Principal Engineer - Java+Scala+AWS

Summary/Objective:

We are seeking a talented Inventory Analyst with expertise in inventory management and a strong understanding of the jewelry industry. The ideal candidate will excel in optimizing inventory operations, managing stock levels, and integrating product and design knowledge to align inventory strategies with business goals.

Responsibilities:

• Apply advanced inventory management techniques for analyzing stock levels, demand patterns, and inventory turnover rates.
• Develop and maintain accurate inventory forecasting models to optimize inventory levels based on predicted future demand.
• Collaborate with the procurement team to coordinate replenishment orders, maintaining optimal inventory levels while minimizing excess and carrying costs.
• Conduct regular inventory audits and cycle counts to ensure data accuracy, promptly identifying and resolving discrepancies.
• Monitor and analyze sales trends, seasonality, and product performance for informed decisions on inventory allocation and assortment planning.
• Implement inventory control policies to mitigate risks, prevent stock-outs, and address potential inventory obsolescence.
• Generate insightful reports and key performance indicators (KPIs) to track inventory performance, presenting findings to management stakeholders.
• Collaborate with sales, marketing, and product development teams to align inventory strategies with business objectives and product lifecycle management.
• Stay informed about industry trends, market dynamics, and emerging technologies to enhance inventory management practices.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on inventory management best practices, offering guidance and support to internal stakeholders as needed.
• Leverage knowledge of jewelry products, materials, and designs to ensure inventory strategies meet industry-specific demands and customer preferences.

Qualifications/Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, or a related field.

Experience:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in inventory management.
• Proficiency in inventory management software.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Experience in the jewelry industry is highly preferred.

Skills:

• Strong analytical skills, proficient in interpreting complex data sets to derive actionable insights.
• In-depth understanding of jewelry manufacturing processes, product lifecycle management, and design trends.
• Excellent organizational and multitasking abilities, demonstrating a keen attention to detail and accuracy.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally and influence key stakeholders.
• Proven track record of implementing successful inventory optimization strategies and improving inventory performance metrics.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, adapting quickly to changing priorities and business needs.

Company: IDFC First Bank

About the company:

IDFC FIRST Bank stands out as the new-age bank in India, driven by principles of ethical banking, technological innovation, and societal welfare. With a strong commitment to serving customers ethically, the ‘Near and Dear’ Test, assures that our products meet the standards we'd want for our loved ones. We reject unethical income and simplify our offerings, eliminating fees on various services such as Savings Accounts, Debit Cards and transactions, making us the FIRST and only bank in India to do so. Our approach is customer-centric, with transparent and user-friendly products, levelling up the industry standards.

Role Overview:

Location      : Navi Mumbai

Experience    : 6 to 10 years

Compensation : Upto 27 LPA (Commensurate with Experience)

Key Responsibilities: 

• Banking industry Experience, preferably in Securities Lending Domain (LAS – Loan against securities).
• Solution experience in one of more of the following Lending areas:- Business Process Automation, Credit & Portfolio Analytics, Commercial Loan Product, Loan Servicing and Risk Management.
• Familiar with multiple securities events i.e. Share sale, corporate action, Revaluation, DP & LTV Calculations etc.
• Should be able to play catalyst role between business and IT.
• Good Communication skills with ability to lead domain discussions with BFSI Stakeholders.
• Should be able to provide domain support to development and technical teams on core Securities Lending domain.
• Provide support to business teams in terms of answering questions, clarifying requirements, and resolving issues as they arise during design and development.

• 3 years of mandatory experience developing NMS(network management system) products for large networks.
• 3+ years of hands-on programming experience in Java and related technologies.
• 3+ years of experience using management protocols like Netconf/SNMP/YANG data modelling to interact with the Network elements and agent based monitoring.
• Extensive experience implementing FCAPS (Fault, Configuration, Accounting, Performance, Security).
• Good command on Algorithms and data structures, OOAD, Client-server systems, distributed systems and multithreaded programming.
• Hands-on experience with databases like Cassandra/MongoDB.
• Experience of establishing HA, Clustering, Redundancy, Stateful Failover through design / implementation / deployment.
• Experience of performance benchmarking and performance optimization.
• Experience working with micro-service architecture using Docker. Kubernetes is a plus.
• Working knowledge of messaging middleware like - Kafka, RabbitMQ.
• Experience of IPC libraries & protocols like gRPC/REST/JSON.
• Working knowledge of KPI Reporting, Troubleshooting & Log management - ELK, KPI Reporting, TSDB, Grafana.
• Experience in various Linux tools related to source code version control, code review, bug tracking, CI/CD, e.g. Git/Gerrit/Jira/Jenkins.

8-16 years of overall database administration and support/operations experience, with a successful delivery track record.
# Proficient knowledge in  MySQL, HANA administration.
#Should have knowledge in setting up DR and HA approaches
#Should have strong Knowledge in Backup & Recovery.
# Should have played a L2 role in current position
# Experience of working in large landscape/environment where multiple database flavors are running.
# Knowledge on Database capacity planning/strategy is an added advantage
# Knowledge & Experience on other database as HANA flavors are added advantage
# Hands on experience with expert knowledge of Unix/Linux flavors w.r.t Database.
# Good understanding of operational framework like ITIL/ITSM.
# Should be capable of Owning, Leading and coordinate operational tasks, customer escalations, process improvements.
# Excellent presentation & communication skills are a must.

Job Description:

Strong on C++, Linux Background

Strong on Algorithms

Hands on experience on Data Structure & Multithreading

• Design and code feature in the front-end and back-end as per the specifications provided by the Product and Design teams.
• Ship features in fast-moving agile sprints.
• Work closely with Product Design and Product Management teams to brainstorm and chalk out details of features.
• Ability to build a feature from scratch & drive it to completion

Skills Must have:

• Good understanding of Javascript and Clean architecture.
• Good understanding of asynchronous programming, callback, and closures
• Experience in developing applications that use queues like SQS, RabbitMQ, Kafka, etc
• Experience with AWS services like S3, EC2, etc
• Strong experience with Javascript frontend framework/libraries like ReactJS
• Good knowledge of CSS and its preprocessors like SASS/LESS
• Good understanding of server-side templates.
• Experience with creating cross-browser compatible web apps
• Should be Strong in MySql / Postgres database
• Stronghold in Data structure and processing JSON

Good to have

• Basic knowledge of CI, CD
• Intermediate knowledge in any cloud services(AWS, GCP)
• Familiar with testing frameworks like Mocha, Cypress