Lead Cloud Engineer / Lead Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

8 - 12 years

25 - 30 Lacs

Posted:2 days ago| Platform: Naukri logo

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Role Overview

As the Lead Cloud Engineer / SRE, you ll be responsible for the reliability, scalability, and performance of our cloud-native platforms. You ll lead proactive reliability engineering (PRE) and SRE practices, manage multi-cloud infrastructure, and ensure high availability across our SaaS and PaaS offerings.

Expertise in Kubernetes and hands-on experience managing K8s clusters is non-negotiable.

Description

  • Own production uptime, reliability, and performance across SaaS and PaaS platforms
  • Lead PRE/SRE initiatives including incident response, root cause analysis, and postmortems
  • Design and implement robust monitoring, alerting, and observability systems
  • Manage and optimize Kubernetes clusters across multiple cloud environments
  • Oversee cloud infrastructure across AWS (must), Azure (must), and GCP (good to have)
  • Drive patching, upgrades, and disaster recovery planning and execution
  • Collaborate with DevOps, Engineering, and Security teams to ensure operational excellence
  • Define and enforce SLAs, SLOs, and error budgets
  • Mentor junior engineers and foster a culture of reliability and resilience
Responsibilities
  • Lead mission-critical infrastructure for global SaaS and PaaS platforms
  • Work with cutting-edge cloud technologies in a multi-cloud environment
  • Be part of a high-performance team with a strong reliability culture
  • Competitive compensation, collaborative work culture, and career growth
Qualifications
  • 8 12 years of experience in Cloud Engineering, SRE, or Infrastructure roles
  • Proven leadership in PRE/SRE functions within enterprise-grade environments
  • Certified in Cloud Operations (AWS, Azure preferred)

  • Expert-level knowledge of Kubernetes and hands-on experience managing K8s clusters

  • Strong experience with incident management, disaster recovery, and patching strategies
  • Proficiency in monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog, ELK)
  • Solid scripting and automation skills (Python, Bash, Terraform, Ansible, Go, etc.)
  • Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management abilities

Good to have

  • Experience with container orchestration beyond Kubernetes (e.g., OpenShift, EKS, AKS)
  • Exposure to compliance frameworks (SOC2, ISO 27001, etc.)
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and GitOps practices
 

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