Overview

At Cognite, the Strategic Technical Advisor (Operations) acts as the operational "North Star" for our most complex, large-scale programs. This role is the bridge between global program leadership and the partner-led teams responsible for the long-term maintenance and reliability of the CDF platform.

Your mission is to ensure that the partner transitions from "building" to "operating" with world-class proficiency. You are the guardian of Operational Integrity. You ensure that distributed teams remain aligned with Cognite’s operational standards through influence, expert advisory, and technical vetting. You don't manage the day-to-day tickets; instead, you establish the "Operational Gold Standard"—the patterns for monitoring, performance, and platform health—and advise the partner on how to scale them.

Location & Travel: Based in Bangalore, India with some travel expected

What You’ll Do

1. The "Operational Gold Standard" & Prototyping

• Operational "Spiking": Before the partner implements a new operational workflow (e.g., automated scaling, new monitoring stack, or complex platform upgrade), you perform an "Operational Spike." You prototype the configuration to identify reliability risks and performance bottlenecks early and coordinate approval with the overarching technical governance team.
• Prescribing Runbooks: You act as a consultant to partner teams, advising on the logic and standards required for high-tier monitoring and CI/CD. Your role is to provide the "Gold Standard" methodology, mentoring the enterprise on how to adopt and implement these frameworks at scale.
• Operational Asset Management: Own the technical knowledge repository for platform operations. You ensure that all troubleshooting patterns, root-cause analyses, and optimization blueprints are documented to prevent knowledge silos in the partner team.

2. Operational Advisory & Governance

• Technical Audit of "Run": You develop and lead a technical audit framework for platform operations. You perform periodic "Deep Dives" into the partner’s platform configurations and maintenance scripts to independently assess if they meet Cognite’s standards for security and stability.
• SLO/SLI Stewardship: Audit the partner’s performance against Service Level Objectives (SLOs). You advise them on how to define and track meaningful indicators (SLIs) for data latency, API availability, and system throughput.
• Operations Vetting: Provide high-level technical advisory to ensure the partner implements platform upgrades and patches correctly. You act as the guardian of platform health without owning the daily operational tasks.

3. Scaling, Feedback Loops & Triaging Excellence

• Triaging Strategy & Upskilling: You are responsible for maturing the partner's ability to diagnose complex issues. You create "Triage Playbooks" and logic trees to teach partner resources how to systematically distinguish between source system issues (OT/IT), partner configuration errors, and Cognite product bugs.
• Training & Operational Onboarding: Create training paths focused on Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles within the CDF ecosystem. You support the onboarding of partner resources to ensure they operate the platform at "Cognite-grade" proficiency.
• Internal Product Feedback (Ops Focus): Act as the voice of the program to Cognite’s Product teams. You advocate for "serviceability" features—identifying where the product needs better observability or automated triaging tools to reduce the partner's operational overhead.

Who You Are

• 8–10+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, SRE, or Technical Operations Architecture.
• Technical Depth: Expert-level knowledge of cloud infrastructure (Azure/GCP), Kubernetes, CI/CD automation, and large-scale data platform monitoring.
• The "Advisory" Mindset: You excel at teaching others how to fish. You are comfortable being the "Auditor" who identifies gaps in the partner's operational discipline and provides the roadmap to fix them.

Traits That Make You Thrive

• Operational Rigor: You believe that manual intervention is a bug and that automated, observable systems are the only way to scale.
• Patience & Mentorship: You enjoy seeing a partner team mature from reactive firefighting to proactive platform stewardship.

Predictive Thinking: You have a "sixth sense" for platform instability and intervene through advisory before a crisis occurs.

 

 

 

Learn more about us

 

 

 

• Impact 2025
• Cognite's Industrial AI: Moonshot
• We’re globally recognized domain experts with an international presence that spans Phoenix, Houston, Oslo Tokyo, Bengaluru, and Abu Dhabi.

 

 

Equal Opportunity

Cognite is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment at work and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive the same level of consideration for employment.

Overview

At Cognite, the Strategic Technical Advisor (Operations) acts as the operational "North Star" for our most complex, large-scale programs. This role is the bridge between global program leadership and the partner-led teams responsible for the long-term maintenance and reliability of the CDF platform.

Your mission is to ensure that the partner transitions from "building" to "operating" with world-class proficiency. You are the guardian of Operational Integrity. You ensure that distributed teams remain aligned with Cognite’s operational standards through influence, expert advisory, and technical vetting. You don't manage the day-to-day tickets; instead, you establish the "Operational Gold Standard"—the patterns for monitoring, performance, and platform health—and advise the partner on how to scale them.

Location & Travel: Based in Bangalore, India with some travel expected

What You’ll Do

1. The "Operational Gold Standard" & Prototyping

• Operational "Spiking": Before the partner implements a new operational workflow (e.g., automated scaling, new monitoring stack, or complex platform upgrade), you perform an "Operational Spike." You prototype the configuration to identify reliability risks and performance bottlenecks early and coordinate approval with the overarching technical governance team.
• Prescribing Runbooks: You act as a consultant to partner teams, advising on the logic and standards required for high-tier monitoring and CI/CD. Your role is to provide the "Gold Standard" methodology, mentoring the enterprise on how to adopt and implement these frameworks at scale.
• Operational Asset Management: Own the technical knowledge repository for platform operations. You ensure that all troubleshooting patterns, root-cause analyses, and optimization blueprints are documented to prevent knowledge silos in the partner team.

2. Operational Advisory & Governance

• Technical Audit of "Run": You develop and lead a technical audit framework for platform operations. You perform periodic "Deep Dives" into the partner’s platform configurations and maintenance scripts to independently assess if they meet Cognite’s standards for security and stability.
• SLO/SLI Stewardship: Audit the partner’s performance against Service Level Objectives (SLOs). You advise them on how to define and track meaningful indicators (SLIs) for data latency, API availability, and system throughput.
• Operations Vetting: Provide high-level technical advisory to ensure the partner implements platform upgrades and patches correctly. You act as the guardian of platform health without owning the daily operational tasks.

3. Scaling, Feedback Loops & Triaging Excellence

• Triaging Strategy & Upskilling: You are responsible for maturing the partner's ability to diagnose complex issues. You create "Triage Playbooks" and logic trees to teach partner resources how to systematically distinguish between source system issues (OT/IT), partner configuration errors, and Cognite product bugs.
• Training & Operational Onboarding: Create training paths focused on Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles within the CDF ecosystem. You support the onboarding of partner resources to ensure they operate the platform at "Cognite-grade" proficiency.
• Internal Product Feedback (Ops Focus): Act as the voice of the program to Cognite’s Product teams. You advocate for "serviceability" features—identifying where the product needs better observability or automated triaging tools to reduce the partner's operational overhead.

Who You Are

• 10–15+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, SRE, or Technical Operations Architecture.
• Technical Depth: Expert-level knowledge of cloud infrastructure (Azure/GCP), Kubernetes, CI/CD automation, and large-scale data platform monitoring.
• The "Advisory" Mindset: You excel at teaching others how to fish. You are comfortable being the "Auditor" who identifies gaps in the partner's operational discipline and provides the roadmap to fix them.

Traits That Make You Thrive

• Operational Rigor: You believe that manual intervention is a bug and that automated, observable systems are the only way to scale.
• Patience & Mentorship: You enjoy seeing a partner team mature from reactive firefighting to proactive platform stewardship.
• Predictive Thinking: You have a "sixth sense" for platform instability and intervene through advisory before a crisis occurs.

 

 

 

Learn more about us

 

 

 

• Impact 2025
• Cognite's Industrial AI: Moonshot
• We’re globally recognized domain experts with an international presence that spans Phoenix, Houston, Oslo Tokyo, Bengaluru, and Abu Dhabi.

 

 

Equal Opportunity

Cognite is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment at work and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive the same level of consideration for employment.

Position Overview

The Senior Accountant will serve as a key accounting resource within Skild AI’s finance function. This is a hands-on, full-cycle accounting role requiring ownership of day-to-day accounting operations, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, invoicing, collections, payroll accounting, and general ledger management.

You will be responsible for preparing journal entries, performing reconciliations, supporting month-end and year-end close, and ensuring financial records are accurate and audit-ready. The ideal candidate is highly detail-oriented, operates independently, and collaborates effectively across teams and time zones.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle accounting operations for the India subsidiary, including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, and payroll accounting in QuickBooks
• Process vendor invoices end-to-end (coding, approvals, payment execution), maintain vendor master data, reconcile vendor statements, and manage weekly payment runs in compliance with company policies
• Generate and issue customer invoices per contractual terms, apply cash receipts, maintain the AR subledger, reconcile AR aging weekly, and proactively manage collections and escalations
• Coordinate with the US Controller on revenue recognition under ASC 606 and ensure accurate contract documentation and billing records
• Monitor key working capital metrics (e.g., AR aging, DSO) and escalate trends or risks to management
• Prepare and post journal entries (accruals, prepayments, depreciation, intercompany transactions) and perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations
• Lead month-end and quarter-end close for the India entity, delivering accurate financials, variance analysis, and reporting to the US Controller and CFO
• Maintain a clean, well-documented, and audit-ready general ledger in accordance with US GAAP and applicable Indian accounting standards
• Process and reconcile monthly payroll entries in coordination with the India payroll provider, ensuring accuracy of statutory deductions, benefits, and accruals (bonus, leave encashment, gratuity)
• Support statutory compliance activities including TDS filings, GST reconciliations, intercompany reconciliations, and coordination with tax advisors
• Support external audits by preparing schedules, documentation, and responding to auditor inquiries
• Serve as QuickBooks administrator for the India entity, maintaining system integrity, chart of accounts, and master records
• Identify and implement process improvements and support system enhancements or migrations as the company scales

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Commerce (B.Com / M.Com / CA Inter or equivalent); CA qualification (completed or in progress) preferred
• 5–8 years of hands-on, full-cycle accounting experience, including direct ownership of AP, AR, collections, payroll entries, journal entries, and month-end/year-end close processes
• Strong working knowledge of US GAAP, including revenue recognition (ASC 606), accrual accounting, and financial statement preparation
• Demonstrated proficiency in QuickBooks Online (required), with the ability to manage day-to-day accounting operations within the system
• Experience with intercompany accounting, multi-entity environments, and financial reporting for US-based companies preferred
• Working knowledge of India statutory and payroll compliance requirements (TDS, GST, PF, ESI, Professional Tax)
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, lookups, reconciliations, and financial analysis tools)
• Experience supporting audits and maintaining audit-ready documentation
• Exposure to ERP implementations, system migrations, or process improvements preferred
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with US-based leadership across time zones
• High attention to detail, strong analytical skills, and a high degree of ownership and accountability

This is Adyen

Adyen provides payments, data, and financial products in a single solution for customers like Meta, Uber, H&M, and Microsoft - making us the financial technology platform of choice. At Adyen, everything we do is engineered for ambition. 

For our teams, we create an environment with opportunities for our people to succeed, backed by the culture and support to ensure they are enabled to truly own their careers. We are motivated individuals who tackle unique technical challenges at scale and solve them as a team. Together, we deliver innovative and ethical solutions that help businesses achieve their ambitions faster.

Senior Tech & Security Regulatory Officer

Adyen is looking for a Senior Tech & Security Regulatory Officer to join the tech regulatory team within the Platform Engineering group. The Platform Engineering group enables our internal engineering teams to quickly and autonomously build products for our customers, at massive scale and speed. As a Senior Tech and Security Regulatory Officer in Platform Engineering, you are responsible for ensuring that our products and services comply with APAC regulations and laws. You actively engage, bring together, and communicate with people from various teams to be successful in ensuring continued compliance of products and services.

What you’ll do

• Representing the company in technology and cybersecurity related discussions with APAC regulators and manage requests from regulators and auditors to ensure successful audit cycles/certifications (e.g. RBI audits, MAS audits, BNM audits, system audits (SAR), ISO Audits, PCI-DSS, SOC 1 & 2 audits, banking partner audits, network audits, statutory auditors)
• Ensuring processes (such as network access management, admin account management, key management, security detection and monitoring, incident management, business continuity management) comply with regulatory requirements and technology risks are mitigated 
• Representing the company in discussions with regulators and other external stakeholders like customers for cybersecurity
• Coordinating and evaluating business continuity testing/drills and incident management related tabletops/trainings with board members and incident response teams for India/APAC
• Adopting tech and security procedures/directives as required
• Conducting research and providing guidance on regulatory requirements to global teams, executives, board members and providing guidance to the business on how to comply with them.
• Implementing new security/tech requirements if and when we apply for additional licenses in APAC
• Preparing technology and security monitoring reports for external and internal stakeholders (and IT/Executive committees)

What you need to succeed

• A strong understanding of APAC  technical and security regulations and laws
• Experience working in a regulatory role, preferably within a financial services and/or technical environment
• Affinity and hands-on experience with engineering and the ability to understand complex financial products and services
• Strong analytical and research skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously that may span across teams and time zones
• A proactive and collaborative approach to problem-solving

Who you are

• A minimum of 8-10 years of relevant working experience as a technology auditor/advisor or within a cyber security role for a fintech/bank/financial institution
• Experience leading, growing, mentoring Tech/Security regulatory teams strongly preferred
• Experience within the payments industry is not required, but experience within a technology environment is a huge plus
• You have experience communicating complex technical and non-technical information in an understandable way to a wide audience, including internal and external teams
• You are detail-oriented, analytical, and able to work independently
• You are a team player who enjoys collaborating with others and contributing to the success of the business

Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion commitments 

Our unique approach is a product of our diverse perspectives. This diversity of backgrounds and cultures is essential in helping us maintain our momentum. Our business and technical challenges are unique, and we need as many different voices as possible to join us in solving them - voices like yours. No matter who you are or where you’re from, we welcome you to be your true self at Adyen. 

Studies show that women and members of underrepresented communities apply for jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. Does this sound like you? If so, Adyen encourages you to reconsider and apply. We look forward to your application!

What’s next?

Ensuring a smooth and enjoyable candidate experience is critical for us. We aim to get back to you regarding your application within 5 business days. Our interview process tends to take about 4 weeks to complete, but may fluctuate depending on the role. Learn more about our hiring process here. Don’t be afraid to let us know if you need more flexibility.

This role is based out of our Bengaluru office. We are an office-first company and value in-person collaboration; we do not offer remote-only roles.