Manager of R&D

·      JavaScript, Typescript

·      Any UI Framework (web components) - primarily React.js

·      Rxjs

·      State Management frameworks - redux

·      Design Patterns

·      Jest / WTR for testing

·      Playwright, cypress - functional tests (good to have)

Job Title : API Connect Gateway, IIB & MQ  Administrator

Job Location : Bangalore

Shift : 24*7

Only Male candidates are required for this position.

Essential Roles & Responsibilities:  

•  Experience in creating, installing, managing and supporting the API components of IBM which includes Datapower & API Connect
• Overall responsible for upgradation, fixpacks, configuration, and maintenance of DP, APIC.
• Use the API Dev Portal to manage the lifecycle of APIs across multiple API catalogs 
• Maintain security profile of IBM DP, APIC and APC using TLS profiles and other mechanisms to ensure a secure operating environment
• Configurations using CMC – organisations, catalogues, spaces, Authentication, plans etc.,
• Monitor the performance of APIs and address any issues in a timely manner
• Backup and restore of IBM API Connect & APC configuration data
• Perform DR of APC &  APIC as per bank requirement
• Documentation of system configurations, processes, procedures and also follow them.
• Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• Applying the security/application patches whenever suggested by the IBM
• Coordinating with OEM for resolving the tickets and security points raised by internal security team
• Hands on experience on up-gradating the existing platforms to latest version of IBM products
• Patching activities should be carried out
• Troubleshooting the application and provide the RCA to the respective teams
• Proper Analysis and taking right action at the right time.
• Manages technical rollout, perform PIR and post deliverable support/technical strategy
• User management for developer activities, manage RBAC and privileges for Integration layer
• Provide technical support, guide developers and other stake holders(including/coordinating with IBM Tech Support) in troubleshooting and debugging issues related to API Connect, Datapower, API connect & IIB and MQ.
• Overall responsible for upgradation, fixpacks, configuration, and maintenance of DP, APIC, APC & IIB and MQ
• Use the API Dev Portal to manage the lifecycle of APIs across multiple API catalogs
• Maintain security profile of IBM DP, APIC and APC using TLS profiles and other mechanisms to ensure a secure operating environment
• Manages technical rollout, perform PIR and post deliverable support/technical strategy
• User management for developer activities, manage RBAC and privileges for Integration layer
• Configurations using CMC – organisations, catalogues, spaces, Authentication, plans etc.,
• Monitor the performance of APIs and address any issues in a timely manner
• Backup and restore of IBM APIConnect & APC configuration data
• Perform DR of APC &  APIC as per bank requirement
• Documentation of system configurations, processes, procedures and also follow them.
• Strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
• 8+ years of professional experience in Enterprise Application Integration using IBM WebSphere MQ and IBM integration Bus.
• Installation, configuration, upgrading, troubleshooting and system administration of WebSphere MQ and IIB on various platforms like Unix, AIX and Windows platforms.
• Having very good experience in Web Sphere MQ v7.0, v7.5, v8.0, v9.0 and IIB 9.0, v10.0
• and configuring Queue managers.
• Troubleshooting and Managing IBM Web sphere MQ queues, channels, listeners, intercommunications (TCP/IP).
• Enabling Triggering on MQ queues based on the requirement of various interfaces.
• Installation and configuration IBM Web sphere MQ v8.0, v9.0 and IIB v10.0 on Linux and windows servers.
• Performed admin tasks using MQSC scripts and Monitoring the Queue managers.
• Configured and implemented Distributed Queuing on Client/Server architectures.
• Experienced in setting up MQ queue manager Cluster environment like Cluster Distribution and Workload Balance Management environments.
• Create and maintain good technical documentation.
• Knowledge on IBM integration bus to create the Integration nodes, Configuration Manager & Integration servers.
• Good Knowledge in MQ SI commands to Create, Start &Stop of the Broker Objects.
• Good knowledge on Upgradation & Migration process.
• Good knowledge on Bar file deployments through toolkit as well as command mode also.
• Configuring Integration nodes by setting up the database connections like, ODBC/JDBC connections.
• Experience in working with RDBMS like Oracle and SQL Server.
• Working knowledge with Incident tickets and Change requests on day-to-day basis.
• Guided the new team members on the project description.
• MQ Backup & Recovery process.
• to work in different shift timing to support customers.
• 24x7 Production control support and on-call support.
• Good attitude towards corporate environment.
• Good communication skills, Need to participate in client meetings.
• Handle regular day to day IT Infra operations.
• Working on Service Desk tickets.
• Coordinating with IT stake holders to fix the issues.
• Participate in internal/external audits to showcase the IT compliance status.
• Perform the IT related task and update the status higher management on regularly.
• Participating in Day/Weekly status review meetings
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experience in tuning and configurations.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Minimum Background Investigation (MBI)
• A minimum of 3+ years of overall experience in IT Middleware Domain with proven experience in Middleware Operations.
• Client Meetings, External Audit.

Required Professional and Technical Expertise: 

• A minimum of 3+ years of overall experience in IT API Gateway, IIB & MQ with proven experience in Middleware Operations.

Preferred Professional and Technical Expertise: 

• BE/ BTech/MCA/Diploma.

PortOne is re−imagining payments in Korea and other international markets. We are a Series B funded startup backed by prominent VC firms Softbank and Hanwa Capital

https://portone.io/global/en

PortOne provides a unified API for merchants to integrate with and manage all of the payment options available in Korea and SEA Markets - Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia etc. It's currently used by 2000+ companies and processing multi-billion dollars in annualized volume. We are building a team to take this product to international markets, and looking for engineers with a passion for fintech and digital payments.

Culture and Values at PortOne

• You will be joining a team that stands for Making a difference.
• You will be joining a culture that identifies more with Sports Teams rather than a 9 to 5 workplace.
• This will be remote role that allows you flexibility to save time on commute
• Your will have peers who are/have
• Highly Self Driven with A sense of purpose
• High Energy Levels - Building stuff is your sport
• Ownership - Solve customer problems end to end - Customer is your Boss
• Hunger to learn - Highly motivated to keep developing new tech skill sets

Who you are ?

• You are an athlete and building apps is your sport.
• Your passion drives you to learn and build stuff and not because your manager tells you to.
• Your work ethic is that of an athlete preparing for your next marathon. Your sport drives you and you like being in the zone.
• You are NOT a clockwatcher renting out your time, and do NOT have an attitude of "I will do only what is asked for"

Skills and Experience

• Preferably have 1 to 2 Years of experience shipping high quality products.
• Experience working at payment gateways or aggregators or payment related APIs will be strongly preferred.
• Uphold best practices in engineering, security, and design
• Enjoy being a generalist working on both the frontend, backend, and anything it takes to solve problems and delight users both internally and externally
• Take pride in working on projects to successful completion involving a wide variety of technologies and systems

What will you do ?

• Contribute to our payments stack to expand the payment coverage across multiple markets in Asia
• Build new features for internal and external users.
• Uphold our high engineering standards and bring consistency to the many codebases and processes you will encounter
• Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization such as experts in - product, design, infrastructure, and operations.

Here are some examples of our work

• Building intuitive, easy-to-use APIs for payment process.
• Integrating with local payment gateways in international markets.
• Building dashboard to manage gateways and transactions.
• Building analytics platform to provide insights.

• You will be responsible for the execution, performance and reporting of the paid social campaigns
• Manage and oversee social media content and define the KPI's
• Measure the success of every social media campaign
• Media planning based on brief parameters and media strategy
• Work with copywriters and designers to ensure content is informative and appealing
• Collaborate with Marketing, Sales and Product Development teams
• Monitor SEO and user engagement and suggest content optimization
• Communicate with industry professionals and influencers via social media to create a strong network

Requirements:

• Minimum 4 years of experience as a Social Media Specialist or similar role
• Experience in setting up campaigns on Facebook, Twitter and/or Snapchat Ads Manager
• Bonus if you have experience on DSP platforms
• Understanding of SEO and web traffic metrics
• Experience with doing audience and buyer persona research
• Critical thinker and problem-solving skills
• Bachelor's degree in Marketing or relevant field

About Us

PurpleRain is a US-headquartered 8+ year old close-knit, fully distributed bootstrapped and profitable product startup with 50+ rock star team members who enjoy the challenge of solving hard problems together with inc 500 clients globally through our B2B SaaS products.

We are a hybrid remote company, with in-house teams in Bangalore, London and remote teams globally in 20+ countries where each employee works from home or a co-working space.

Even though we're far away, we're in contact throughout the day in Slack, Basecamp and Zoom.

We encourage continual education through weekly lunch and learns and taking courses to keep us ahead of the latest advancements with yearly retreats.

Content Marketing Specialist- Job Description

• Accountable for all content marketing initiatives to drive traffic, engagement, leads, that deliver sales and customer retention.

• Collaborates across functions and silos to deliver an effective content marketing strategy and editorial plan to meet the business objectives at the lowest possible cost

• This role requires a brand publisher mindset: the create the content our audience is looking for and then to optimize the path to conversion

• Editorial requirements include basic SEO understanding, content categorization and structure, content development, distribution and measurement. Development of editorial governance so content is consistent with our brand voice, style and tone.

• Channel management of digital content hubs and all supporting social channels including email/newsletter distribution. This person must understand the basic best practices of the main social media channels, which content and approaches work on each and why

• Measurement and optimization of the program will be required on a regular and ongoing basis

• Management of all creative resources including designers, writers, and other agency personnel

• Integration of content programs with brand campaigns to drive the brand to demand.

• Executive presentations on the program approaches and results will be required.

• Design content marketing strategies and set short-term goals

• Undertake content marketing initiatives to achieve business targets

• Collaborate with design and writing teams to produce high-quality content

• Develop an editorial calendar, delegate tasks and ensure deadlines are met

• Deliver engaging content on a regular basis and inspire team members

• Edit, proofread and improve content

• Optimize content considering SEO and Google Analytics

• Analyze web traffic metrics

• Share content through various channels, ensuring strong web presence

• Receive customer feedback and generate ideas to increase customer engagement

Our Core Values

• We lead with empathy: We believe kindness and empathy lead to effective communication. We assume good intentions and seek mutual understanding from our teammates, customers, and users.

• We lean into vulnerability: We are not afraid to ask for help or give and receive feedback. We build off our failures and don’t shy away from tough conversations.

• We rise above the status quo: The status quo leads to pain for the people we serve, our communities, and our clients. We do our best to rise above the status quo, and to do things that no one else is doing. On an individual level, we strive to improve ourselves and always be learning.

• We match grit with wit: We're creative and resourceful. We find solutions to every problem

and to further support you, we offer:

• talented, young and motivated team

• work with a fun team on a product that customers love

• Share in our organization-wise personal development benefits and leave entitlements

• Flexible work schedule with work-from-home options

Responsibilities:

• Executing implementation of strategic and operational SEO Strategies- On-Page, Off-Page & Technical SEO
• Performing an in-depth page analysis using various SEO tools & extension- Search Console, Analytics, SEMrush, Ahrefs, etc
• Performing technical and On-Page SEO analysis to identify and execute website optimization strategies to boost organic traffic and conversions
• Executing and monitoring data based on SEO targets and timelines- KPIs and OKRs in alignment with business strategy
• Coordinating with internal and external stakeholders across the organization to get things done on time
• Staying on top of SEO news, Google Updates and so on and implement them in relevant day-to-day activities
• Creating optimized content for product pages and blogs in lines with SEO best practices that can break the clutter online 
• Doing competitive analysis to fill in the SEO and content gaps for various product and landing pages
• Find out-of-the-box topics based on competitor analysis, trending topics, and various SEO tools

Requirements:

• 0-1 years of experience
• Basic analytical mindset for understanding SEO KPIs and handling Data
• Excellent in English verbal and written communication skills
• Comfortable in writing and editing content
• Comfortable with technical analysis and adept at learning things quickly
• Knowledge of Excel and Google Sheets- formulas, formatting, etc
• Adept with basic formatting, eye for detail, thorough research and analysis
• Proactive, responsible, hard-working, and diligent
• Ability to meet deadlines

Skills Required: Analytical Skills, Strategic Thinking, MS Office, Fluent in English, Writing Skills

If you want to learn and implement in-depth organic marketing, churn out SEO-friendly pages, have an eye for detail, and if data analysis does NOT scare you off- we'd love to meet you!