Security Lead

A BIT ABOUT US

Appknox is one of the top Mobile Application security companies recognized by Gartner and G2. A profitable B2B SaaS startup headquartered in Singapore & working from Bengaluru.

The primary goal of Appknox is to help businesses and mobile developers secure their mobile applications with a focus on delivery speed and high-quality security audits.

Appknox has helped secure mobile apps at Fortune 500 companies with Major brands spread across regions like India, South-East Asia, Middle-East, US, and expanding rapidly. We have secured 300+ Enterprises globally.

We are a 30+ incredibly passionate team working to make an impact and helping some of the biggest companies globally. We work in a highly collaborative, very fast-paced work environment. If you have what it takes to be part of the team, we are excited and let’s speak further.

The Opportunity

The Sales team @ Appknox is one of the most active and agile teams in the organisation. With multiple channels to penetrate the global markets, the team is the right mix of dynamic, aggressive, and experienced professionals with a go-getter attitude. The team interacts with the CXOs and leadership teams of global firms and has closed high value deals including Fortune 500 / 100 Enterprises. This role provides the candidate with an opportunity to own, learn and grow along with the organization scaling new heights in both professional and personal grounds. 

What An Ideal Candidate Would Look Like: 

• The ideal candidate will have worked in a B2B SaaS company building a strong sales pipeline.  
• The candidate will be resourceful enough to set up processes and working methods, strategic enough to provide thought leadership, and execution-oriented enough to build a robust pipeline.

Responsibilities: 

• Develop and qualify lead opportunities, resulting in high-quality lead generation
• Work closely with Account Executives and Marketing leadership to ensure the quality of pipeline and success of campaigns; Providing feedback and recommendations on marketing efforts from real-world interactions with prospects and customers
• Work with Account Executive team to successfully transition over leads
• Proactively engage with potential customers through cold calls. Prior experience and proven success in cold calling is a plus.
• Refine the sales pitch and process to achieve optimum results
• Create best practices for outbound prospecting including how to source, qualify, and transition opportunities as quickly, efficiently, and independently as possible
• Deliver accurate metrics to ensure success against plans and targets; Collaborate cross-functionally to establish reports and dashboards to provide visibility into lead generation activities; Work closely with marketing to define campaign follow-up and reporting
• Document policies and procedures based on expertise in specific job areas; work with the team to document best practices and workflow, including updating internal work instructions
• Maintain effective time management to maximize prospecting time, including pre-call planning and customizing scripts to market segments and prospect types.

Requirements:

• 2-3 years of experience as a high-performing B2B lead generation executive with a fast-growing SaaS organization catering to global markets
• A bachelor’s degree is requested, however, a combination of education and experience may be considered
• Proven experience prospecting via cold calling, email, social selling, digital events/ conferences, and building a successful sales funnel with high conversion rates 
• Consistent track record of achieving 100%+ of quota as an individual contributor
• Experience in campaign execution at multiple levels 
• Superior time management and very organized with excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills; a strong phone/video presence is required
• Fluent in English with excellent verbal and written communication with the ability to clearly and succinctly articulate issues to senior management 
• Ability to identify, build, and enhance key relationships, influencing and challenging as required

Personality traits we really admire:

• Confident and dynamic working persona, which can bring fun to the team, and sense of humor, is an added advantage.
• Ability and experience to contribute thought leadership and best practices to our team
• You are Fearless! You will be calling decision makers at all sizes of companies
• Have a collaborative and consultative work style, the ability to thrive in a high volume, highly dynamic work environment and love being in a customer facing influencing role
• Goal driven, highly motivated and very organized
• You feel at home in a multicultural environment
• You are looking to grow with a company during a multi-year journey 
• Working from home makes you excited, and you are confident you can stick to it in the long run. 
• You feel comfortable in a work environment that requires you to be connected and available outside standard working hours which can include overnight and weekends as needed.

Interview Process 

• Round 1 Interview - Profile Evaluation; HR
• Round 2 Interview – Assignment
• Round 3 Interview – Head of Sales
• Round 4 Interview - CEO

Compensation - CTC 

• As per market standards

Why Join Us:

• Freedom & Responsibility: If you are a person who enjoys challenging work & pushing your boundaries, then this is the right place for you. We appreciate new ideas & ownership as well as flexibility with working hours.
• Great Salary & Equity: We keep up with the market standards & provide pay packages considering updated standards. Also as Appknox continues to grow, you’ll have a great opportunity to earn more & grow with us. Moreover, we also provide equity options for our top performers.
• Holistic Growth: We foster a culture of continuous learning and take a much more holistic approach to training and developing our assets: the employees. We shall also support you all on that journey of yours.
• Transparency: Being a part of a start-up is an amazing experience, one of the reasons being the open communication & transparency at multiple levels. Working with Appknox will allow you to experience it all firsthand.
• Health insurance: We offer health insurance coverage up to 5 Lacs for you and your family including your parents.

Job Description

We are seeking a seasoned DevOps Architect to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate should possess a deep understanding of DevOps principles, system design, and architecture, with a focus on creating robust and scalable infrastructure solutions through automation. This role requires a candidate with hands-on experience in development, testing, and deployment processes. Additionally, the candidate should have a minimum of 5 years of experience in DevOps operations and should be proficient in team management, coordination, problem-solving, troubleshooting, and technical expertise.

About the company:

A rapidly growing omni-channel luxury retailer with eight stores across Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and a global e-commerce platform servicing 65+ countries worldwide. The 18-year-old company is an established market leader with considerable brand equity.

Location: Prabhadevi, Mumbai

Key Responsibilities:

• System Design and Architecture: Develop robust and scalable system designs that align with business requirements and industry best practices.
• Automation: Implement automation solutions to streamline processes and enhance system reliability.
• Development, Testing, and Deployment: Oversee the entire software development lifecycle, from code creation to testing and deployment.
• Coordination and Issue Resolution: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, resolve technical issues, and ensure smooth project execution.
• Troubleshooting: Apply your technical expertise to diagnose and resolve complex system issues efficiently.
• Interpersonal Skills: Communicate effectively with team members, stakeholders, and management to ensure project success.
• Ecommerce (B2C) Expertise: Bring in-depth knowledge of Ecommerce (B2C) operations to tailor DevOps solutions to our specific needs.
• Infrastructure Automation: Design and implement infrastructure automation tools and workflows to support CI/CD initiatives.
• CI/CD Pipeline Management: Build and operate complex CI/CD pipelines at scale, ensuring efficient software delivery.
• Cloud Expertise: Possess knowledge of handling GCP/AWS clouds, optimizing cloud resources, and managing cloud-based applications.
• Cybersecurity: Ensure that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats, implementing best practices for data protection and compliance.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field (Master's preferred).
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in DevOps operations.
• Has worked to ensure system reliability, scale & performance in high growth environments.
• Experienced in designing and implementing scalable and robust IT solutions.
• Strong technical background and proficiency in DevOps tools and practices.
• Experience with Ecommerce (B2C) platforms is mandatory.
• Excellent team management, coordination, and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in troubleshooting and issue resolution.
• Familiarity with the latest open-source technologies.
• Expertise in CI/CD pipeline management.
• Knowledge of GCP/AWS cloud services.
• Understanding cybersecurity best practices.

Benefits

• Group Mediclaim cover 2.5 L sum assured (Employee + Spouse + 2 Children) & Group Personal Accident – 5 L sum assured.
• Rewards & Recognition programmes

Responsibilities:

·      Search, design, develop, and test blockchain technologies.

·      Brainstorm and help evaluate applications for new tools and

technologies as they continually evolve.

·      Maintain and extend current client- and server-side applications

responsible for integration and business logic

·      Be involved in the global blockchain community—work on

implementing and integrating the latest improvement proposals.

·  Document new solutions as well as maintain that of existing ones. 

Requirements:

·      Total 3 Years of experience required,Ethereum, Blockchain

·      Knowledge in any one of the programming languages: NodeJS,

Java, GoLang,C, C++,PHP

·      Basic understanding of blockchain technology: Bitcoin, Smart

Contracts, Solidity, Cryptography

·Knowledge in private blockchains such as Hyper Ledger, Corda is

a plus

· Basic understanding of HTML, CSS, JS, Bootstrap and knowledge

in front-end technologies such as Angular/ React/ Vue is a plus.

·      Knowledge in databases and database modelling: MySQL,

PostgreSQL, MongoDB

·      Understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)

·      Experience using Git for version control