Project Manager - Operations

Job Title : Senior QA Automation Architect (Cloud & Kubernetes)

Experience : 6+ Years

Location : India (Multiple Offices)

Shift Timings : 12 PM to 9 PM (Noon Shift)

Working Days : 5 Days WFO (NO Hybrid)

About the Role :

We’re looking for a Senior QA Automation Architect with deep expertise in cloud-native systems, Kubernetes, and automation frameworks.

You’ll design scalable test architectures, enhance automation coverage, and ensure product reliability across hybrid-cloud and distributed environments.

Key Responsibilities :

• Architect and maintain test automation frameworks for microservices.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
• Ensure reliability, scalability, and observability of test systems.
• Work closely with DevOps and Cloud teams to streamline automation infrastructure.

Mandatory Skills :

• Kubernetes, Helm, Docker, Linux
• Cloud Platforms : AWS / Azure / GCP
• CI/CD Tools : Jenkins, GitHub Actions
• Scripting : Python, Pytest, Bash
• Monitoring & Performance : Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger, K6
• IaC Practices : Terraform / Ansible

Good to Have :

• Experience with Service Mesh (Istio/Linkerd).
• Container Security or DevSecOps exposure.

Role: Senior Finance Executive

Location: Bengaluru

Experience: 2–4 Years

Qualification: MBA / Semi-qualified CA / M.Com

About the Role:

We’re looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Senior Finance Executive to handle financial coordination, compliance, and analysis. The ideal candidate will work closely with internal teams, investors, auditors, and external partners to ensure smooth finance operations and regulatory compliance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with CA, CS, and legal teams for filings, audits, and documentation.
• Support forecasting, variance analysis, and management reporting.
• Manage payment tracking, PO creation, and vendor coordination.
• Maintain finance dashboards, trackers, and investor communication.
• Assist in process improvement and implementation of internal controls.

What We’re Looking For:

• 2–4 years’ experience in finance operations, audit, or compliance.
• Strong Excel and analytical skills; knowledge of Tally/Zoho preferred.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Exposure to startups or fundraising cycles is a plus.

If you’re hands-on, organized, and eager to grow in a fast-paced environment, we’d love to hear from you!

Job Description

Business Development Executive (Digital Marketing)

We are looking for a motivated and results-driven Business Development Executive to join our team. This role is ideal for a candidate with 1–2 years of experience who is passionate about digital marketing and sales.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for identifying new business opportunities, building client relationships, and driving revenue growth. You will play a key role in expanding our client base by promoting our digital marketing services to potential clients. This is a great opportunity for a junior professional to grow their career in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

• Generate and qualify leads through various channels, including cold calling, email campaigns, networking, and social media.

• Identify and target potential clients who could benefit from our digital marketing services.

• Conduct market research to understand industry trends, competitor activities, and client needs.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with new and existing clients.

• Prepare and deliver presentations and proposals to prospective clients.

• Collaborate with the marketing and technical teams to create customized solutions for clients.

• Achieve and exceed monthly and quarterly sales targets.

• Maintain accurate records of all sales activities and client interactions in our CRM system.

Qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree in business, marketing, or a related field.

• 0–2 years of experience in business development, sales, or a related field.

• Prior experience or a strong interest in the Digital Marketing domain (e.g., SEO, PPC, Social Media Marketing, Content Marketing).

• Excellent communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.

• Proven ability to work independently and as part of a team.

• Goal-oriented with a strong desire to succeed.

About Us

21 Knots is a design, engineering, and consulting firm providing services to the global maritime and oil & gas industry. In an industry constantly evolving due to dynamic regulations, economic fluctuations, and climate change mandates, we strive to deliver cutting-edge solutions with an unwavering commitment to excellence. Our comprehensive services are designed to create value for our esteemed clients while enabling them to achieve their business goals.

The Role

We’re looking for a skilled and motivated Software Developer to join our team at 21 Knots. Someone with backend development with a working knowledge of frontend technologies. The ideal candidate will have a strong command of backend frameworks such as Django, FastAPI, or Flask, and familiarity with frontend tools like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and optionally React, Angular, or Vue. You will play a key role in building, maintaining, and optimizing scalable software solutions while collaborating with a team

Responsibilities

• Develop,test, and maintain backend services using Django, FastAPI, or Flask.
• Design and implement RESTful APIs for web and internal tools.
• Work with relational and non-relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, or MongoDB.
• Optimize application performance and implement backend security best practices.
• Collaborate with frontend developers, designers, and cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code.
• Support basic frontend development tasks using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Work with modern frontend frameworks like React.js, Angular, or Vue (good to have).

What You’ll Need

Experience:

• 1–4 years of hands-on experience in backend development.
• Exposure to full-stack development environments.
• Experience working with RESTful APIs, databases, and cloud integration is a plus.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

Tools & Software Proficiency:

• Proficiency in Django, FastAPI, or Flask.
• Familiarity with PostgreSQL, MySQL, or MongoDB.
• Basic knowledge of frontend technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript.
• Exposure to Bootstrap or Tailwind CSS for responsive UI design.
• Good to have: experience with React, Angular, or Vue.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and Agile/Scrum methodologies is an added advantage.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Understanding of RESTful architecture and secure coding practices.
• Ability to collaborate in a cross-functional environment.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.

Job Title: Java Developer

Job Type: Permanent/Contractual

Experience: 3+ years

Job Location: Bangalore, Mumbai, Gurgaon

Qualification: B. Tech, BE, MCA or higher

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Design overall architecture of the web application.
• Work with UI designers, business users and other team members to develop web applications
• Define, develop and develop APIs
• Integrations with partner APIs and, Database Management
• Maintain quality and ensure responsiveness of applications
• Collaborate with the rest of the engineering team to design and launch new features.
• Maintain code integrity and organization
• Work closely with graphic designers.
• Understand and implement security and data protection
• Development experience for both mobile and desktop.

TECHNICAL SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

• Proficient in JAVA with Spring Boot framework
• Proficient using relational databases such as MySQL
• Experience with cloud message APIs, REST APIs and usage of push notifications.
• Knowledge of code versioning tools such as Git, Mercurial or SVN
• Good understanding of collaboration tools
• Should be comfortable with Agile methodology and using Agile tools
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Good problem-solving skills.

• Define and execute the recruitment strategy for our India hub
• Directly source high caliber technical talent using tools like LinkedIn, GitHub, StackOverflow to name a few
• Manage the end of the end recruitment process from direct sourcing, interviewing, and offer negotiation 
• Partner with a variety of hiring managers to create robust interview processes
• Articulate company culture and values throughout recruiting process
• Use data and metrics to measure our performance and provide insights on how we can improve our recruiting efforts 
• Build talent pools of candidates for key disciplines like Engineering and Product
• Develop and implement a delightful candidate experience
• Partner with our global Talent Team and work on key strategic projects 

• You’ve got extensive experience as an internal recruiter in a high growth tech company/startup 
• You have strong knowledge of the talent market in India and know where to source high caliber candidates from 
• Proven track record in direct sourcing for candidates using a variety of tools
• You are confident managing and advising stakeholders on how to approach building their teams
• Experienced in building and utilizing a variety of recruiting tools and channels
• Strong ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment
• Strong ability to work in a team environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication

The interview process for this role is: 

• 30m interview with one of our Talent Team or Recruitment Partners
• 1h interview with Operations Lead
• Final interview with our Leadership Team

We can be flexible with the structure of someone's circumstances or timescales require it for good reason, just let us know! 

Please reach out if you have any specific requirements so we can be as accommodating as possible for you.