Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site
About Sarvam Sarvam is building the bedrock of Sovereign AI for India. The company is developing India’s full-stack sovereign AI platform, building across research, models, infrastructure and applications with a singular…
Skills: IdP Administration, Endpoint MDM, EDR Operations, ZTNA Administration, SOC 2 Compliance
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Build and own the internal IT and security function from the ground up, focusing on identity, endpoints, and network security. Manage audit and compliance evidence machinery to ensure the company passes SOC 2 and ISO 27001 certifications.
Requires a proven track record of managing audits for financial or regulated entities and deep expertise in IT administration. Candidates must be comfortable operating in a 0 to 1 environment and possess strong communication skills for stakeholder and auditor briefing.
Sarvam is building the bedrock of Sovereign AI for India. The company is developing India’s full-stack sovereign AI platform, building across research, models, infrastructure and applications with a singular focus on making AI genuinely work for India. Sarvam works with leading enterprises and public institutions and is backed by Lightspeed, Peak XV, and Khosla Ventures. Sarvam partners with India’s leading brands, including Tata Capital, SBI Life, CRED, IDFC, and LIC.
We work with regulated and financial institutions, which means our internal IT and security posture is held to the same bar as our products. We're hiring an IT Lead to own and build Sarvam's internal IT and IT-security function from the ground up - identity, endpoints, network, data protection, and the audit/compliance evidence machinery that lets us pass SOC 2, ISO 27001, and customer and regulatory audits without scrambling.
This is a hands-on, 0→1 role. You will set up the tooling, write the runbooks, and operate the controls yourself in the early days, then scale a lean team as the company grows. You'll partner closely with Security/CISO, People, and Finance, and you'll be the person auditors talk to.
IdP administration (Okta / Entra / Google) - SSO, SCIM, conditional access
MFA / passkey enforcement - phishing-resistant auth for privileged accounts
Manage all internal tools, services for productive/efficient use
Joiner-Mover-Leaver automation - provisioning and offboarding to defined SLAs
Quarterly access reviews - User Access Review (UAR) evidence ready for auditors
MDM across Mac, Windows and Linux - fleet enrollment, compliance baselines
EDR operations - deploy, triage, quarantine workflows
Disk encryption with key escrow - enforced and verifiable
Privilege management - no standing local admin, elevation-on-demand
ZTNA administration - per-app access with device-posture checks
VPN management - always-on, no split-tunnel for production
DNS filtering - endpoint-level, network-independent
Cloud and SaaS administration - tenant security configuration, identity and access governance across our cloud and SaaS estate
DLP across endpoint and SaaS - USB, clipboard, email, off-network coverage
SASE / SWG - web filtering and shadow-IT discovery
ISO 27001 / SOC 2 evidence operations - logs, inventories and reports on demand
Asset lifecycle - procurement to certified disposal, with an auditable trail
SaaS / vendor register - inventory ownership and security reviews
Vendor management - selection, contracts, security reviews, and ongoing accountability
SIEM log forwarding - endpoint and IdP events queryable
ITSM discipline - ticket trails that stand up as audit evidence
Incident response - device isolation, forensics pull, timeline writing
Remote-wipe / lost-device runbook - tested and SLA-bound
BCP / DR for IT systems - annual test evidence
What We're Looking For
Audit track record (must-have): a clear, quantifiable history of audits participated in - and specifically the number of audits run for or with financial and regulated entities (BFSI / fintech). Be ready to state how many you've personally managed and your role in each.
Demonstrated ownership of SOC 2 and/or ISO 27001 evidence operations and certification cycles.
Strong IT administration depth across identity, endpoint, and the operations stack above.
Vendor management experience - security reviews, contracts, and accountability.
Networking, cloud, and SaaS administration as a core part of the remit.
Communication skills rated ≥ 4/5 - you'll write runbooks, brief auditors, and explain controls to non-technical stakeholders.
Comfort operating 0→1: building a function, not just maintaining an existing one.
Scripting for fleet automation - Python / Bash / PowerShell
Hands-on exposure to SIEM, EDR, ZTNA, and DLP tooling at scale
Experience in a high-growth or regulated-industry environment
Sarvam is a fast-moving, high talent-density team building full-stack AI for India, working on problems that push the frontiers of AI with real population-scale impact.
Work alongside researchers, engineers, builders, and business leaders who move fast and hold each other to a very high bar
High ownership and high impact, from day one
Everything we do is AI-first, from the way we build and ship to the way we think about problems
You can work on problems that could change how an entire country learns, works, and communicates
If you want to work on problems at the frontier of AI in India, Sarvam is the place to be.
Building the full-stack for Generative AI
At Sarvam, we're on a mission to build the bedrock of Sovereign AI for India. We’re working toward creating a sovereign AI ecosystem that empowers governments, enterprises, and nonprofits to use GenAI solutions. We are a full-stack Generative AI platform built with sovereign models that deeply understand India’s culture and diversity, enabling AI agents and applications tailored for the nation. Today, Sarvam is backed by top investors, including Lightspeed, Peak XV, and Khosla Ventures. Indus is live in beta. Try now: https://indus.sarvam.ai
Building the full-stack for Generative AI
At Sarvam, we're on a mission to build the bedrock of Sovereign AI for India. We’re working toward creating a sovereign AI ecosystem that empowers governments, enterprises, and nonprofits to use GenAI solutions. We are a full-stack Generative AI platform built with sovereign models that deeply understand India’s culture and diversity, enabling AI agents and applications tailored for the nation. Today, Sarvam is backed by top investors, including Lightspeed, Peak XV, and Khosla Ventures. Indus is live in beta. Try now: https://indus.sarvam.ai
