Field Network Engineer

About us:

At Astra Security, we're not just a team; we're innovators, protectors, and storytellers.

As a U.S. & India based powerhouse, we proudly offer a state-of-the-art Pentest Platform that mimics hacker behaviour. We're not just about finding vulnerabilities; we've discovered 100,000+ of them for our clients! And guess what? We defend against over a million threats daily. 

Our accolades speak for our excellence—from being recognized as ‘The Most Innovative Security Company’ by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bagging the CyberTech100 title in 2021.

Why Join Us?

Because words are magical, and here at Astra, we believe they can make the digital world safer.

We're on a thrilling journey, and we need You, who can translate intricate technical tales into captivating content. Ready to embark on this cyber-adventure?

Your Mission (If You Choose to Accept):

• Craft content that bridges the gap between tech buffs and novices—think blog posts, white papers, and landing pages.
• Play a pivotal role in content management and project coordination.
• Guide and inspire budding writers on our team.
• Join forces with SEO, development, and design maestros to produce stellar content.
• Ensure every word we publish is a masterpiece—optimised, insightful, and valuable.
• Work with the marketing and frontend developer on the feedback shared and amend design changes.
• Work & come up with design guidelines for the brand

Requirements:

• 4+ years in content writing, especially in SaaS or content marketing realms.
• A flair for SEO and a penchant for NLP.
• The ability to decode complex tech puzzles and pen them down with finesse.
• Organizational prowess, self-driven spirit, and an eagle-eyed attention to detail.
• Prior experience of content marketing would be a big plus. 
• A sprinkle of experience in the cybersecurity world would be the cherry on top!
• Bonus: Familiarity with WordPress/Webflow CMS.

Benefits of joining the Astra Squad:

• Embrace the cosy remote work lifestyle.
• Feel the startup adrenaline pumping through your veins.
• Your brilliance showcased to thousands of eager readers and users.
• Revel in our open, growth-centric ambiance; it's like a digital playground.
• Dive deep into the captivating world of cybersecurity.
• And yes, get ready for some unforgettable workcations—think Chikmagalur & Jim Corbett. 

Description of Skills/abilities:

We are looking for a Python Web Developer responsible for managing the interchange of data between the server and the users. Your primary focus will be the development of all server-side logic, ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end. You will also be responsible for integrating the front-end elements built by your co-workers into the application; therefore, a basic understanding of front-end technologies is necessary as well.

Responsibilities:

1. Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code.
2. Design and implementation of low-latency, high-availability, and performant applications.
3. Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server side logic.
4. Implementation of security and data protection.
5. Integration of data storage solutions may include databases, key-value stores, blob stores, etc. Experience administering innovation with methodologies such as design thinking.
6. Experience working on Agile Scrum and DevOps aligned delivery teams.
7. Interest and ability to learn other coding languages as needed.
8. Strong communication skills and great product sense.
9. Proficient communication skills verbal and written.
10. Understanding of accessibility and security compliance depending on the specific project.
11. Knowledge of user authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments.
12. Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application.
13. Familiarity with event-driven programming in Python, using of Pycham.
14. Understanding of the differences between multiple deliveries platforms, such as mobile vs desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform.
15. Able to create database schemas that represent and support business processes.
16. Strong unit test and debugging skills.

Skills:

1. Expert in Python, with knowledge in Python web framework such as Django, Flask depending on technology stack.
2. Familiarity with some ORM (Object Relational Mapper) libraries.
3. Able to integrate multiple data sources and databases into one system.
4. Understanding of the threading limitations of Python, and multi-process architecture.
5. Good understanding of server-side templating languages such as Jinja 2, Mako, etc depending on your technology stack.
6. Basic understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, Typescript, react, react hooks, HTML5, and CSS3.
7. Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git, Mercurial or SVN.

Skill Set:

1. 4+Years Full stack Python Developer - exposure to web frameworks like Django, Flask and Falcon.
2. Experience building APIs for a rapidly iterating product and restful APIs and development of services layer using Pythons Flask framework and should be proficient in writing unit test cases using Pytest package.
3. Database level programming using both SQL (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle) and No SQL (Mongo DB/Casandra) and designing the database level stored procedures and persistence logic.
4. HTML/CSS/JavaScript and JavaScript framework and knowledge on React JS is a plus.
5. Experience in developing Arduino libraries is an added advantage.
6. Experience working with two or more from the following: Web Application development, Unix/Linux environments, mobile application development, distributed and parallel systems, machine learning, information retrieval, natural language processing, networking, developing large software systems, and/or security software development

• End-to-end full-stack development experience
• Full hands-on experience with at least one of the following languages Java, PHP, Python, .NET and code repositories like GIT, SVN
• Expertise with HTML5, JQuery, CSS
• Proficiency with front-end JavaScript frameworks like Angular, React, etc.
• Experience of designing and developing APIs in a micro-service architecture
• Experience with webserver technologies like Node.js, J2EE, Apache etc.
• Good understanding and working experience with either relational or non-relational databases like Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Mongo DB, Cassandra
• Good understanding of the changing trends of user interface guidelines for mobile apps and be able to transform apps to newer form factors
• Hands-on with Native UI Components
• Familiar with Cloud components & deployment procedures.
• Familiar with code repository

About us 

GRG India is a leading provider of end-to-end loyalty management services in India. We help large and mid-size companies acquire, engage, retain and influence their customers, employees and channel partners. Our clients include some of India’s top brands across BFSI, FMCG, Construction, IT, Agro Chemicals, and Automotive industries. 

Following are examples of what we do: 

• Design a mechanic loyalty program for a large auto ancillary company, wherein the mechanic gets incentivized every time he influences the vehicle owner to buy original OEM spare parts 
• Send promotional offers to customers of large banks to make them use specific banking channels (e.g. Net Banking, Mobile App etc.) or products (e.g. Remittance, Loans etc.) 
• Acquire and grow the customer base of a large MNC agro chemical company by using farmer referral programs and instant gratification rewards.
• Engage HNI customers of a large real estate company with high-end exclusive benefits, privileges, and rewards 
• Assist one of India’s top credit card issuing company to reduce employee attrition and increase sales across multiple sourcing channels 

With a reputation that’s been built over a decade of providing successful loyalty management solutions, we’re now embarking upon a journey of creating highly modular, scalable, and mostly standardized products.  

We have recently launched a SasS product  Lets Buzzz, an employee engagement platform that helps drive performance and innovation at the workplace. It is a comprehensive product designed to empower business. from accelerating employee engagement to helping appreciate good work and motivating employees to deliver on business objectives.  

If making a difference to the working culture across companies sounds exciting, then this is the job for you. 

We expect you  to play a critical role in developing the sales strategy. You will be responsible for all Sales Activity, more specifically, identifying, developing and closing new opportunities. In addition to having a successful track record in business acquisition working with middle and senior level management, you will also demonstrate a proactive approach to building new relationships. Essential that you are a focused performer who is in the habit of beating Sales targets.

Reports to 

AVP - Product Sales  

3 best things about the job 

1. Work in a rapidly evolving industry where scalable tech products have a huge impact 
2. Have complete ownership of product sales  
3. Potential for the role to evolve into a business leadership role 

Measures of success 

• Building and implementing a successful Sales Strategy. 
• Healthy pipeline of clients and prospective business opportunities. 
• Over achieving sales targets assigned. 
• Win long term business deals. 

Responsibilities of the role 

• To constantly keep oneself updated with key trends in the market.  
• Establish key relationships with corporate clients and agencies to ensure maximum exposure and increase revenue. Networking within assigned client organizations to understand organizational structures and prospective business needs and sale opportunities. 
• Devise strategies and execute tactics to pitch and secure new business.  

• Liaise with the rest of the team on a day to day basis to obtain all new sales leads and proactiveness in putting forward suggested actions to achieve sales targets 
• Responsible for reporting as per business requirements. Assessing assigned client contractual situations to ensure the best possible agreement structure is in place to lock in clients 

What you will need  

• You are self-motivated and have high levels of energy about what you do and the products you are presenting.  
• A great balance of business and commercial acumen along with understanding of technology and SaaS products 
• A strong bias for using relevant analytical tools and taking data-driven decisions 
• Ability to work with multiple internal and external stakeholders 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 

• Setting KPIs, monitoring key trends, and helping stakeholders by generating insights from the data delivered.
• Understanding user behaviour and performing root-cause analysis of changes in data trends across different verticals.
• Get answers to business questions, identify areas of improvement, and identify opportunities for growth.
• Work on ad-hoc requests for data and analysis.
• Work with Cross functional Teams as when required to automate reports and create informative dashboards based on problem statements.

• 1-2 years of experience working in Analytics as a Business or Data Analyst.
• Analytical mind with a problem-solving aptitude.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Azure & AWS PySpark, Python, Data Bricks, Metabase, Understanding of APIs, data warehouse and ETL etc.
• Proficient in writing Complex Queries in SQL.
• Experience in Performing hands-on analysis on data and across multiple datasets and databases primarily using Excel, Google Sheets and R.
• Ability to work across cross-functional teams proactively.