Lead Site Reliability Engineer - Database Management

Job title: Lead Site Reliability Engineer - Database Management

About the Role This role ensures a seamless onboarding experience for clients on SimCorp’s SaaS platform. You will manage and troubleshoot Azure pipelines, align client requirements with PaaS capabilities, and drive automation through CI/CD and Infrastructure-as-Code while leading design workshops and mentoring teammates to deliver secure, scalable solutions for our SaaS transformation.

What You'll Do

• Manage and troubleshoot pipelines for client onboarding within the Azure platform.
• Understand Platform-As-A-Service (PaaS) platform and align client requirements to existing features; identify, define and scope new features when necessary.
• Provide weekend support as needed to ensure platform availability.
• Lead design workshops with clients, vendors and other key stakeholders, both onsite and virtually.
• Handle incidents and service requests within SLA; mentor junior colleagues to foster knowledge sharing and team development.
• Work in Agile teams to deliver complex onboarding programs; perform configuration management and Disaster Recovery tasks on a new environment.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s in Computer Science or related field (Master’s is a plus) and 7–10 years of operational experience troubleshooting mission-critical software systems.
• In-depth knowledge of Oracle Database architecture (19c), administration, troubleshooting, RCAs, performance/SQL tuning, and experience supporting applications on Oracle; ability to generate/schedule OEM reports, configure monitoring/alerts, and perform capacity planning.
• Linux for DBAs, Shell scripting, managing large data warehouse DBs, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, Azure DevOps for deployment automation, and willingness to learn new technologies.
• Experience/understanding of Kubernetes and Docker; strong knowledge of monitoring/logging tools (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, Grafana).
• Incident and service request handling within SLA, collaboration with customers, effective communication, and strong ownership/accountability.
• Team player with problem-solving mindset, proactive attitude, and ability to work in fast-paced environments.

Nice to Have

• Snowflake
• Azure Cloud knowledge
• SQL Server DB administration

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range for Toronto position: CAD 104,240 - 143,300; base pay may vary based on experience, skills and qualifications; annual discretionary bonus eligible.
• Health and dental care, time off and Group RRSP/TFSA.
• SimCorp follows a global hybrid policy: work from the office two days a week and remote on other days.