Principal Site Reliability Engineer

Job title: Principal Site Reliability Engineer

About the Role As a Principal Site Reliability Engineer, you will be a technical authority across multiple Product Areas, guiding the Azure-based SaaS platform and our Site Reliability strategy. You will lead initiatives around platform reliability, observability, onboarding automation, and incident response, advancing SimCorp's cloud capability. You will also shape architecture and governance, mentor engineers, and drive resilience across onboarding and live operations.

What You'll Do

• 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 (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're Looking For

• 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 Server OS and Windows-based desktop application troubleshooting
• Experience 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

Nice to Have

• Experience with Citrix, Active Directory (AD), and WAC/WSUS is a plus

Compensation & Benefits

• Attractive salary, executive-level bonus scheme, and pension
• Flexible working hours, hybrid work models, and an individualized approach to professional growth
• Access to strategic initiatives and innovation programs across the organization