Senior Design Manager

Location Bengaluru Karnataka India Job ID R0112586 Date Posted 2025-11-21 Company Name HITACHI INDIA PVT LTD Profession Job Category Other Job Schedule Full time Remote No Job Title Senior Design Manager Designation Senior Company Hitachi Rail STS Location Bangalore India Salary As per Industry Company Overview Hitachi Rail is a leading partner to the world s best transportation companies with a comprehensive portfolio of rail solutions and services for the urban mainline and freight railway markets Job Roles Responsibilities Architectural Design Develop architectural documentation such as solution blueprints high-level designs and integration diagrams Lead the design of the system s architecture ensuring scalability security and high availability Technology Strategy Select the appropriate technology stack and tools to meet both functional and non-functional requirements considering performance cost and long-term sustainability System Integration Work closely with teams to design and implement the integration of the AFC system with various third-party systems e g payment gateways backend services cloud infrastructure Manage all technical and functional interfaces between the AFC system and other project systems including Telecom Power Supply SCADA Civil and E M API Design Management Define standards for APIs to ensure easy integration with external systems such as mobile applications ticketing systems and payment providers Security Compliance Ensure that the AFC system meets the highest standards of data security particularly for payment information and complies with industry regulations e g PCI-DSS GDPR Stakeholder Collaboration Act as the technical lead during project planning and discussions ensuring the design meets customer and business needs Technical Leadership Mentor and guide development teams through best practices in software development and architectural principles Performance Optimization Monitor and optimize system performance to ensure the AFC system can handle high volumes of transactions without compromise Documentation Quality Assurance Ensure the implementation follows best practices and quality standards Research Innovation Stay up to date with the latest advancements in technology and propose innovative solutions to enhance the AFC system Client Management Attend Design Document review meeting FATs and Acceptance Tests with consultant client to ensure approval of solution Designs and Tests Interface Develop maintain and control the Interface Control Document ICD with other system contractors Ensure resolution of interface-related issues during the testing and commissioning stages Skills Technical Expertise Equipment Programming Languages DotNet C C C Java Python Web Development Frameworks ASP NET Core C Angular Microservices Architecture Spring Cloud Docker Kubernetes Istio Apache Kafka RabbitMQ Consul GraphQL Databases Relational Databases SQL NoSQL Databases Data Warehousing API Technologies SOAP RESTful API Design GraphQL gRPC OpenAPI Swagger API Documentation Security Technologies OAuth2 OpenID Connect Authentication Authorization JWT JSON Web Tokens SSL TLS Encryption OWASP Top 10 Security Best Practices Vault Secret Management Keycloak Identity Access Management Design Architecture Tools UML Unified Modeling Language Lucidchart Draw io Diagramming PlantUML Text-based UML generation C4 Model Software architecture model Enterprise Architect Modeling Good to Have Cloud Platforms Amazon Web Services AWS Google Cloud Platform GCP Microsoft Azure Kubernetes on Cloud e g AWS EKS GCP GKE Terraform Infrastructure as Code Miscellaneous Tools Frameworks Apache Hadoop Spark Big Data Elasticsearch Search Engine Apache Kafka Stream Processing TensorFlow PyTorch Machine Learning AI Redis Caching Pub Sub DevOps CI CD Tools Experience 10-12 years of experience out of which 8 years in metro rail or transport infrastructure projects with a strong focus on Automatic Fare Collection AFC systems design architecture and integration Required Proven experience with enterprise architecture frameworks e g TOGAF Zachman Strong understanding of cloud platforms AWS Azure or Google Cloud Experience in system integration API design microservices and SOA Familiarity with data modelling and database technologies SQL NoSQL Strong communication and stakeholder management skills Preferred Certification in cloud architecture e g AWS Certified Solutions Architect Azure Solutions Architect Expert Experience with DevOps tools and CI CD pipelines Knowledge of security frameworks and compliance standards e g ISO 27001 GDPR Experience in Agile Scrum environments Education Bachelor s or master s degree in computer science Information Technology or a related field Hitachi Values We are proud to say we are an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants for employment without attention to any factor that doesn t impact your ability to do the job including race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin veteran or disability status We are proud of Japanese heritage with our values expressed through the Hitachi Spirit Wa - Harmony Trust Respect Makoto - Sincerity Fairness Honesty Integrity Kaitakusha-Seishin - Pioneering Spirit Challenge