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Job Description: 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.
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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 hands-on 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 resilience 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 high-performing, secure, and automated service delivery.
WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
Act as the technical lead on SRE initiatives across multiple Product Areas
Drive forward 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 strengthen 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
Extensive knowledge of Windows Servers OS and Windows-based desktop application troubleshooting.
Experience working with Citrix, AD, WAC/WSUS is a plus
Extensive knowledge of enterprise System Operations and System Administration of complicated system landscapes
Strong grasp of cloud-native and hybrid architectures, distributed systems, networking, and security
Mastery in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform, ARM, Bicep, and related tooling
Deep knowledge of observability stacks (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Grafana, Application Insights)
Experience leading complex incident and problem management efforts at scale
Broad technical skillset including Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, SQL, APIs, and scripting
Strong 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 passion for mentorship, knowledge sharing, and building engineering culture
Ability to think strategically while delivering pragmatic, hands-on solutions
Simcorp · Hyderabad, India