Job Title: Sr. Design Manager

Company: Hitachi Rail GTS India

Location: Noida

Salary: As per Industry

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Hitachi Rail

Connecting the Future of Mobility

Hitachi Rail is a fully integrated, global provider of rail solutions across rolling stock,

signalling, Mobility, on-board Solution, Service & maintenance, digital technology,

ticketing, and turnkey solutions. By pioneering digital transformation, Hitachi Rail ensures seamless, sustainable transport for passengers, customers, and communities.

 Workforce : 24,000 employees

 Footprint : 51 countries

Hitachi Rail in India

We are an integrated group providing Digital, Green, Sustainable, and Innovative technology solutions for public transport systems.

With over 24 years of expertise in delivering Automatic Fare Collection (AFC) systems,

we have:

 Successfully implemented the largest Metro AFC Upgrade Project in India.

 Established a Global Engineering Competency Centre (GCC) for AFC System in

India.

 Developed systems capable of handling millions of ticketing transactions per day.

 Become a global leader in public transport solutions through innovation and engineering excellence.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Sr. Design Manager– Ticketing & Tolling Solutions is the technical authority responsible for defining, governing, and validating the end-to-end architecture of ticketing and tolling systems across Metro, Bus, Rail, and Tolling (ETC/FASTag) environments. This role ensures solutions are secure, scalable, interoperable, and compliant, spanning field sale devices,

backend platforms, payments, and settlement systems.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

 Ensure the analysis of the compliance between customer requirements and product/solution capabilities during the tender phase

 During the tender phase, evaluate the internal effort, costs and timeline corresponding to the proposed solution o Identify and track the technical risks and opportunities o Ensure the consistency between the designed and delivered solution and the customer requirements during the project phase o Lead the system design definition and specification phase, in strong and direct collaboration with the customer and third parties

 Define the interfaces between Hitachi Rail solutions and the rest of the ecosystem

(customer and third party solutions)

 Own and drive the end-to-end architecture for enterprise-grade Ticketing and Tolling systems, ensuring scalability,



security, and regulatory compliance.

 Serve as the final technical authority for overall solution design, architecture decisions,

and change governance across the program lifecycle.

 Lead the design, integration, and standardization of field devices, including:

o Fare Sale & Access Devices: Validators, Automatic Gates, Ticket Vending Machines

(TVMs), POS terminals, and Handheld Devices o Tolling Devices: RFID Readers, Lane Controllers, and ANPR Camera Systems

 Define and govern device-to-backend communication architecture, including protocols,

offline operations, data buffering, retries, failover, and system recovery mechanisms.

 Ensure full compliance with EMV®, PCI, PTS/DSS, CBT, ISO standards, Cyber Security and national tolling and mobility frameworks such as FASTag and other applicable regulatory mandates.

 Oversee the design and operation of back-office platforms, including transaction processing, clearing & settlement, reconciliation, exception handling, and dispute management workflows.

 Lead and facilitate architecture and design reviews with OEMs, System Integrators,

Banks, Payment Networks, and Government / Transport Authorities.

 Provide architectural and technical leadership during Factory and Site Acceptance Tests,

pilot implementations, certifications, and large-scale production rollouts, ensuring performance, stability, and compliance.

REQUIREMENTS

 Domain & Technical Expertise

Mandatory

 AFC / ETC system architecture

 Ticketing & Tolling domain (Metro, Bus, Highway)

 Sale & validation devices integration

 Open-loop and closed-loop payment systems

 IT Infrastructure seizing as per the RFP requirements

 Cybersecurity, Security, compliance, and large-scale system integration

 Design & Architecture Tools o UML (Unified Modelling Language)

o Visio / Draw.io (Diagramming)

o C4 Model (Software architecture model)

o Enterprise Architect (Modelling)

Good to Have

 C / C++ – Embedded and device-level understanding





 C# / .NET – Backend / middleware exposure

 Web Services & APIs – REST / SOAP

 JSON / XML messaging, database & transaction lifecycle knowledge

 OAuth2 / OpenID Connect (Authentication & Authorization) , JW Tokens, SSL/TLS

Encryption, Keycloak (Identity & Access Management)

(Hands-on coding not mandatory, but strong technical understanding is required.)

 Experience:

12+ Years

 Qualification:

o B.E./B.Tech (Electronics / Computer Science or equivalent)

o M.E./M.Tech preferred o Certifications in Payments / EMV / Security are an advantage

 Why This Role

This role is critical in delivering mission-critical, high-volume ticketing and tolling solutions that support revenue integrity and seamless mobility for millions of users daily.

HITACHI VALUES

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There's a place for everyone at Hitachi Rail. We welcome and value diversity in terms of background, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, nationality,

religion, and worldview. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Harmony (Wa)

Stressing interdependence over personal interests, the concept of harmony is at the heart of Japanese culture, informing all interactions, whether social or business.

For us, this translates into a belief that only by showing respect, are you able to earn respect. And that extends to everyone we work with, not only our customers, but our colleagues and suppliers too.

Sincerity (Makoto)

We always strive to act with sincerity, and integrity. After all, our reputation depends to a great extent on how we are perceived to do business, which is without any degree of pretense, deceit, or hypocrisy.

Sincerity for us means ensuring fairness in all our endeavours, while putting the needs of our employees and customers very much at the centre of all we do.

Pioneering Spirit (Kaitakusha Seishin)

Driving innovation and seeking new challenges is what we’re all about. It has been right from the start. And it’s our ambition that sees us bring recent technologies to life for the benefit of society and companies alike.

Our pioneering spirit also means we are fearlessly flexible when it comes to adapting to the changing needs of our employees and customers.

📌 Senior Design Manager - Tolling & Ticketing (AFC) (Noida)
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