Senior Site Reliability engineer

WHAT MAKES US, US

Join some of the most innovative thinkers in FinTech as we lead the evolution of financial technology. If you are an innovative, curious, collaborative person who embraces challenges and wants to grow, learn and pursue outcomes with our prestigious financial clients, say Hello to SimCorp!

At its foundation, SimCorp is guided by our values – caring, customer success-driven, collaborative, curious, and courageous. Our people-centered organization focuses on skills development, relationship building, and client success. We take pride in cultivating an environment where all team members can grow, feel heard, valued, and empowered.

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WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT TO US

As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer, you will be working on Cloud Native Products & Services, taking ownership of various responsibility domains like monitoring, observability, release management, vulnerability management, cost management, audit & compliance etc. You will work closely with DevOps engineers, clients, and stakeholders to ensure reliability, performance, and automation for both existing and new cloud native products & services. and long-running clients on them. Your contributions will drive stability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence in our Azure-based environments. This role blends hands-on engineering, incident response, platform configuration, and service quality, - guided by ITIL and SRE best practices.

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

• Support the operational and enhancement of mission-critical environments for both new and existing Cloud Native products & services
• Collaborate with product development teams to enhance monitoring, observability, reliability, and performance of these services.
• Collaborate deeply across engineering teams to understand systems at the code level.
• Manage & improve our infrastructure deployment pipelines and troubleshoot and operational issues
• Drive capacity planning efforts to ensure our platform is resilient and scalable as we grow.
• Build tools and automation to eliminate manual TOIL, improve engineering velocity, developer experience, and improve system reliability.
• Define and manage SLOs and error budgets in partnership with Engineering teams.
• Contribute to incidents, problems, and change management processes.
• Execute disaster recovery, configuration management, and platform readiness tasks.
• Flexible working in regular & evening shift on rotational basis and provide weekend or On-Call support as needed.
• Collaborate with Agile teams and take part in design discussions with clients, vendors, and stakeholders.
• Contribute to knowledge sharing across multiple Product Areas.
Leverage a strong foundation in ITIL practices, including problem, change, and incident management.

WHAT WE VALUE

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field (Master’s is a plus)
• 3+ years in Site Reliability, DevOps, or Cloud Engineering roles
• Must have expertise with Microsoft Azure Cloud.
• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Bicep, ARM and Terraform.
• Solid experience in monitoring and logging tools (Azure Monitor, Application Insights, DataDog, Log Analytics).
• Hand-on experience in IdP and integrating, configuring IdP solutions like Azure Entra ID, Okta, KeyCloak or PingFederate.
• Experience in centralizing authentication, managing user identities, and implementing secure access protocols (SAML, OAuth, OIDC)
• Experience working with observability frameworks like Open Telemetry and distributed tracing systems
• Experience working with application reliability platforms like Checkly or equivalent
• Experience setting up synthetic monitoring using Playwright or equivalent
• Knowledge of AI/ML-based anomaly detection, log aggregation and analysis tools like Microsoft Azure Anomaly Detector or equivalent
• Experience working with Microsoft Defender Suite (EDR, XDR) and Sentinel. Proficient in KQL for threat hunting and improving compliance scores using Defender for Cloud. Able to identify and remediate vulnerabilities
• Understanding of networking, containerization (Kubernetes, Docker)
• Good understanding of APIs, scripting languages like PowerShell, Bash, Kusto and databases like SQL, Cosmos DB and Postgres SQL
• Familiarity with SimCorp Dimension & Sales force is a plus
• Proficiency in IT service management (ITSM) frameworks like ITIL, focusing on incident, change, and problem management to improve operational efficiency
• Experience managing both projects and live production operations
• Collaborative mindset and ability to work in cross-functional teams
Interest in continuous learning and growth within your Product Area

Benefits

• Global hybrid work policy - We ask you to work 2 days a week from the office. If you choose you can work remotely the other days. Of course, you are welcome at the office if that is your preference.
• Culture – Inclusive and diverse company culture
• Work-life balance – We believe that an equilibrium between professional responsibilities makes us all the best version of ourselves, both in private life and as colleagues in the workplace
• Empowerment – We believe that all voices are valuable and must be heard. You will be involved in shaping our work processes
• Career & Growth – Simcorp does offer opportunities for professional development: there is never just route - we offer an individual approach to professional development to support the direction you want to take.

NEXT STEPS

Please send us your application in English via our career site as soon as possible, we process incoming applications continually. Please note that applications sent through our system will be processed. At SimCorp, we recognize that bias can unintentionally occur in the recruitment process. To uphold fairness and equal opportunities for all applicants, we kindly ask you to exclude personal data such as photos, age, or any non-professional information from your application. Thank you for aiding us in our endeavor to mitigate biases in our recruitment process.

For any questions you are welcome to contact Viswanath T ([email protected]), Talent Acquisition Partner. If you are interested in being a part of SimCorp but are not sure this role is suitable, submit your CV anyway. SimCorp is on an exciting growth journey, and our Talent Acquisition Team is ready to assist you discover the right role for you. The approximate time to consider your CV is three weeks.
We are eager to continually improve our talent acquisition process and make everyone’s experience positive and valuable. Therefore, during the process we will ask you to provide your feedback, which is highly appreciated.

WHO WE ARE

For over 50 years, we have worked closely with investment and asset managers to become the world’s leading provider of integrated investment management solutions. We are 3,000+ colleagues with a broad range of nationalities, education, professional experiences, ages, and backgrounds.

SimCorp is an independent subsidiary of the Deutsche Börse Group. Following the recent merger with Axioma, we leverage the combined strength of our brands to provide an industry-leading, full, front-to-back offering for our clients.

SimCorp is an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, without regard to race, gender, age, disability, or any other protected status under applicable law. We are committed to building a culture where diverse perspectives and expertise are integrated into our everyday work. We believe in the continual growth and development of our employees, so that we can provide best-in-class solutions to our clients.