Functional Consultant

Job Role Solution Architect

Experience 15+ years

Notice period Immediate

Location - Bangalore

Note: OMS & Retail domain Experience is mandatory

Introduction

We are looking for an experienced Solution Architect with strong hands-on expertise in Java and Microservices architecture.

Responsibilities include:

- Design and define end-to-end solution architecture for enterprise applications using Java and Microservices.

- Lead architecture discussions, technical design reviews, and solution blueprints.

- Drive microservices-based application design, including service decomposition, API contracts, and integration patterns.

- Define and govern RESTful API standards and service-to-service communication.

- Work closely with product owners, business stakeholders, and development teams to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to development teams.

- Ensure solutions meet non-functional requirements such as scalability, performance, availability, and security.

- Review code, architecture artifacts, and ensure adherence to best practices.

- Support DevOps, CI/CD strategy, and cloud-native adoption.

- Identify technical risks and propose mitigation strategies.

Primary Skills :

- 10+ years of proven experience in the industry, with at least 3 years as an Architect or similar role designing and developing enterprise-scale applications.

- Bachelors in engineering / technology (4 year) or master's in computer applications (2 year)

- Must possess at least 6+ years of Software development experience.

- Expert knowledge in at least one object-oriented programming language like Java, one backend framework like Spring Boot / Node JS, one UI framework like React JS / Angular JS and RDBMS or NoSQL database.

- Excellent knowledge of front-end programming languages, such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and AngularJS, with the ability to render server-side and client-side content.

- Helps identify newer practices and adoption of existing ones. Ensure that the code quality is maintained via own and/or peer code reviews.

- Can lead the team in delivery of backend and user interface code. Ensure that the DevOps tasks are

executed well.

- Ensure that the software has the correct level of logging & monitoring in Production and LLEs.

- Exceptional problem-solving skills.

- Excellent written and verbal communication. Must understand the client’s business requirements and translate them into software requirements. Has a view of the deliverable timeline and escalates when needed.

- Ability to articulate technical designs & develop documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts etc.

- Experience in implementing OMS products for retail customers will be an added advantage.

- Ability to do estimation for the given requirements.

- Ability to lead technical discussions with clients.

- Must be able to do quick proofs of concepts and demos based on client requirements.

- Provide timely feedback on the performance of team members.

- Conduct interviews & provide feedback to achieve hiring objectives.

- Contributes to organization building functions such as hiring, training, mentoring, team building.

Secondary Skills :

- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes for containerized deployments.

- Exposure to Cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.

- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, etc.).

- Experience with Kafka / RabbitMQ or other messaging systems.

- Good understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases.

Basic knowledge of:

- Application security (OAuth2, JWT, TLS)

- Logging & monitoring (ELK, Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch, etc.)

Key Responsibilities: • Develop, shoot, and edit high-quality video content for various marketing campaigns. • Design and create visually compelling motion graphics and animations. • Leverage AI tools to enhance video editing, design workflows, and animation processes. • Work closely with the creative team to conceptualize and execute design ideas from start to finish. • Produce graphics and videos for online platforms, including social media, websites, and presentations. • Create and deliver animations for various projects, including explainer videos, promotional content, and digital ads • Collaborate with content creators, marketing, and production teams to ensure design consistency and quality. • Stay updated with the latest design trends, tools, AI software, and techniques in videography, motion graphics, and design.  

Overview:

We are currently seeking an energetic Sales Development Representatives. This position is an integral part of our sales engine. SDRs are a specialised group of individuals always “hunting” for high-value opportunities.

SDRs are focussed on the front end of the sales cycle and be the face of KEKA. This individual must be highly motivated, self-starter who is able to identify and develop opportunities from multiple sources including prospect lists, discovery and individual research.

A typical day at KEKA being an SDR would involve:

1. Generating qualified opportunities for the company by rigorously prospecting and researching In the given region/market
2. Striking and initiating conversations with high-profile personas of companies you are prospecting into
3. Be the face of KEKA and introduce the company and the products to the prospects
4. Getting creative with writing emails/ Inmails and grabbing the attention of prospects
5. Being adaptable to change and have the thirst to learn new things/ways to reach the prospects and have them on board for a meeting

Requirements:

• 1-4 years of work experience in any customer-facing sales like Sales/inside sales/cold calling/business development
• Clear, concise, and effective written and oral communication skills.
• Empathy towards customers and understanding their needs.
• Interest, curiosity, and openness to learning new technologies.
• Prior exposure to tools like LinkedIn Sales Navigator, DiscoverOrg, ZoomInfo, etc.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with internal stakeholders as well as end customers.
• Learning mindset and the right attitude that will help you thrive and adapt in a fast-paced, performance-driven environment.
• Ability to handle rejections and stay focused and driven.
• Ability to multi-task and manage your tasks effectively.
• Flexibility working in different shifts/regions. This is absolutely mandatory 

Good To Have:

• Prior work experience in SaaS product companies in domains relevant to Keka products.
• A proven track record of consistency in overachieving targets.

Exposure to development and implementation practices in a modern systems environment together with exposure to working in a project team particularly with reference to industry methodologies, e.g. Agile, continuous delivery, etc

• At least 3-5 years of experience building and maintaining AWS infrastructure (VPC, EC2, Security Groups, IAM, ECS, CodeDeploy, CloudFront, S3)
• Strong understanding of how to secure AWS environments and meet compliance requirements
• Experience using DevOps methodology and Infrastructure as Code
• Automation / CI/CD tools – Bitbucket Pipelines, Jenkins
• Infrastructure as code – Terraform, Cloudformation, etc
• Strong experience deploying and managing infrastructure with Terraform
• Automated provisioning and configuration management – Ansible, Chef, Puppet
• Experience with Docker, GitHub, Jenkins, ELK and deploying applications on AWS
• Improve CI/CD processes, support software builds and CI/CD of the development departments
• Develop, maintain, and optimize automated deployment code for development, test, staging and production environments

• Improving customer experience, not only for borrowers, but also other partners on the platform.
• Ensure seamless integration with data/ service providers and lending partners.
• When not doing any of above, write tests to prevent any regressions.

• Full-stack development experience.
• Experience with Ruby on Rails.
• Self-starter: Someone who can develop independently.
• Passionate about problem solving, ability to see the big picture.
• Realizes the value of 80-20

• Regular participation on Codechef, Topcoder etc. ( If yes, please cite your rank and pass on a link to your profile! )
• Prior experience at a bank / fin-tech / non-banking financial player in a technical role.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• 2+ years of industry experience in programming web applications, mobile and/or large-scale enterprise products.
• Knowledge of C#, ASP, .NET, MVC.
• Experience with XML, ADO/ADO.NET, LINQ, AJAX, IIS.
• Hands-on experience with SQL and relational databases.
• Experience in TFS and Visual Studio.
• Familiar with SDLC and programming design patterns.
• Familiar with Agile methodology.
• Skillful at reviewing new feature impacts on an application and recognizing potential risks.
• Detailed oriented, professional and possesses a positive work attitude.
• Communicate professionally both verbally and in writing.
• Effective time management skills.