▷ (Apply in 3 Minutes) Lead - Cloud Reliability Engineer

Welcome to Searce The ‘process-first’ AI-native modern tech consultancy that's rewriting the rules. We don’t do traditional. As an engineering-led consultancy, we are dedicated to relentlessly improving the real business outcomes. Our solvers co-innovate with clients to futurify operations and make processes smarter, faster & better. We build alongside our clients. Not for the vanity metrics. But for the transformation to embed lasting competitive advantage for our clients. The result? Modern business reinvention, built on math, tech, and clarity of purpose. Your Mission: The Role: solving for better. 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 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. Join the ‘real solvers’ ready to futurify? If you are excited by the possibilities of what an AI-native engineering-led, modern tech consultancy can do to futurify businesses, apply here and experience the ‘Art of the possible’. Don’t Just Send a Resume. Send a Statement.