Hardware Design Validation Manager

REQUIRED SKILLS

● Strong Portfolio: Demonstrated design skills across both print and digital

medium with a robust portfolio showcasing your work.

● Proficiency in Design Tools: Expertise in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop,

Illustrator, InDesign) and other relevant design software.

● Design Leadership: Ability to guide the overall design effort and ensure

consistency across all projects.

● Attention to Detail: A keen eye for detail with a deep understanding of

typography, color theory, and layout design.

● Project Management: Experience in leading design projects from concept to

completion.

● Collaboration Skills: Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams

and communicate ideas clearly.

● Trend Awareness: Passion for staying current with the latest design trends

and tools.

About Astra:

Astra is a cyber security SaaS company that makes otherwise chaotic pentests a breeze with its one of a kind Pentest Platform. Astra's continuous vulnerability scanner emulates hacker behavior to scan applications for 9300+ security tests. CTOs & CISOs love Astra because it helps them fix vulnerabilities in record time and move from DevOps to DevSecOps with Astra's CI/CD integrations.

Astra is loved by 650+ companies across the globe. In 2023 Astra uncovered 2 million+ vulnerabilities for its customers, saving customers $69M+ in potential losses due to security vulnerabilities. 

We've been awarded by the President of France Mr. François Hollande at the La French Tech program and Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi at the Global Conference on Cyber Security. Loom, MamaEarth, Muthoot Finance, Canara Robeco, ScripBox etc. are a few of Astra’s customers.

Role Overview:

As a back-end engineer you will be responsible for developing and maintaining the platform/dashboard backend. This would involve developing & maintaining RESTful services for vulnerability management, scan orchestration, inventory management and platform features such as on-boarding, trust centers, certificates, payment integrations, vulnerability ingestion, authentication etc. 

You should have a strong background in backend programming (Symfony preferred, or Laravel) and have experience with an event driven, async & distributed architecture. 

During the first 6 months of your role, you will be involved in the 0->1 journey of two of our upcoming products in our platform along with the respective product owners.

Love solving hard problems? Want to build high impact products rooted in first principles? Is coding your poetry? Join us in shaping the future of cyber security.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using Symfony PHP framework. What you create is also what you own.
• Collaborate with front-end developers to integrate user-facing elements with server-side logic.
• Collaborate with scanner teams to orchestrate scans, ingest vulnerabilities, configure scanners etc.
• Write clean, well-documented, and efficient code.
• Optimize and refactor existing code to improve performance and reliability.
• Implement security and data protection measures.
• Triage, troubleshoot and upgrade existing systems.
• Ship code to production multiple times a day/week.
• Ensure timely delivery of the features.
• Test your own features, and write test cases for continuous automated testing.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to best practices and standards.

What we are looking for:

• 3 years experience in a similar role or similar working experience.
• Strong background in PHP backend programming. Symfony preferred, or Laravel.
• Strong understanding of software architecture principles and design patterns.
• Experience with an event driven (subscribers/listeners), async (MessageHandlers & job queues) & distributed (load-balanced) architecture.
• Experience with PostgreSQL database and data modeling.
• Understanding of concepts such as Dependency Injection, ORM, data validation, error handling etc.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions (good to have).
• Experience with Agile methodologies.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think strategically about technical solutions.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional remote teams.
• Demonstrated track record of delivering high-quality software products on schedule.
• Knowledge of industry best practices in software development, security, and compliance.
• Knowledge of application & infrastructure security - helps you stand out. 

What We offer:

• Adrenalin rush of being a part of a fast-growing company, and working on hard problems that matter.
• Fully remote, agile working environment.
• Good engineering culture with full ownership in design, development, release lifecycle.
• A wholesome opportunity where you get to build things from scratch, improve and ship code to production in hours, not weeks.
• Holistic understanding of SaaS and enterprise security business.
• Experience with the security side of things.
• Annual trips to beaches or mountains (next one is to Wayanad).
• Open and supportive culture.
• Health insurance & other benefits for you and your spouse. Maternity benefits included.

1. Develop and implement a comprehensive sales strategy aligned with business objectives to drive growth and meet revenue targets.
2. Lead and manage a team of sales professionals, providing guidance, coaching, and support to maximise their performance and productivity.
3. Set sales targets, monitor progress, and provide regular performance evaluations to the sales team.
4. Identify and pursue new business opportunities, target markets, and potential clients.
5. Build and maintain strong relationships with key clients, understanding their needs and providing appropriate solutions.
6. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including marketing, product development, and operations, to align sales strategies with overall business objectives.
7. Conduct thorough market research and competitive analysis to identify trends and refine sales approaches.
8. Prepare and deliver compelling sales presentations, proposals, and negotiations to close deals.
9. Analyze sales metrics and customer feedback to continuously improve processes and performance.
10. Stay updated on the latest trends and technologies in the IT industry to effectively promote and sell our offerings.
11. Proven record of exceeding USD50K sales per month.
12. Mandatory Skills10+ years of proven experience in leading sales for IT services, including client acquisition and revenue growth.
13. Strong understanding of the IT services lifecycle and client engagement models.
14. Proven track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets specifically within the IT services domain.
15. Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire the sales team.
16. Familiarity with service delivery models, SLAs, and contract structures for IT services.
17. Ability to understand client pain points and craft custom service-based solutions.
18. Strong analytical, strategic thinking, and decision-making abilities.
19. Ability to analyse sales data and market trends to make informed decisions.
20. Proficiency in using CRM software and sales tools.
21. Willingness to travel as required.
22. Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
23. Ability to bring in own creativity to break the traditional pattern of sales

• Managing and designing the reporting environment, including data sources, security, and metadata.
• Preparing reports for executive leadership that effectively communicate trends, patterns, and predictions using relevant data
• Establish KPIs to measure the effectiveness of business decisions.
• Work with management to prioritize business and information needs.
• Provide data solutions, tools, and capabilities to enable self-service frameworks for data consumers
• Provide expertise and translate the business needs to design; and develop tools, techniques, and metrics, and dashboards for insights and data visualization.
• Responsible for developing and executing tools to monitor and report on data quality.
• Responsible for establishing appreciation and adherence to the principles of data quality management, including metadata, lineage, and business definitions
• Provide support to Tech teams in managing security mechanisms and data access governance
• Provides technical support and mentoring and training to less senior analysts.
• Derive insights through A/B tests, funnel analysis, and user segmentation

Key Criteria:

• 3+ years in a data analyst position, preferably working as a Data Analyst in a fast-paced and dynamic business setting.
• Strong SQL-based querying languages (MYSQL, PostgreSQL) and Excel skills with the ability to learn other analytic tools.
• Understanding of Scripting experience in (Python, Perl, JavaScript, Shell);
• Skilled in statistical and econometric modeling, performing quantitative analysis, and technological data mining and analysis techniques.
• This role requires a mixture of data schema knowledge and technical writing activities paired with hands-on and collaborative work with Systems Analysts. Technical exposure through requirements, QA, or development software lifecycles are also a plus
• Demonstrated analytical skills. Ability to work with large amounts of data: facts, figures, and number crunching. Ability to see through the data and analyze it to find conclusions.
• Excellent attention to detail. Data needs to be precise. Conclusions drawn from data analysis will drive critical client decisions
  Domain knowledge in the Internet of Things is a plus
• Managing a junior team of analysts. It is crucial that they have exceptional writing and verbal communication skills to perform their job duties and manage others.

• B.E/ B.Tech./ M. E/ M. Tech from any recognized university in India.
• Minimum 60% in Graduation or Post-Graduation
• SQL knowledge and hands-on experience is a must.
• Great interpersonal and communication skill