Job opportunities in Abel DRM Systems
The introduction of broadcast mobile TV will start a huge volume market for mobile phone security agents. Succeeding MMS, camera, MP3, etc., broadcast mobile TV is the next frontier for the mobile communications industry. Broadcast mobile TV is expected to grow to 150-200 million users in the next 3-4 years, and it has already started successfully in Italy and Korea. See the official DVB-H website for background.
Abel DRM Systems develops pay-TV systems for broadcast mobile TV, including volume deliveries of the security agent going into the mobile phones. Abel is a start-up, but Abel's core team has the technology experience and the international customer and partner networks required for positioning Abel among the leaders worldwide in this field.
Abel is recruiting developers and sales people to complement our team. Abel offers participation in building a successful international company in this future oriented field. Our open positions are:
- Java Enterprise Architects/Developers
- Architects/Developers for SIMs, Smart Cards and Mobile Phones
- Sales Representatives
We are located in downtown Oslo with development units in Trondheim and Stavanger. Our work environment is distributed, and we are flexible regarding your location of work.
If you want to know more or send an application, please contact CEO Ole Hansvold (+47 90841640) or CTO Brede I. Breisjøberg (+47 90739268).
Java Enterprise Architects/Developers
Abel's Quintic product comprises mainly a back-end system managing rights generation and content encryption, and SIM/UICC based security agents controlling if the user shall be granted access to the broadcast mobile TV services.
The Quintic back-end system receives requests for generating rights from CRM systems or directly from the mobile terminals. The Quintic system must on-line manage validation of the requests, perform payment clearing, generate the right and distribute it to the security agent via the mobile or the broadcast network. As pay-TV is a large scale consumer operation, the rights generation process must be designed to serve millions of users. The back-end system also interfaces with the broadcast transmission platform for management of the mobile TV content encryption.
The Abel back-end systems are based on Java SE 5/Java EE 5 (including Web Services and EJB) and Oracle databases for persistence.
You have strong analytical skills and enjoy challenging tasks. You will work with the latest Java, Mobile, Security and Broadcast technologies. Your tasks will be requirement specifications, analysis, design, implementation and testing. You are fluent in at least one of the following technologies and methods:
- Software engineering and tools: Object Oriented Design, UML, Agile methods (Scrum), NetBeans/Eclipse, Maven
- Enterprise development: Java SE/J2EE/Java EE 5 (including Servlets, JavaServer Pages, JavaServer Faces, Web Services and EJB), Spring
- Database development: Data modeling, SQL, Oracle, Hibernate/TopLink/Java Persistence API
- Testing: Test methods, test automation, JUnit, Fitnesse
Architects/Developers for SIMs, Smart Cards and Mobile Phones
Abel Quintic's security agents are typically residing in a SIM/UICC ("3G SIM") platform, and it communicates with the broadcast mobile TV- and 2.5/3G compatible handset.
The security agent receives rights and keys in encrypted messages from the back-end, and it determines based on its stored rights and keys if access shall be granted to the content the user wish to access. The security agent is typically a JavaCard applet, but it may also be a native C application.
You have strong analytical skills and enjoy challenging tasks. You will work with the latest Java, Mobile, Security and Broadcast technologies. Your tasks will be requirement specifications, analysis, design, implementation and testing of Abel's security devices and associated mobile terminal support. You are fluent in at least one of the following technologies and methods:
- Software engineering and tools: Object Oriented Design, UML, Agile methods (Scrum), NetBeans/Eclipse, Maven
- Design/programming skills for embedded devices: Java, C, Assembly
- Smart card development: JavaCard, Global Platform, UICC, GSM SIM/USAT toolkit
- Software for mobile phones: J2ME/MIDP, Symbian, Windows Mobile/CE
- Cryptography and security protocols
- Testing: Test methods, test automation, JUnit, Fitnesse
Sales Representatives
Abel is recruiting Sales representatives for promoting and selling our mobile pay-TV technology to mobile operators and TV-content distributors.
Abel has 8-10 competitors worldwide offering similar or alternative solutions. Abel has competitive advantages positioning us well for winning deals - some of which will develop into generating large revenues. The decision process for customers are normally 3 to 12 months, and each sales representative will manage multiple customers and prospects in parallel.
A mobile pay-TV system needs to be well integrated with both the transmit side infrastructure and the receiver terminals. Sales therefore involves development of excellent relations with best-of-breed partners and their local representatives.
You will be responsible for both direct sales as well as sales/support of local partners and sales agents.
Your profile should include several of the following characteristics:
- Ability to, through necessary research, obtain strategic overview for development of a winning proposition
- Ability to develop excellent customer and prospect relations
- Ability to close deals
- Experience from international sales or business development
- Education in technology or background from technology sales
- Fluent in English, preferably also in other major language/culture
