Engineering Manager – SaaS Onboarding and Reliability

SimCorp; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 9,578,544 - 13,409,961; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global hybrid work policy

Growth and innovation opportunities

Inclusive and diverse company culture

Job summary

SimCorp in Hyderabad is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead Site Reliability Engineering teams in the SaaS division. This role involves ensuring high availability and performance across Azure-hosted platforms, while fostering a productive engineering culture.

The successful candidate will have 2-4 years of leadership experience and deep knowledge of SRE practices. This position includes a global hybrid work policy, allowing flexibility with a strong emphasis on innovation and personal development.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of leadership experience with a focus on operational excellence.
• Fluency in core SRE practices including monitoring, automation, and incident response.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure and ITIL processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead teams of SREs responsible for Azure-based infrastructure.
• Align SRE capabilities with product outcomes.
• Foster an inclusive and productive engineering culture.

Skills

Leadership experience

Core SRE practices

Microsoft Azure

ITIL processes

Job description

Engineering Manager – SaaS Onboarding and Reliability

As an Engineering Manager (SRE) in our SaaS division, you will lead one or more Site Reliability Engineering teams within a Product Area. These teams ensure high availability, performance, and operational excellence across our Azure-hosted SaaS platforms, supporting both onboarding and running client environments. You will focus on creating an environment where engineers can thrive, deliver reliably, and continuously improve our infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead 1–2 teams of SREs responsible for Azure-based infrastructure and client platform operations
• Partner with Product Owners and other stakeholders to align SRE capabilities with product outcomes
• Act as a people manager, responsible for hiring, performance development, 1:1s, and career growth
• Guide teams through both short‑term delivery cycles (sprints) and long‑term infrastructure evolution
• Foster a healthy, inclusive, and productive engineering culture
• Support your teams in resolving technical challenges, collaborating on system design and automation
• Promote security best practices, reliability goals (SLOs/SLIs), and cross‑team consistency
• Partner with other engineering managers and tech leads to define and deliver shared platform capabilities
• Champion operational excellence by setting and tracking relevant SRE metrics and KPIs
• Serve as a servant leader, enabling your team’s success and coaching for growth

Qualifications

• You are an engineer at heart, focused on enabling others to deliver operational excellence
• You bring 2–4 years of leadership experience and build followership
• You are fluent in core SRE practices (monitoring, automation, CI/CD, incident response, IaC)
• You have experience working in or managing teams using Microsoft Azure
• You’re familiar with ITIL processes, especially incident and problem management
• You know what “good” looks like and are comfortable with incremental progress over perfection
• You share our values: Caring, Customer Success Driven, Collaboration, Curious, Courageous

Benefits

• Global hybrid work policy – we ask you to work 2 days a week from the office. If you choose you can work remotely the other days.
• Growth and innovation – every 6th sprint is reserved for planning and innovation, giving you a chance to explore and learn new skills or improve something beneficial to you, your team or the application.
• Self‑direction – high degree of self‑organization. Each team and developer has a high degree of freedom to plan, organize, and design their work.
• Inclusive and diverse company culture
• Work‑life balance – equilibrium between professional responsibilities, enhancing your personal and professional life.
• Empowerment – all voices are valuable and must be heard. You will be involved in shaping our work processes.

SimCorp is an equal‑opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds, without regard to race, gender, age, disability, or any other protected status under applicable law. We are committed to building a culture where diverse perspectives and expertise are integrated into our everyday work.