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L1 SRE Engineer — Cloud & DevOps Operations

Engineer Gurugram Full Time Mid Level

ABOUT SQUAREOPS

SquareOps is a managed DevOps and SRE company. We run production infrastructure for cloud-native product teams — startups, scale-ups, and enterprises — across AWS and GCP. Our clients build on modern stacks: Kubernetes, ECS, serverless, and AI-powered applications. Several of our clients operate in fintech and healthcare, where uptime, security, and information discipline are non-negotiable.

This is not a legacy IT shop. You will operate infrastructure that is genuinely cutting edge — the kind of stack that most engineers only read about.

We are scaling our 24x7 shared SRE operations team and looking for 3 L1 SRE Engineers to join us.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Monitor cloud infrastructure (AWS primary, GCP secondary) across multiple client environments simultaneously

Respond to alerts across Slack, Google Chat, and MS Teams per defined SLAs

Triage incidents following ITSM processes — log, classify, escalate, close with documentation

Execute runbooks for standard operational tasks and known issue patterns

Perform clean shift handoffs with accurate status updates

Coordinate with L2 engineers and client stakeholders during escalations

Participate in change windows as an executor — implementing pre-approved changes safely

Handle client credentials, access, and operational data with strict infosec discipline

 

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR 

Must Have

3–5 years in cloud operations, infrastructure support, or managed services

Linux fundamentals — process management, log navigation, basic troubleshooting

Networking basics — DNS, TCP/IP, HTTP/S, load balancers, VPCs

Scripting in Bash and/or Python — operational scripts, not development-level

Hands-on AWS — EC2, ECS, RDS, CloudWatch, IAM, S3 at minimum

Experience in an ITSM-governed environment — incident management, SLA adherence, escalation paths

Worked in or alongside infosec-conscious environments — credential hygiene, least-privilege access, secure information handling as second nature

Strong written and verbal English — direct client communication is part of the role

Comfortable with rotational shifts including nights and weekends

 

Good to Have

Kubernetes or ECS hands-on exposure — familiarity with pods, services, deployments

GCP experience

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner or SysOps Administrator

Observability tools — Grafana, Prometheus, Loki, CloudWatch dashboards

Prior experience in a multi-client MSP or shared services environment

Basic CI/CD and containerisation awareness (Docker, EKS, ECS)

Exposure to fintech or healthcare client environments

 

WHO THRIVES HERE

  • Engineers who take full ownership of their shift window without needing hand-holding
  • People from MSP, NOC, or cloud support backgrounds comfortable with process discipline and multi-client context switching
  • Those who treat credential and access hygiene as a professional standard, not a checkbox
  • Engineers who want structured growth — L1 today, L2 and L3 as you build depth — with real mentorship and certification support
  • Tool-agnostic engineers comfortable working across varied client toolchains and our own in-house ops platform
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WHY JOIN SQUAREOPS

Operate infrastructure that is actually cutting edge

Our clients run Kubernetes, ECS, serverless, and AI-powered applications on AWS and GCP. You will operate modern, fast-moving production systems — including AI workloads — and build fluency with a tech stack that is shaping where the industry is headed. This is a meaningful upgrade from traditional cloud ops or legacy ITSM environments.

Night and weekend shifts are from home

Rotational work should be sustainable. Night shifts and weekend shifts are fully remote — no commute, no compromise on your time.

Shift allowances, separately paid

Night and weekend shifts come with dedicated allowances on top of your fixed salary. You work the hard shifts, you get paid for them explicitly.

Grow fast across clients, not slow within one

Clear L1 → L2 → L3 progression. Working across multiple client environments from day one means the breadth of exposure you get here compresses years of learning into months.

AWS certifications, fully sponsored

Cloud Practitioner and SysOps Administrator — we sponsor both. We want our engineers certified and we invest in making that happen.

Small team, high visibility

You are not employee #4000. Your work is seen, your growth is a direct function of your capability, and you will have real ownership of your shift and your accounts from early on.