Lead- Cloud Security and Reliability Engineer

Searce Inc; Pune District; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Searce Inc is seeking a reliability-focused cloud engineer to lead 24/7 operations across client environments, ensuring uptime, secure and optimized performance.

You will architect scalable cloud solutions, implement IaC, and drive automation with AI to reduce toil while delivering measurable business impact for diverse clients in a dynamic MSP setting.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in cloud infrastructure and managed services delivered to clients.
• 2+ years in client-facing technical roles providing guidance on reliability and security.
• Proven ability to translate client needs into automated cloud solutions.

Responsibilities

• Own 24/7 cloud operations and incident management to meet SLOs.
• Translate client needs into scalable, automated cloud architectures and IaC.
• Embed AI-driven automation and predictive monitoring into operations.
• Drive FinOps: optimize cloud spend through hands-on engineering.
• Share expertise via internal demos, docs, and deep-dives.
• Mentor peers to build a high-performing squad with an Always Hardened mindset.

Skills

Incident management

Root cause analysis

Automation engineering

Cloud infrastructure design

FinOps

Documentation & knowledge sharing

Tools

GCP

AWS

Azure

IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation)

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

You are a reliability-owning, hands‑on solver. Not just a "break-fix engineer."

As a DRI (directly responsible individual) for our clients' most critical systems, you’ll be the go-to expert within the squad that ensures their environments are secure, reliable, and optimized 24/7. You will deliver measurable impact – improved uptime, faster response times, and real cost savings. Not just closed tickets. Not just alerts. Real outcomes you engineer yourself.

You will lead the charge on technical execution, from complex troubleshooting and root cause analysis to engineering proactive, automated solutions. This role is about building the future of reliable cloud operations and shipping it into today's production environments.

Your Responsibilities

what you will wake up to solve.

This isn’t a “manage tickets” role. You are the architect, the executioner and the DRI for our Cloud Managed Services GTM, deploying solutions that turn operational noise into hardened outcomes. Here’s how you’ll make your mark:

• Own Service Reliability: You will be the go-to technical expert for 24/7 cloud operations and incident management. You'll ensure strict adherence to SLOs by getting your hands dirty, leading high-stakes troubleshooting to deliver a superior client experience.
• Engineer the Blueprint: You'll translate client needs into scalable, automated, and secure cloud architectures. You will write and maintain the operational playbooks and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) that your squad uses every day.
• Automate with Intelligence: You'll lead the charge from the keyboard to futurify our operations. You'll embed AI-driven automation, predictive monitoring, and AIOps into core processes to eliminate toil and preempt incidents.
• Drive FinOps & Impact: You'll own the technical execution of the FinOps framework. You will continuously analyze, configure, and optimize cloud spend for clients through hands-on engineering.
• Be the Expert in the Room: You'll share your knowledge through internal demos, documentation, and technical deep dives, representing the deep expertise that turns operational complexity into business resilience.
• Mentor & Elevate: You will be a technical mentor for your peers. Through code reviews and collaborative problem-solving, you'll help build a high-performing squad that lives the “Always Hardened” mindset.

Experience & Relevance

We are looking for future technology leaders, not just coders. We value raw intelligence, analytical rigor, and an obsessive passion for technology over any prior experience.

• Cloud Operations Pedigree: 5+ years of experience in GCP / Azure / AWS cloud infrastructure, with a significant portion in a cloud managed services.
• Commercial Acumen: Proven track record of building and scaling a net-new managed services business.
• Client-Facing Tech Acumen: 2+ years of experience in a client-facing technical role, acting as the trusted advisor for cloud operations, security, and reliability.

Functional Skills:

• Service Delivery Mindset: A deep understanding of MSP business models, SLAs, and the importance of client satisfaction in an operational context.
• Client Engagement: Ability to ask appropriate questions to get to the heart of an operational issue and win trust with stakeholders.
• Cross-Functional Catalyst: Thrive in multi-disciplinary teams, bringing together operations, security, and development teams.
• Repository builder: Creates reusable frameworks, IaC modules, and operational playbooks for scale.