Lead Site Reliability Engineer

SimCorp; Toronto; On-site; CAD 113,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental care

Group RRSP/TFSA

Hybrid work policy

Job summary

SimCorp is seeking a Lead Site Reliability Engineer in Toronto to own the reliability, scalability and performance of Azure-hosted environments for our SaaS offering. You will lead onboarding for new and existing client platforms and drive SRE practice across tooling, incident response, and automation.

You will guide automation adoption, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product owners and architects to shape future roadmaps, while participating in on-call weekend support per the needs of

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 5–8+ years in Site Reliability Engineering or Cloud Infrastructure leadership roles.
• Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure, including production-grade design and operation.
• Proficiency with IaC tools like Terraform, Bicep, ARM, Ansible.
• Deep understanding of cloud-native monitoring and incident management frameworks.
• Hands‑on experience in monitoring and logging tools (Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Log Analytics, Grafana).
• Familiarity with SimCorp Dimension is a strong plus.
• Experience managing both onboarding projects and live production operations.
• Broad knowledge of networking, virtualization, containerization (Kubernetes, Docker).
• Broad knowledge with Linux and Windows systems, APIs, scripting (PowerShell, Bash), and SQL.
• Collaborative mindset and ability to work in cross-functional teams.
• Proven ability to mentor and lead engineers, influence architecture decisions, and manage complexity.
• Comfort balancing strategic priorities with hands‑on execution.

Responsibilities

• Own the reliability, scalability, and performance of Azure-hosted environments.
• Lead operational support and onboarding activities for new and running client platforms.
• Provide technical leadership in SRE practices, tooling, and incident response.
• Guide the transition of manual processes into automated, scalable solutions.
• Lead solutions workshops, engage with vendors, and manage senior stakeholders.
• Implement and evolve observability frameworks using SLOs, SLIs, and proactive alerting.
• Oversee disaster recovery planning, incident postmortems, and root cause analysis.
• Ensure high-quality onboarding delivery through reusable automation pipelines.
• Mentor and support the growth of junior and senior engineers in your Product Area.
• Keeping oversight and coordinating routine maintenance, deployments, refreshes, rollbacks, and release Application Upgrades.
• Execute disaster recovery, configuration management, and infrastructure readiness tasks.
• Collaborate with product owners and architects to influence platform design and future roadmaps.
• Provide weekend or on-call support as needed.
• Contribute to incident, problem, and change management processes.

Skills

Azure expertise

SRE leadership

Terraform

Monitoring tools

Kubernetes

PowerShell

Bash

Linux/Windows

Education

CS degree (Bachelor's or Master's)

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Grafana

Azure Monitor

Application Insights

Job description

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 Lead Site Reliability Engineer, you will be embedded within one of our Product Areas, taking ownership of specific responsibility domains where your experience, interests, and growth potential align best. You will work closely with engineers, clients, and stakeholders to ensure reliability, performance, and automation for both newly onboarded and long-running clients on the SimCorp SaaS offering. Your contributions will drive stability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence in our Azure-based environments while supporting SimCorp’s transformation into a cloud-native SaaS provider. This role blends active engineering, incident response, platform configuration, and service quality, - guided by ITIL and SRE best practices.

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

• Own the reliability, scalability, and performance of Azure-hosted environments
• Lead operational support and onboarding activities for new and running client platforms
• Provide technical leadership in SRE practices, tooling, and incident response
• Guide the transition of manual processes into automated, scalable solutions
• Lead solutions workshops, engage with vendors, and manage senior stakeholders
• Implement and evolve observability frameworks using SLOs, SLIs, and proactive alerting
• Oversee disaster recovery planning, incident postmortems, and root cause analysis
• Ensure high-quality onboarding delivery through reusable automation pipelines
• Mentor and support the growth of junior and senior engineers in your Product Area
• Keeping oversight and coordinating routine maintenance, deployments, refreshes, rollbacks, and release Application Upgrades
• Execute disaster recovery, configuration management, and infrastructure readiness tasks
• Collaborate with product owners and architects to influence platform design and future roadmaps
• Provide weekend or on-call support as needed
• Contribute to incident, problem, and change management processes

WHAT WE VALUE

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field
• 5–8+ years in Site Reliability Engineering or Cloud Infrastructure leadership roles
• Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure, including production-grade design and operation
• Proficiency with IaC tools like Terraform, Bicep, ARM, Ansible
• Deep understanding of cloud-native monitoring and incident management frameworks
• Hands‑on experience in monitoring and logging tools (Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Log Analytics, Grafana)
• Familiarity with SimCorp Dimension is a strong plus
• Experience managing both onboarding projects and live production operations
• Broad knowledge of networking, virtualization, containerization (Kubernetes, Docker)
• Broad knowledge with Linux and Windows systems, APIs, scripting (PowerShell, Bash), and SQL
• Collaborative mindset and ability to work in cross-functional teams
• Proven ability to mentor and lead engineers, influence architecture decisions, and manage complexity
• Comfort balancing strategic priorities with hands‑on execution

For Toronto only: The salary range for this position is $113,000 to 142,300 CAD. Base pay may vary based on factors such as years of experience, skills and qualifications. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus and benefits including health and dental care, time off and Group RRSP/TFSA.

Benefits SimCorp offers several benefits that might play a significant factor in considering whether to accept a job offer. Since SimCorp operates in 30+ offices worldwide, the benefits package may vary from country to country. Simcorp follows a global hybrid policy, asking employees to work from the office two days each week while allowing remote work on other days.

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 in general. 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. We are committed to building a culture where diverse perspectives and expertise are integrated in 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. SimCorp Canada welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Candidates who require accommodation during the recruitment process should contact the People & Culture team at [e-mail]. This position is for an existing vacancy. Our hiring process uses AI‑enabled tools to support the screening and assessment of applications. All applicants are still reviewed by a skilled recruitment team. AI does not make hiring decisions. Human reviewers, who are trained to understand the limitations, potential risks, and possible biases associated with AI tools, evaluate all applications and AI‑assisted results before any decision is made. If you have questions about how your information is processed in detail, feel free to contact us.

SimCorp is a provider of industry-leading integrated investment management solutions for the global buy side. Founded in 1971, with more than 3,000 employees across five continents, SimCorp is a truly global technology leader that empowers more than half of the world’s top 100 financial companies through its integrated platform, services, and partner ecosystem. SimCorp is a subsidiary of Deutsche Börse Group. As of 2024, SimCorp includes Axioma, the leading provider of risk and management and portfolio optimization solutions for the global buy side.

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