blackcoral.net for consideration. Principals only - no third parties, please.