Lead System Engineer/Team Lead - System & Operations (Mumbai)

Sinch is a global leader in the growing market for Communication Platforms as a Service (CPaaS) and mobile customer engagement. We are specialists in allowing businesses to reach everyone on the planet, in seconds or less, through mobile messaging, email, voice, and video.

We reach every phone on earth. From the lifechanging to the time-saving, we're helping our customers to interact with people like never before. For you, that means working in an environment that offers an incredible variety of exciting challenges, and the chance to impact how billions of people engage with their favourite brands. The dream of personalizing content to all 15 billion phones on the planet is no fairy tale!

More than 150,000 businesses, including many of the world’s largest companies and mobile operators, use Sinch’s advanced technology platform to engage with their customers. Moreover, Sinch has been profitable and fast-growing since its foundation. Sinch's core values are Make it Happen, Dream Big, Keep it Simple and Win Together. These values describe how our global organization works and inspire every of our more than 5,000 employees across 60 different countries.

Sinch is seeking a talented and experienced Lead System Engineer/Team Lead to join our dynamic organization. As a Team Lead at Sinch, you will be responsible for leading a team of highly skilled professionals and driving their success in achieving team goals and targets. Your role will involve managing and developing team members, coordinating team activities, and providing guidance and support to ensure the team's performance and overall success.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead and manage a team of professionals to achieve team goals and targets
• Provide guidance, coaching, and support to team members to enhance their skills and performance
• Coordinate and monitor team activities to ensure efficient and effective operations
• Develop and implement strategies to improve team performance and productivity
• Collaborate with other teams and departments to achieve shared goals and objectives
• Track and analyze team performance metrics and provide reports and recommendations to management
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices in team leadership and management

• Prior experience in a leadership position, preferably in a similar industry
• Strong leadership and management skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire team members
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Proven ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Ability to collaborate and work effectively with cross-functional teams
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Proven past experience as a System Engineer or similar role
• Experience with databases, networks (LAN, WAN) and patch management
• BSc/Ba in Information Technology, Computer Science or a related discipline; professional certification (e.g. Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)) is a plus
• Experience with monitoring systems
• Proven working experience in installing, configuring and troubleshooting UNIX /Linux based environments
• BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject
• Solid scripting skills (e.g., shell scripts, Perl, Ruby, Python)
• Solid networking knowledge (OSI network layers, TCP/IP)

If you are a results-driven individual with a passion for team leadership and management, we would love to hear from you!

Who are you?

Experience : 4 to 8 yrs

• Educational Qualification : B.Tech./B.E/BCA/BSc(IT)
• MYSQL installation and backup and query execution
• Tomcat & NginX Webservers installation and management
• Server hardening and security

You’ll stand out from the crowd if you have:

• Knowledge of Messaging queue, Oracle, shell scripts
• RHCE - Certification

Being you at Sinch:

We're a worldwide group of people, committed to diversity. We're working to offer an increasingly inclusive workplace wherever you are. No matter who you are, you'll be able to explore new career and growth options - sharing your voice, building your path and making it happen with us.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will be considered to join our team regardless of race, colour, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, and more.

Your life at Sinch:

Being a Sincher is all about learning and being in pursuit of new challenges. Working in the offices, at home, or in a hybrid model, that means celebrating change and the unknown, rolling up your sleeves and seeing what impact you can have on the world. The only way is up, and you’ll be reaching for the opportunities that match where you want to take your career. It’s closer than you think.

Our expert teams are built from some of the most experienced in the industry. We employ people from all over the world, from all walks of life and from all backgrounds. We work together, feeding on our diversity to make us stronger, and we encourage each other to be the best we can be. Innovation drives us, and we challenge ourselves every day.

Are you ready? Join us on our journey!

Know more about us: 

• Private Health Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Training & Development