Principal Site Reliability Engineer

Principal 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.  

If you like what we’re saying, keep reading! 

WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT TO US

As a Principal Site Reliability Engineer, you will act as a technical authority across one or more Product Areas, guiding the direction of our Azure-based SaaS platform and Site Reliability strategy. You will lead complex initiatives related to platform reliability, observability, onboarding automation, and incident response across product boundaries, while advancing our overall cloud capability. 

This role goes beyond day-to-day engineering. You will play a key architectural and leadership role in designing scalable systems, mentoring senior engineers, and shaping our Azure governance models. With deep expertise in SRE and ITIL practices, you will elevate platform reliability and client experience across both onboarding and ongoing operations

Your impact will be felt across departments, helping SimCorp become a fully cloud-native SaaS provider with reliable, secure, and automated service delivery

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

• Act as the technical lead on SRE initiatives across multiple Product Areas 
• Advance our strategic use of Microsoft Azure in onboarding and site reliability disciplines
• Architect scalable, secure, and automated solutions for client onboarding and live operations 
• Lead the design and evolution of cross-cutting platform capabilities (e.g., observability, CI/CD pipelines, IaC standards, DR frameworks) 
• Shape and govern Azure implementation patterns to ensure platform standardization, reliability, and cost-efficiency 
• Solve the most complex and business-critical reliability challenges involving distributed cloud systems 
• Advise engineering leads and product owners on cloud platform decisions, including trade-offs and risk mitigation 
• Collaborate with Information Security, Platform Engineering, and Architecture teams on compliance and cloud controls 
• Guide the definition of SLOs, SLIs, and other reliability metrics across departments 
• Lead root cause analysis, major incident postmortems, and reliability retrospectives across teams 
• Provide thought leadership, mentoring, and coaching to senior and lead engineers 
• Build communities of practice to promote SRE principles and knowledge sharing within the organization
• Represent the SRE function in executive-level planning, roadmap definition, and technical due diligence 
• Contribute to SimCorp’s overall transformation into a SaaS-first, cloud-native company 

WHAT WE VALUE

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field 
• 10+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, or Platform Architecture roles 
• Extensive expertise in Microsoft Azure, including architecture, deployment, automation, and cost optimization 
• Own reliability, availability, and lifecycle management of the Citrix NetScaler ADC platform, ensuring stable traffic management, high availability, and rapid incident resolution across the production environment. 
• Solid grasp of cloud-native and hybrid architectures, distributed systems, networking, and Windows Server Infra
• Mastery in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, ARM, Bicep, and related tooling 
• Deep knowledge of observability stacks (DataDog) 
• Experience leading complex incident and problem management efforts at scale 
• Developing advanced scripts with PowerShell 
• Broad technical skillset including CI/CD pipelines, SQL, APIs 
• Solid foundation in ITIL processes with a strategic mindset for operational excellence
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders, lead through ambiguity, and align engineering with business needs 
• Experience working in or guiding teams within regulated, security-conscious environments (e.g., financial services) 
• Demonstrated commitment to mentorship, knowledge sharing, and building engineering culture
• Ability to think strategically while delivering pragmatic, practical solutions

BENEFITS

Attractive salary, bonus scheme, and pension are essential for any work agreement. However, in SimCorp we believe we can offer more. Therefore, in addition to the traditional benefit scheme, we provide a good work-life balance: flexible working hours and a hybrid model. Simcorp follows a global hybrid policy, asking employees to work from the office two days each week while allowing remote work on other days.

Simcorp does offer opportunities for professional development: there is never just only one 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 only 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. 

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 a positive 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 focused on continually improving our talent acquisition process and making 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, educations, 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.  

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