Senior Site Reliability Engineer

simcorp; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 4,000,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global hybrid work policy

Growth and innovation sprint time

Self-Direction

Job summary

SimCorp is seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer to guide SRE initiatives across multiple product areas and lead the Azure-based cloud strategy. You will architect scalable, secure, and automated solutions for onboarding and live operations, while mentoring engineers and shaping governance.

The role emphasizes deep Azure expertise, IaC, observability, and incident management within a SaaS-first cloud-native context.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in Site Reliability Engineering, Cloud Infra, or Platform Architecture.
• Extensive Azure expertise: architecture, deployment, cost optimization.
• Mastery of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM, Bicep).
• Strong understanding of observability stacks and incident management.

Responsibilities

• Act as the technical lead on SRE initiatives across product areas.
• Drive strategic use of Microsoft Azure in onboarding and reliability.
• Architect scalable, secure, and automated solutions for onboarding and live operations.
• Lead design and evolution of cross-cutting platform capabilities (observability, CI/CD, IaC, DR).
• Shape Azure implementation patterns to ensure standardization and cost-efficiency.

Skills

SRE experience

ITIL processes

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's or higher in CS/Eng

Tools

Azure

Terraform

ARM/Bicep

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD

Grafana/Application Insights

Job description

Senior Site Reliability Engineer

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.

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WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT TO US

As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer, you will 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.

This role goes beyond hands-on engineering. You will play a key architectural and leadership role in designing scalable systems, mentoring senior engineers, and shaping our Azure governance models. With deep expertise in SRE and ITIL practices, you will elevate platform resilience and client experience across both onboarding and ongoing operations.

Your impact will be felt across departments, helping SimCorp become a fully cloud-native SaaS provider with high-performing, secure, and automated service delivery.

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

• 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 (e.g., 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

You share our values: Caring, Customer Success Driven, Collaboration, Curious, Courageous

WHAT WE VALUE

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field
• 8+ 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 (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

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. Of course you are welcome at the office if that is your preference.
• Growth and innovation - Every 6th sprint is reserved for planning and innovation. So, with regular intervals you have a chance to explore and learn new skills or improve something that you believe will be beneficial to you, your team or the application.
• Self-Direction - High de