Network Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTION:

You will work as an Associate Product Manager to help develop a product and create an amazing learning experience that directly impacts the lives of millions of Learners across the country.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Logical bend of mind. Incessant problem solver; the tougher the problem gets, the more fun they have
• Strong product intuition and analytical thinking(Metrics oriented)
• Bias toward data-driven decision-making, combined with solid business judgment
• Has the ability to operate in a very fast-paced, constantly changing and evolving environment
• Strong customer obsession and empathy
• Ability to prioritize work and understand the trade-offs
• Execution focused - ability to infuse execution, milestone focused
• Above all, the candidate must have an outstanding work ethic, should be results-driven and have a strong passion to contribute to the company's vision and mission

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• You’ll need to find ways to automate and productize solutions around course experience to improve efficiency
• Identify problems along the learner journey to understand and develop solutions to learner’s pain points
• Gather insights from across teams within the org and conduct external research and usability studies to understand how customers are interacting with the product and develop enhancements based on the results/analysis
• Continuously improve existing products and features to drive higher engagement, retention and customer delight(NPS)
• On an average day you’d be breaking down user problems, creating roadmaps, prioritizing with the team, running daily stand-ups, looking at customer issues, interacting with customers and collaborating with engineers, designers, operations, support team to help create value

WHY NxtWave:

• Get a front-row seat to a high-growth, fast-paced startup
• Accelerated learning curve
• Impact millions of lives and develop role models in every nook and corner of the country
• Work with the founding team of NxtWave who are on a mission to transform India
• High transparency in decision-making
• Market Competitive salary

Company Description

Krish is committed to enabling customers to achieve their technological goals by delivering solutions that combine the right technology, people, and costs. Our approach emphasizes building long-term relationships while ensuring customer success through tailored solutions, leveraging the expertise and integrity of our consultants and robust delivery processes.

Location           :             Mumbai – Tech Data Office

Experience      :             5 - 8 years.

Duration          :             1-year contract (extendable)

Job Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Sales Engineer (L2/L3) with in-depth expertise in Palo Alto Networks solutions. This role requires designing, implementing, and supporting cutting-edge network and security solutions to meet customers' technical and business needs. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in sales engineering and advanced skills in deploying, troubleshooting, and optimizing Palo Alto products and related technologies, with the ability to assist in implementation tasks when required.

Key Responsibilities

Solution Design & Technical Consultation:

• Collaborate with sales teams and customers to understand business and technical requirements.
• Design and propose solutions leveraging Palo Alto Networks technologies, including Next-Generation Firewalls (NGFW), Prisma Access, Panorama, SD-WAN, and Threat Prevention.
• Prepare detailed technical proposals, configurations, and proof-of-concept (POC) demonstrations tailored to client needs.
• Optimize existing customer deployments, ensuring alignment with industry best practices.

Customer Engagement & Implementation:

• Present and demonstrate Palo Alto solutions to stakeholders, addressing technical challenges and business objectives.
• Conduct customer and partner workshops, enablement sessions, and product training.
• Provide post-sales support to address implementation challenges and fine-tune deployments.
• Lead and assist with hands-on implementations of Palo Alto Networks products when required.

Support & Troubleshooting:

• Provide L2-L3 level troubleshooting and issue resolution for Palo Alto Networks products, including advanced debugging and system analysis.
• Assist with upgrades, migrations, and integration of Palo Alto solutions with other security and network infrastructures.
• Develop runbooks, workflows, and documentation for post-sales handover to operations teams.

Partner Enablement & Ecosystem Management:

• Collaborate with channel partners to build technical competency and promote adoption of Palo Alto solutions.
• Support certification readiness and compliance for both internal and partner teams.
• Participate in events, workshops, and seminars to showcase technical expertise.

Skills and Qualifications

Technical Skills:

• Advanced expertise in Palo Alto Networks technologies, including NGFW, Panorama, Prisma Access, SD-WAN, and GlobalProtect.
• Strong knowledge of networking protocols (e.g., TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF) and security frameworks (e.g., Zero Trust, SASE).
• Proficiency in troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for complex networking and security issues.
• Experience with security automation tools and integrations (e.g., API scripting, Ansible, Terraform).

Soft Skills:

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and maintain operational discipline under tight deadlines.

Experience:

• 5+ years of experience in sales engineering, solution architecture, or advanced technical support roles in the IT security domain.
• Hands-on experience in designing and deploying large-scale Palo Alto Networks solutions in enterprise environments.

Education and Certifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Relevant certifications such as PCNSA, PCNSE, or equivalent vendor certifications (e.g., CCNP Security, NSE4) are highly preferred.

·        Minimum 4+ years of experience as a Fullstack Developer with expertise in Angular, React, and Golang.

·        Strong knowledge and hands-on experience in database technologies such as PostgreSQL, Redis, and Cassandra.

·        Proficiency in front-end development using Angular and React frameworks.

·        Solid understanding of server-side development using Golang and building RESTful APIs.

·        Experience with database design, optimization, and query optimization techniques.

·        Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git), issue tracking tools, and agile methodologies.

·        Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

·        Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and meet project 

Automation Testing

• Lead end to end Testing Automation Process
• Design and implement efficient Testing practices
• Conduct Test case and Code reviews to ensure the quality of Test Cases, Test coverage and Automation Code
• Participate in Planning meetings and ensure quality at all levels of SDLC
• Provide estimations for Manual and Automation
• Provide Testing and Automation Strategy for newly developed Features
• Identify the right tool and set up the automation framework for UI, API, and unit level
• Increase Automation confidence by reducing random test failures
• Work closely with the Development team and ensures code is delivered with high code coverage
• Responsible for QA metrics and Automation ROI and report them to management
• Identify Performance Application Performance bottlenecks and suggest the right tool and test strategy for Non-Functional Testing
• Guide and Mentor QA Team on the Testing and Automation Tools, Frameworks and Process
• Measure and Investigate Defect Leakage and provide preventive measures
• Identify CI / CD tools, define branching strategies, setup CI / CD pipeline

Skills:

 Understanding of Edu-Tech Industry and ERP Sales and Business Development

 Ideation & implementation of new concepts

 Key Account Handling Capability (Schools, College, Institutions).

 Keen Interest in current Market trends.

 Go Getter, keen to learn and grow in the dynamic digital environment

 Excellent Communication Skills

 Sound Understanding of Tech based products

 Experience in sales/ EdTech industry

Role Requirement:

 New Business lead generation

 Driving & Managing Client Interaction & Educational ERP sales & marketing.

 Analyse market trends and provide insights for building future strategy.

 Identify Up-selling/Cross-selling business opportunities

 Ideation & implementation of new concepts for generating additional revenue

 Team handling, Co-ordination with the Area partners, Institutions, Channel Partners,

Product, Operations, Finance & Tech Teams.

 Revenue generation from educational institutions

 Implementation of Academic Management Systems (AMS) Services.

 Ensuring the set targets are being met.

 Manage Product presentations

 Virtual sales POC

 Key Account Management

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Responsibilities:

• Working with the product team and designers to collaboratively build the products that pushes Rely to reach our next stage of growth.
• Tackle the challenges that occur from having your code running on different merchant websites.
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs.
• Optimise applications for maximum speed and scalability.
• Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders.
• Move fast.

Requirements:

• 3+ years of hands-on product experience in professional software development with front end web development and experience in building user interfaces
• At least one year experience with Angular.
• Experience writing good JavaScript code from scratch.
• Familiarity with web development cycles (e. g. package management, module bundling, unit, and integration testing, browser capabilities, etc. ).
• An eye for detail and empathy for the customer.
• Experience building for mobile platforms.
• Ability to write clean, semantic HTML and CSS, agonising along the way for pixel perfection.

• Experience working at a fast-growth startup.
• Experience upgrading angular.

Your skills and experience should cover:

• 5+ years of experience with developing, deploying, and debugging solutions on the AWS platform using ALL AWS services such as S3, IAM, Lambda, API Gateway, RDS, Cognito, Cloudtrail, CodePipeline, Cloud Formation, Cloudwatch and WAF (Web Application Firewall).

• Amazon Web Services (AWS) Certified Developer: Associate, is required; Amazon Web Services (AWS) DevOps Engineer: Professional, preferred.

• 5+ years of experience using one or more modern programming languages (Python, Node.js).

• Hands-on experience migrating data to the AWS cloud platform

• Experience with Scrum/Agile methodology.

• Good understanding of core AWS services, uses, and basic AWS architecture best practices (including security and scalability)

• Experience with AWS Data Storage Tools.

• Experience in Configure and implement AWS tools such as CloudWatch, CloudTrail and direct system logs for monitoring.

• Experience working with GIT, or similar tools.

• Ability to communicate and represent AWS Recommendations and Standards.

The following areas are highly advantageous:

• Experience with Docker

• Experience with PostgreSQL database