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Job Description

Role: Sr. DevOps – Architect

Location: Bangalore

Who are we looking for?

A senior level DevOps consultant with deep DevOps related expertise. The Individual should be passionate about technology and demonstrate depth and breadth of expertise in similar roles and Enterprise Systems/Enterprise Architecture Frameworks;

Technical Skills:

• 8+ years of relevant  DevOps /Operations/Development experience working under Agile  DevOps  culture on large scale distributed systems.

• Experience in building a DevOps platform in integrating DevOps tool chain using REST/SOAP/ESB technologies.

• Required hands on programming skills on developing automation modules using one of these scripting languages Python/Perl/Ruby/Bash

• Require hands on experience with public cloud such as AWS, Azure, Openstack, Pivotal Cloud Foundry etc though Azure experience is must.

• Experience in working more than one of the configuration management tools like Chef/Puppet/Ansible and building own cookbook/manifest is required.

• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.

• Experience in Building CI/CD pipelines using any of the continuous integration tools like Jenkins, Bamboo etc.

• Experience with planning tools like Jira, Rally etc.

• Hands on experience on continuous integration and build tools like (Jenkins, Bamboo, CruiseControl etc.) along with version control system like (GIT, SVN, GITHUB, TFS etc.), build automation tools like Maven/Gradle/ANT and dependency management tools like Artifactory/Nexus.

• Experience with more than one deployment automation tools like IBM urban code, CA automic, XL Deploy etc.

• Experience on setting up and managing  DevOps  tools on Repository, Monitoring, Log Analysis etc. using tools like (New Relic, Splunk, App Dynamics etc.)

• Understanding of Applications, Networking and Open source tools.

• Experience on security side of DevOps i.e. DevSecOps

• Good to have understanding of Micro services architecture.

• Experience working with remote/offshore teams is a huge plus

• Experience in building a Dashboard based on latest JS technologies like NodeJS

• Experience with NoSQL database like MongoDB

• Experience in working with REST APIs

• Experience with tools like NPM, Gulp

Process Skills:

• Ability in performing rapid assessments of clients’ internal technology landscape and targeting use cases and deployment targets

• Develop and create program blueprint, case study, supporting technical documentations for DevOps to be commercialized and duplicate work across different business customers

• Compile, deliver, and evangelize roadmaps that guide the evolution of services

• Grasp and communicate big-picture enterprise-wide issues to team

• Experience working in an Agile / Scrum / SAFe environment preferred

Behavioral Skills :

• Should have directly worked on creating enterprise level operating models, architecture options

• Model as-is and to-be architectures based on business requirements

• Good communication & presentation skills

• Self-driven + Disciplined + Organized + Result Oriented + Focused & Passionate about work

• Flexible for short term travel

Primary Duties / Responsibilities:

• Build Automations and modules for DevOps platform

• Build integrations between various DevOps tools

• Interface with another teams to provide support and understand the overall vision of the transformation platform.

• Understand the customer deployment scenarios, and Continuously improve and update the platform based on agile requirements.

• Preparing HLDs and LLDs.

• Presenting status to leadership and key stakeholders at regular intervals

Qualification:

• Somebody who has at least 12+ years of work experience in software development.

• 5+ years industry experience in DevOps architecture related to Continuous Integration/Delivery solutions, Platform Automation including technology consulting experience

• Education qualification: B.Tech, BE, BCA, MCA, M. Tech or equivalent technical degree from a reputed college

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable applications using Java/Kotlin Core Concepts and Spring Boot MVC.
• Build and optimize REST APIs for seamless client-server communication.
• Develop and ensure efficient HTTP/HTTPS request-response mechanisms.
• Handle Java/Kotlin version upgrades confidently, ensuring code compatibility and leveraging the latest features.
• Solve complex business logic challenges with a methodical and innovative approach.
• Write optimized SQL queries with Postgres DB.
• Ensure code quality through adherence to design patterns (e.g., Singleton, Factory, Observer, MVC) and unit testing frameworks like JUnit.
• Integrate third-party APIs and develop large-scale systems with technical precision.
• Debug and troubleshoot production issues.

Requirements:

• 2 to 4 years of hands-on experience in Java/Kotlin Spring Boot development.
• Proven expertise in handling version upgrades for Java and Kotlin with confidence.
• Strong logical thinking and problem-solving skills, especially in implementing complex algorithms.
• Proficiency with Git, JIRA, and managing software package versions.
• Familiarity with SaaS-based products, XML parsing/generation, and generating PDFs, XLS, CSVs using Spring Boot.
• Strong understanding of JPA, Hibernate, and core Java concepts (OOP).

Skills (Good to Have):

• Exposure to Docker, Redis, and Elasticsearch.
• Knowledge of transaction management and solving computational problems.
• Eagerness to explore new technologies.

About the company:

Ketto is Asia's largest tech-enabled crowdfunding platform with a vision - Healthcare for all. We are a profit-making organization with a valuation of more than 100 Million USD. With over 1,100 crores raised from more than 60 lakh donors, we have positively impacted the lives of 2 lakh+ campaigners. Ketto has embarked on a high-growth journey, and we would like you to be part of our family, helping us to create a large-scale impact on a daily basis by taking our product to the next level

Role Overview:

Ketto, Asia's largest crowdfunding platform, is looking for an innovative Product Analyst to take charge of our data systems, reporting frameworks, and generative AI initiatives. This role is pivotal in ensuring data integrity and reliability, driving key insights that fuel strategic decisions, and implementing automation through AI. This position encompasses the full data and analytics lifecycle—from requirements gathering to design planning—alongside implementing advanced analytics and generative AI solutions to support Ketto’s mission.

Key Responsibilities

●  Data Strategy & Automation:

○ Lead data collection, processing, and quality assurance processes to ensure accuracy, completeness, and relevance.

○ Explore opportunities to incorporate generative AI models to automate and optimize processes, enhancing efficiencies in analytics, reporting, and decision-making.

●  Data Analysis & Insight Generation:

○ Conduct in-depth analyses of user behaviour, campaign performance, and platform metrics to uncover insights that support crowdfunding success.

○ Translate complex data into clear, actionable insights that drive strategic decisions, providing stakeholders with the necessary information to enhance business outcomes.

●  Reporting & Quality Assurance:

○ Design and maintain a robust reporting framework to deliver timely insights, enhancing data reliability and ensuring stakeholders are well-informed.

○ Monitor and improve data accuracy, consistency, and integrity across all data processes, identifying and addressing areas for enhancement.

●  Collaboration & Strategic Planning:

○ Work closely with Business, Product, and IT teams to align data initiatives with Ketto’s objectives and growth strategy.

○ Propose data-driven strategies that leverage AI and automation to tackle business challenges and scale impact across the platform.

○ Mentor junior data scientists and analysts, fostering a culture of data-driven decision-making.

Required Skills and Qualifications

●  Technical Expertise:

○ Strong background in SQL, Statistics and Maths

●  Analytical & Strategic Mindset:

○ Proven ability to derive meaningful, actionable insights from large data sets and translate findings into business strategies.

○ Experience with statistical analysis, advanced analytics

●  Communication & Collaboration:

○ Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, capable of explaining complex data insights to non-technical stakeholders.

○ Strong interpersonal skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams, aligning data initiatives with organisational goals.

●  Preferred Experience:

○ Proven experience in advanced analytics roles

○ Experience leading data lifecycle management, model deployment, and quality assurance initiatives.

Why Join Ketto?

At Ketto, we’re committed to driving social change through innovative data and AI solutions. As our Sr. Product Analyst, you’ll have the unique opportunity to leverage advanced data science and generative AI to shape the future of crowdfunding in Asia. If you’re passionate about using data and AI for social good, we’d love to hear from you!

We are seeking extremely smart programmers who are gung ho about building large scale systems that are going to have a big impact on millions of customers.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop products by working closely with business team.
• Gain experience with hands on coding and independent ownership of software components.
• Build performant, scalable, enterprise ready back end architectures that can support millions of users in parallel.
• Follow strong engineering best practices and champion their adoption.

Requirements:

• 2+ years’ experience in software product development and delivery.
• Bachelors or Masters degree in engineering from a reputed institute(preferably IITs, NITs, or other top engineering institutes).
• Strong grasp of CS fundamentals, algorithms and excellent problem solving abilities.
• All experience should be from good product development or e-commerce background.
• Must have shown good stability in all your previous associations.
• Have strong backend knowledge and cloud development exposure.
• Expert at Java, Spring boot, Hibernate, REST API development.
• Worked with at least 1 RDBMS (Mysql preferred). NoSql is a plus.
• Have used or are very hands-on with Microservices, Docker, Kubernetes, Gradle/Ant, Kafka, GIT/bitbucket in a very agile work place.
• Writing high quality code which is made better by unit tests and integration tests is how you work.
• Comfortable with exploring proven open source tech stack like Grafana, Kibana, Jira, Prometheus, caches like Redis/Memcached, task queues like celery, to name a few.
• Knowledge of test driven development and AWS tech stack will be a good plus.

• Core Javascript, HTML, CSS, JSON understanding is mandatory
• Expertise of functional programming using JavaScript (ES5, ES6)
• Expertise of UI framework - React / Redux, RXJS
• Preferred experience with new generation of Web Programming - using Micro Service, REST/JSON, GraphQL and Component UI models
• Expertise with data visualization flow development along with usage of modern charting and graphical java script libraries
• React / Redux, RXJS, HTML, CSS, Javascript (ES5, ES6), Data visualization and Chart Libraries
• Data Structure and Design Pattern
• Strong knowledge of JSON data handling, GraphQL and their working

VP engineering would be leading the technology (engineering) team of 25 (and counting) to build a world-class SAAS product that is serving 7000+ businesses (or 50,000 users) across the globe. The person would be responsible to oversee the product development and technology research ensuring scalability and effectiveness. The core role would involve leading development, managing team & processes leading to effective technology products as an outcome.

The person would be responsible for leading the product development to scale to a million businesses over the next ten years or 25K businesses in the next 3 years. The person should be able to build a team & process accordingly to ensure a smooth growth path for the product and company. The mission would be to build fully horizontal architecture & micro services with robust security.

• Leading the technology development by learning and researching the best upcoming technology. Analyzing current technology gaps in the system and evangelizing for better state of art technology development.

• Evaluating technology architecture, gaps, and improvisation requirements. Building new architectures for further product development along with elaborated documentations.

• Leading the team of software engineers to guide them with the best technology and process practices. Coaching and motivating the team to ensure enhanced performance across teams. 

• Engaging with Product teams to shape the product roadmap. Working with the tech support team to analyze open issues and bugs and ensure an efficient process for fixing the same.

• Building processes for product development, security audits, new recruitment, technology research, technical documentation, etc. 

• Manage sales operations in assigned district to achieve revenue goals.
• Supervise sales team members; the BSMs, on daily basis and provide guidance whenever needed.
• Identify skill gaps and conduct trainings to sales team.
• Work with team to implement new sales techniques to obtain profits.
• Assist in employee recruitment, promotion, retention and termination activities.
• Conduct employee performance evaluation and provide feedback for improvements.
• Contact potential customers and identify new business opportunities.
• Stay abreast with customer needs, market trends and competitors.
• Maintain clear and complete sales reports for management review.
• Build strong relationships with customers for business growth.
• Analyze sales performances and recommend improvements.
• Ensure that sales team follows company policies and procedures at all times.
• Develop promotional programs to increase sales and revenue.
• Plan and coordinate sales activities for assigned projects.
• Provide outstanding services and ensure customer satisfaction.