Lead Cloud Ops

Lead Cloud Ops (Pune)

Urbint uses AI and the latest industry science to identify threats to workers and infrastructure to stop safety incidents before they happen. We are a tight-knit team working together to build powerful technology that prevents serious injuries and infrastructure damages. Many of the largest energy and infrastructure companies in North America trust Urbint to protect workers, assets, communities, and the environment.

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced and assertive CloudOps Manager to lead and evolve our cloud operations strategy. You will be responsible for managing cloud infrastructure and on-premise deployments, ensuring uptime, scalability, security, and cost-efficiency. This role demands a strategic leader who can define clear priorities, enforce governance, and drive high performance within the team and across stakeholders.

What You’ll Do

• Lead Cloud Strategy & Governance: Design, implement, and maintain scalable and resilient cloud environments while establishing robust governance frameworks for operations, security, and cost.
• Define Priorities & Drive Execution: Collaborate with key stakeholders to align cloud priorities with business objectives, balancing immediate needs with long-term scalability and resilience.
• Ensure High Availability & Operational Excellence: Plan and implement deployment strategies that minimize downtime and optimize system performance, ensuring high availability.
• Team Leadership & Performance Management: Lead and mentor a team of SREs and DevOps engineers, setting clear expectations, tracking performance metrics, and fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Security Best Practices & Compliance: Implement and enforce security measures (IAM, VPC, encryption, etc.) while ensuring adherence to compliance standards such as SOC 2, ISO 27001, and HIPAA. Define and manage compliance processes to minimize risk.
• Incident Management & Observability: Establish and manage logging, monitoring, and alerting systems (Prometheus, Grafana, DataDog) to enable proactive incident detection, resolution, and root cause analysis.
• Infrastructure Automation & IaC: Champion Infrastructure-as-Code best practices using Terraform, Kubernetes, and CI/CD tools to enhance deployment consistency and scalability.
• Cloud Cost Optimization & FinOps: Analyze usage patterns across cloud providers (GCP, AWS, hybrid) and implement cost-saving strategies and budgeting practices.
• Cross-Functional Stakeholder Collaboration: Act as the primary CloudOps contact for Engineering, Security, and Product teams, ensuring technical alignment and stakeholder satisfaction.

Who You Are

• 7+ years of experience in CloudOps, DevOps, or SRE roles, with a proven record of leadership and operational success.
• Deep expertise in GCP, AWS, or Azure (minimum 5 years), with strong hands-on experience in Kubernetes, Docker, and Terraform (minimum 3 years).
• Proficient in scripting/automation (Python, Go, or Shell).
• Demonstrated ability to manage governance and compliance processes within a cloud infrastructure environment.
• Skilled in managing performance and delivering measurable outcomes across teams.
• Assertive and proactive communicator with excellent organizational and leadership skills.
• Strong knowledge of monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, DataDog, etc.).
• Experience in FinOps, cost tracking, and budget control across cloud environments.
• Passionate about security best practices and risk mitigation in modern cloud ecosystems.

Benefits

• Mission Driven - Some companies use AI to serve better digital ads and trade stocks, we seek to make our communities safer and more resilient
• Competitive compensation package
• Generous Paid Time off, Paid Company Holidays including Mental Health Days
• Medical Insurance covering self, spouse, 2 children and parents/in-laws
• Hybrid work

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.