Connected Platform Manager (Bengaluru, HR, IN, 122015) presso Hero MotoCorp - India's Leading Two-Wheeler Manufacturer

Function

Digital & Information Technologies

Pay Band

E4 to M2

Role

• You will help in the technical designs of the multiple products for connected systems, which includes designing architecture blueprints, High level diagrams and Low level diagrams.
• You will work with embedded team in managing embedded systems development specifically on connectivity and data management at device and cloud side.
• The candidate needs to manage deliverables from multiple vendors and large engineering teams, this includes timely delivery, negotiations and preparing techno-commercials.
• Architecture: Architect end-to-end solutions for our connected platforms with expertise  in the area of Edge Computing, IoT and Mobile Services. Apply your specialized knowhow to empower software applications with maximum reliability and performance.
• You will work closely with Product teams of Vehicle IoT and Charging and ensure the products are built with scale for domestic and international business
• Apart from the Engineering team, the candidate needs to manage stakeholders from different business functions including CXOs. 
• The candidate will work closely with the Vehicle and charging integration team and define protocols that can scale and can cater to the future needs of the Global product team.
   

A purpose driven role for you

​​​​​​Platform owner who manages the overall platform with his/her Engineering skills and experience, having sound product & business acumen, strong stakeholder management. Platform owner will guide and mentor multiple engineer teams acting as a catalyst for  faster business delivery by streamlining and simplifying processes, monitoring engineering productivity and ensuring the engineering best practices are followed.

A Day in the life

Platform owner who manages the overall platform with his/her Engineering skills and experience, having sound product & business acumen, strong stakeholder management. Platform owner will guide and mentor multiple engineer teams acting as a catalyst for  faster business delivery by streamlining and simplifying processes, monitoring engineering productivity and ensuring the engineering best practices are followed.

Academic Qualification & Experience

B. Tech/M.Tech
8+ years of relevant experience in a software engineering role and at least 3 years of experience in building scalable connected platforms.

Technical Skills/Knowledge

• Have excellent understanding of technologies including hardware devices, microcontrollers, and communication (physical as well as application layer) protocols used for automation, IoT and Edge (LoRa, NBIoT, Bluetooth and BLE, MQTT/AMQP, Wi-Fi, etc.)
• Keen interest and solid understanding in distributed computing with a good understanding of software engineering methodologies.
• Excellent programming skills in two or more programming languages like C/C++, C#, Java, Python, JavaScript, Golang, Groovy, Haskell, etc. with a strong understanding of algorithms and data structures.
• Good working experience and strong understanding of cloud computing (with at least one public cloud provider) and cloud native development methods like microservices architectures and associated patterns.
• Knowledge of modern DevOps methods and tooling.
• Knowledge of virtualization and containerization technologies like Docker, Kubernetes etc.
• Experience in designing and developing end to end solutions including cloud backend for IoT and Edge applications.
• Excellent knowledge and experience with one or more IoT platforms like AWS IoT, Azure IoT, Eclipse IoT, or other specialized IoT platforms.
• The candidate should have a good understanding of in-vehicle protocols such as CAN (Standard and J1939), SPI, I2C, USART and automotive protocol UDS.
• The candidate should have exposure to streaming services such as Kafka, RabbitMQ or Kinesis. 
• The candidate must have in-depth understanding of Databases such as Redis, MongoDB,PostGres, time series databases such as influxDB, timestream. 

Behavioural Skills

• Strategic Thinker: Ability to translate details into bigger picture implications driving the business forward, challenging the status quo. Aligns the right resources to the task at hand; foresees and plans around obstacles
• Talent Management: Has a passion for building great teams - proven ability to develop, motivate and champion talent beyond own organization
• Innovate for Growth: Technology Evangelist. Always thinking about how to make improvements; able to implement changes that map to business strategy. Stays abreast of cutting edge technology trends
• Lead & Adapt to Change: Thrives in a changing, dynamic environment and can drive operational efficiencies that map to changing needs
   

What will it be like to work for Hero

As the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters for the last 22 years, Hero is where you will get to work with the brightest innovators, passionate about being the best in what they do. You will become a part of India’s proudest legacy, a brand that is celebrated by 110 million Indians and is now taking over the world with its manufacturing superpower. If you are someone who dreams big and goes after their dreams with absolute conviction, Hero is your place to be. At Hero, we are building a cutting-edge future of mobility, pushing frontiers of innovation and aiming for the very best. Choose to be with the best, choose to be your best.

About Hero

Headquartered in New Delhi (India), Hero MotoCorp is the world's largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters for 22 consecutive years. We are at the forefront of developing modern, technologically superior and eco-friendly mobility solutions for its millions of customers around the world. Hero MotoCorp has rapidly transformed into a true multinational organization with a presence in 47 countries across Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. We have achieved the coveted milestone of 110 million cumulative production and sales since inception. Aligned with its Vision “Be the Future of Mobility”, Hero MotoCorp plans to achieve its next 100 million sales by 2030. We have a globally benchmarked manufacturing and Research & Development (R&D) ecosystem that is spread across global geographies. Its R&D facilities are located in India and Germany - the Centre of Innovation and Technology (CIT) at Jaipur, India, and the Tech Centre Germany (TCG), near Munich. Hero MotoCorp’s eight ‘green’ manufacturing facilities are spread across India (6), Colombia (1) and Bangladesh (1). Hero MotoCorp is the pre-eminent leader in the Indian two-wheeler market. It is the only motorcycle manufacturing company listed in Dow Jones Sustainability Index. In 2022, Hero MotoCorp launched a separate brand for emerging mobility solutions, including Electric Vehicles (EV) - VIDA, Powered by Hero. VIDA has commenced sales of VIDA V1 – its first EV – in India and plans to launch the product in global markets. We are one of the largest global corporate promoters of multiple sporting disciplines. Hero is globally associated with golf, football, field hockey, cricket and motorsports. Hero MotoSports Team Rally is one of India’s flag-bearers in global rally racing. The iconic golfer Tiger Woods is Hero MotoCorp’s Global Corporate Partner. Read more about us. Be with the best. Be your best. Catch-up on all our latest openings. Recruitment assessments – We at Hero are equal opportunity employer and committed to a policy of treating all its employees and job applications equally. Some of our roles use assessments to help us understand how suitable you are for the role you've applied to. If you are invited to take an assessment, this is great news. It means your application has progressed to an important stage of our recruitment process.