Business Development Manager

Key Responsibilities:

Market Research & Analysis:

• Conduct demographic analysis to identify potential high-traffic areas.

• Analyze foot traffic patterns, competition, and consumer behavior in various

locations.

• Utilize data analytics tools to assess the profitability of potential locations.

Location Scouting:

• Visit and inspect potential locations such as large office buildings, corporate parks,

IT/ITES Parks, universities etc.

• Identify areas within location where vending machines can meet consumer and

brand needs.

• Assess the accessibility, security, and visibility of proposed locations.

Negotiation & Relationship Management:

• Negotiate placement agreements with facility managers.

• Build and maintain relationships with site owners to secure long-term contracts.

• Collaborate with legal and compliance teams to finalize agreements.

Compliance & Permits:

• Ensure all placements comply with local regulations and zoning laws.

• Obtain necessary permits and licenses for vending machine installation.

Reporting & Optimization:

• Provide regular reports on location performance and market trends.

• Recommend strategies for expansion, optimizing machine placement and

increasing revenue.

Qualifications:

• Strong negotiation and communication skills.

• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret market data.

Skills:

• Excellent research and analytical skills.

• Strong interpersonal and negotiation abilities.

• Ability to work independently and make informed decisions.

• Familiarity with the vending machine industry and trends is a plus.

As a Network Engineer at Propel, you will play a vital role in designing, implementing, and maintaining our network infrastructure to ensure optimal performance, security, and scalability. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to develop and support network solutions that align with business objectives and industry best practices.

Responsibilities 

• Design, implement, and maintain network infrastructure, including LAN, WAN, and wireless networks, Site to Site and Client to Site VPN to support business operations and growth.

• Develop and implement network security strategies, including firewall policies, intrusion detection and Prevention (IDS/IPS), access control and CCTV systems, to safeguard company data and resources.

• Configure, troubleshoot, and optimize network devices such as routers, switches, firewalls, High availability, L3/L2/PoE Switches and load balancers, QoS.

• Configure VLan and segregate access between different teams

• Perform hardware troubleshoot such as port failure, system crash, hardware failure etc.,

• Design and implement patch panels and cabling

• Monitor network performance and ensure system availability and reliability. Identify areas for improvement, implementing network optimization and redundancy solutions as needed.

• Perform network maintenance and system upgrades including service packs, patches, hot fixes and security configurations

• Collaborate with other IT teams to evaluate and recommend networking solutions for application and infrastructure projects.

• Implement security tools, policies, and procedures in conjunction with the company’s security team

• Perform network maintenance and system upgrades including service packs, patches, hot fixes, firmware and security configurations

• Monitor system resource utilization, trending, and capacity planning

• Work within established configuration and change management policies to ensure awareness, approval and success of changes made to the network infrastructure.

• Monitor network performance on the availability, utilization, throughput, jitter and latency and test for weaknesses.

• Perform Vulnerability assessment Pen testing at network level and mitigate issues

• Create and maintain network documentation, diagrams, and configurations.

• Knowledge of common security vulnerabilities and OWASP vulnerabilities

• Provide support for critical network incidents on shift basis to support 24x7 model on need basis.

• Exploring automations to integrate for managing networks and provide timely network alerts

• Use ticketing system to document requests, track changes, and explain resolutions

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.

• 4+ years of experience as a Network Engineer or similar role, with a focus on implementing and managing complex network environments.

• Deep understanding of networking protocols, such as DNS, DHCP, CIDR, IPSEC TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, and MPLS.

• Proficiency with network hardware, including routers, switches, firewalls, and load balancers from vendors like Fortinet, Cisco etc.,

• Strong knowledge of network security best practices and technologies, such as firewalls, VPNs, and intrusion detection systems.

• Experience with network monitoring and management tools

• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills and a commitment to continuous improvement.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, agile environment.

Nice-to-Have:  

• Relevant networking certifications, such as CCNP, CCIE, JNCIP, or JNCIE.

• Experience with software-defined networking (SDN) and network automation technologies, such as Ansible, Python, or REST APIs.

Others:

• Common application/ web security and OWASP vulnerabilities

• Encryption algorithms to protect sensitive information

• PII, PCI, HIPPA, and GDPR compliance and how to implement

• Finding the vulnerabilities of the third-party components/ libraries

• Understanding security breaches of data-in-transit and data-at-rest and its implementation

Reporting to the Software Manager the successful candidate will be a key member of the software development team responsible for developing software using various technologies of the Microsoft stack. The software developer would be responsible for writing code to standards that is used in a varied key products of the company. Coordinating with the hardware engineers to ensure the software produces the desired results. Working in various projects involving various technologies with opportunity to improve and learn.

• Solid understanding of the development lifecycle focusing on the Microsoft stack.
• Create code that meets design specifications, follows standards, and is easy to maintain. When required, make suggestions for new designs.
• Work with various teams in the organization and deal directly with design engineers, to ensure appropriate project requirements are met.
• Good interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Ability to work in a cooperative team environment and having a flexible attitude.
• Keen interest in learning new skills.
• Great team participation skills and being pro-active in seeking help.

Desired Candidate Profile

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science or related field
• 3+ years hands on development experience using the latest Microsoft technologies
• Solid understanding of .NET Framework
• Expertise in C#, .Net (up to .Net 6)
• Experience with writing Windows desktop applications using WPF and MVVM
• Ability to understand complex and large projects
• Ability to approach a problem with an open mind when finding a solution.
• Experience of working with an ORM preferably Entity Framework.
• Strong understanding of design patterns and SOLID principles
• Strong SQL Server (data storage and retrieval) skills with ability to write complex stored procedures.
• Source control (SVN or Git)

Nice to have:

• Prior experience developing in an n-tiered environment
• Prior experience in using an MVVM framework like Prism
• Understanding of Scrum and Agile software development methodology.
• Understanding of PLC programming
• Experience of Linux and C/C++ (Embedded Systems) would be an advantage
• Experience of MS Visual Basic would be an advantage

• B.Tech/B.E(Computer Science/Information Technology) and 4+ years of software development experience
• Strong experience in Python
• Strong problem-solving skills, Computer science fundamentals, Data structures, and Algorithms
• Knowledge of Databases such as SQL and Nosql

Position Purpose:

The Software Engineer II is responsible for independently developing and assisting in the design of a product that our customers and associates love. As a Software Engineer II, you will be part of a dynamic team with engineers of all experience levels who help each other build and grow technical and leadership skills while creating, deploying, and supporting production applications. In addition, Software Engineer IIs may be involved in configuration, security, resilience, performance tuning and production monitoring.

Major Tasks, Responsibilities & Key Accountabilities:

Delivery and Execution - Collaborates and pairs with other product team members (UX, engineering, and product management) to create secure, reliable, scalable software solutions; Documents, reviews and ensures that all quality and change control standards are met; Works with Product Team to ensure user stories that are developer-ready, easy to understand, and testable; Writes custom code or scripts to automate infrastructure, monitoring services, and test cases; Writes custom code or scripts to do destructive testing to ensure adequate resiliency in production; Program configuration/modification and setup activities on large projects using HD approved methodology; Configures commercial off the shelf solutions to align with evolving business needs Creates meaningful dashboards, logging, alerting, and responses to ensure that issues are captured and addressed proactively

Learning - Actively seeks ways to grow and be challenged using both formal and informal development channels; Learns through successful and failed experiment when tackling new problems

Plans and Aligns - Collaborates with other team members in agile processes; Assists in creating new and better ways for the team to be successful; Relates openly and comfortably with diverse groups of people; Builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives

Education Required:

The knowledge, skills and abilities typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program or equivalent degree in a field of study related to the job.

Years of Relevant Work Experience:

3+ years

Preferred Qualifications:

• Should have worked in a SaaS Company
• Experience in creating developer friendly integrations with other Apps/Software
• Experience in writing SQL queries against a relational database
• Experience in version control systems
• Experience in front end technology such as HTML, CSS, and Javascript/Typescript frameworks
• Experience in an object-oriented programming language (preferably Java)
• Experience in source code version control
• Experience in Relational or noSQL database technology
• Experience in cloud computing techniques
• Experience in CI/CD tools
• Experience in microservice-based architecture
• Experience with modern debugging and root cause analysis techniques
• Exposure to security frameworks for user and services authorization and authentication
• Exposure to creating and executing unit, functional, destructive and performance tests

Key Responsibilities

• Write clean, testable code using .NET programming languages
• Test and debug various .NET applications
• Deploy fully functional applications
• Upgrade existing applications
• Document development and operational procedures

Technical Competencies

• Understanding of object oriented programming concepts, design patterns and SOLID principles
• Must have hands on experience with C#, ASP.NET, MVC, Windows Services, .NET Entity Framework, SQL Server/T-SQL, IIS and related technologies
• Understanding of REST APIs and WCF
• Understanding of modern techniques such as Responsive Web Design, LINQ, Dependency Injection and Design Patterns
• Must have hands on experience of web client technologies inclusive of HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, AJAX, JSON and JQuery
• Knowledge of various industry standard development practices (Agile methodology, OOD, TDD, BDD)
• Must have hands on experience of tools to enable SDLC (TFS, Visual Studio, etc.

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