Principal Site Reliability Engineer

Join SimCorp as a Principal Site Reliability Engineer and 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.

Requirements

• 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
• 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 (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
• 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

Benefits

• Global hybrid work policy
• Self-Directed work style
• Inclusive and diverse company culture
• Pension and health benefits and bonus
• Work-life balance