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BRL-TEC-01 · Technology, Software & Data
Head of Engineering, BARREL OS
BARREL OS & Digital Pune / Hybrid · Hybrid 15–20 years · Leadership Board track
BARREL OS is the operating system our own energy businesses run on, from land and permits to EPC, O&M, trading and invoicing. You will lead the engineering organisation that builds it, the Project Intelligent Platform (PIP) and the Project Manager app, and turn them into products that other Indian power companies can trust with their operations.
Scope of work
- Own the architecture, roadmap and engineering delivery of BARREL OS, PIP and the Project Manager app across all business pillars.
- Build and lead product engineering, platform, data and quality teams, with clear ownership of each module and service.
- Set the multi-tenant design so that BARREL's own entities and external customers run on one platform with strict data isolation.
- Define the release process, from trunk-based development and code review to staged deploys, rollback and post-incident review.
- Agree service levels for availability, recovery time and recovery point, and own the backup, restore-drill and disaster-recovery programme.
- Lead integration of field data from plants, substations and chargers (SCADA historians, inverter portals, OCPP back-ends) into the platform.
- Work with Finance and Legal to embed GST e-invoicing, e-way bills, TDS and statutory registers correctly into the product.
- Turn the needs of EPC, O&M, trading and procurement teams into a prioritised, measurable product backlog every quarter.
- Run the engineering hiring bar, career ladder and on-call rota, and grow technical leads from within.
- Represent BARREL OS to customers, partners and the Board on technology direction, risk and investment.
Technical description
- Monorepo architecture in TypeScript with Next.js applications, shared packages and pnpm workspaces.
- PostgreSQL as the system of record, with schema migrations, row-level security, read replicas and point-in-time recovery.
- Containerised delivery with Docker and Docker Compose behind a reverse proxy, with a clear path to orchestration as load grows.
- Time-series storage and aggregation for high-frequency plant telemetry, kept separate from transactional data.
- Information security management aligned to ISO 27001 and, for operational technology links, to IEC 62443 zones and conduits.
- Compliance with CERT-In directions on incident reporting and log retention, and with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
- Integration with the GST e-invoice (IRP) and e-way bill systems, payment gateways, and email and SMS providers through audited adapters.
- Observability through structured logs, metrics, traces and synthetic checks on every public site and API.
Commercial description
- Owns the technology budget for people, cloud infrastructure, licences and security tooling, reviewed quarterly with the CFO.
- Accountable for platform availability and recovery targets, and for the cost of running each module per active user.
- Shapes pricing and packaging of BARREL OS for external customers with the Business Development team.
- Negotiates contracts with cloud, security and software vendors, including exit and data-portability clauses.
- Reports engineering throughput, quality and incident metrics to the Board's technology and risk discussion.
Skills required
- Designing and evolving large TypeScript and Next.js systems used daily by operations teams.
- Deep PostgreSQL knowledge: data modelling, indexing, query plans, migrations and backup strategy.
- Building secure multi-tenant SaaS with role-based access, audit trails and tenant isolation.
- Running production systems: incident command, capacity planning and blameless post-mortems.
- Translating accounting, procurement and project-control workflows into clean domain models.
- Hiring, coaching and retaining senior engineers and engineering managers.
- Writing clear architecture decision records and technical strategy papers for non-technical readers.
- Working knowledge of Indian statutory systems such as GST, e-invoicing and DPDP obligations.
- Vendor and cost management for cloud and software spend.
Talent we look for
- Still reads code and reviews pull requests, and is respected by engineers for it.
- Makes architecture calls quickly, writes down why, and revisits them without ego when facts change.
- Treats data loss and security incidents as unacceptable and designs to prevent them.
- Explains technology choices in plain language to site engineers, finance teams and Board members alike.
- Builds teams that ship steadily rather than heroically.
Qualifications
- B.E./B.Tech or M.Tech in Computer Science, Electrical or a related engineering discipline.
- At least 6 years leading engineering teams that ran a production SaaS or enterprise platform.
- Experience in energy, utilities, infrastructure or industrial software is a strong advantage.
- Security or cloud architecture certifications (for example ISO 27001 Lead Implementer or a cloud architect certification) are welcome.
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