Job Title: Firmware Architect – Server Management / Embedded Systems

Location: India, Bangalore

Experience: 12+ years

Role Overview

:We are looking for a seasoned Architect to lead and deliver solutions for enterprise clients in the domain of server management and Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) technologies. This role is part of a service-based organization, requiring strong customer engagement, solutioning mindset, and multi-project delivery expertise

.The candidate will act as a technical leader and advisor, driving architecture, implementation, and modernization of out-of-band management solutions across client environments

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Key Responsibilitie s

Client Engagement & Solutioning

- Engage with enterprise customers to understand requirements and propose end-to-end server management and BMC solution
- Act as a trusted advisor for server management, remote monitoring, and firmware architecture
- Participate in RFP/RFI responses, effort estimation, and technical proposal
- Provide consulting on modernization, migration, and optimization of server management platform

Architecture & Design

- Define architecture for BMC firmware, out-of-band management, and remote provisioning solution
- Design reusable frameworks and accelerators for multi-client delivery environment
- Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and compliant with enterprise standard
- Drive adoption of industry standards such as Redfish, DMTF, IPMI, SNMP, and REST API

Delivery & Execution

- Lead multiple projects and ensure on-time, high-quality delivery
- Provide technical oversight across development, integration, testing, and deployment
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (hardware, OS, cloud, security, DevOps
- Define best practices, code reviews, and quality benchmark

Firmware & Platform Expertise

- Guide teams in developing and enhancing embedded firmware for BMC platform
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex issues related to BMC, OpenBMC, or similar server management system
- Optimize performance, reliability,



and remote lifecycle management capabilitie

Security & Compliance

- Architect secure solutions covering secure boot, root of trust, encryption, authentication
- Ensure compliance with enterprise and regulatory standards (NIST, CIS benchmarks, etc.
- Address vulnerabilities and implement security hardening strategie

Pre-sales & Practice Developmen

- Support business growth through solution demos, PoCs, and capability presentation
- Build and enhance firmware and server management competency/practice within the organization
- Mentor teams and contribute to knowledge assets, reusable IPs, and training program

Required Qualifications:

- 12+ years of experience in embedded systems, firmware, or server management technologies
- Hands-on experience with enterprise server management platforms or equivalent BMC solutions (e.g., OpenBMC)

Technical Skills
- Strong programming skills in C/C++ and embedded Linux
- Deep understanding of BMC architecture and out-of-band server management
- Experience with:Redfish APIs, IPMI,
- SNMPNetworking protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP/HTTPS)Hardware interfaces (I2C, SPI, UART, PCIe)Familiarity with firmware debugging tools and diagnostics.
- Knowledge of virtualization, cloud platforms, and data center operations

Preferred Skills Experience in multi-client delivery environments (service-based compan
- ies).Knowledge of open-source BMC platforms and related ecosys
- tems.Exposure to DevOps, CI/CD pipelines for firmware rele
- ases.Experience with data center automation and telemetry solutions

Soft Skills & Leadership Strong client-facing and communication skills.

Ability to manage multiple stakeholders across geographies.

Proven leadership in driving distributed engineering teams.

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.

Key Differentiators for Service-Based Role

Ability to handle multiple accounts/projects simultaneously.Solid pre-sales, consulting, and solutioning experience.

Experience in effort estimation, resource planning, and delivery governance.

Adaptability to different customer environments and technologies.

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