Lead Cloud Engineer - AI Agent

SimCorp; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary & bonus

Pension

Work-life balance

Professional development

Job summary

SimCorp in Warszawa is seeking a Lead Cloud Engineer to oversee AI-related IT infrastructure, ensuring high performance, security, and cost efficiency in a hybrid work setup.

You'll own intake of AI agents, maintain automation portfolios, and build connectors to enable AI tools across the organization, mentoring junior IT operations staff and collaborating with security and compliance teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in IT operations leading infrastructure and services.
• Experience with Azure services and governance controls.
• Hands-on with Copilot Studio and AI orchestration platforms.
• knowledge of API integration patterns and MCP.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, manage, and optimize AI-related IT infrastructure for performance, security, and availability.
• Own intake of AI agents and automations into managed infrastructure.
• Maintain AI tool portfolio with cost control, reliability, monitoring, and issue resolution.
• Develop connectors to enable AI tools usage across the organization.
• Implement IT operations processes and support transition of tasks to Operations Center.
• Ensure security/compliance with guardrails and Azure policies.
• Collaborate with business units and enablement teams to ensure end-to-end execution.
• Mentor junior IT operations staff and promote a collaborative, results-driven culture.

Skills

Azure

Copilot Studio

AI governance

IT operations

Incident management

Security and compliance

Mentoring

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Azure AI Foundry

Copilot Studio

MCP API integration

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.

WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT TO US

At SimCorp we believe AI plays a pivotal role in the futures success of our company. To facilitate the use of AI, we have created an Enterprise AI team, which is responsible for providing the infrastructure and AI tools for the organization, as well as migrating AI agents into our infrastructure. As a Lead Cloud Engineer, you will be responsible for smooth operation and optimization of our AI-related systems and services across.

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

• Play a leading role in the monitoring, management, and optimization of our AI-related IT infrastructure and services to ensure high performance, security, and availability
• Own intake of AI agents and automations built in the organization into our managed infrastructure
• Maintain the portfolio of AI agents and automations, maintaining cost control, reliability, effective monitoring, and resolution of complex issues
• Build and maintain connectors to enable effective use of AI tools across the organization
• Develop and implement IT operational processes in the Enterprise AI area for efficient operations and incident resolution, and support the transition of routine tasks to the Operations Center
• Keep our AI-related infrastructure and tools compliant with security policies, procedures, and industry regulations, including implementing and maintaining guardrails such as Azure Policies and Copilot Studio guidelines
• Collaborate with business units and our AI Enablement team to ensure seamless end-to‑end execution across teams and business function boundaries
• Provide leadership and mentoring to junior IT operations specialists, fostering a collaborative and results-driven team environment

TYPE OF WORK THIS ROLE ENGAGES WITH

• Managing and optimizing IT systems and services to support business operations
• Leading the diagnosis and resolution of complex IT operational issues
• Developing and implementing IT operations processes to improve efficiency and service delivery
• Coaching team members and advancing ongoing improvements in IT operations

WHAT WE VALUE

• With 5 + years of experience in IT operations, this role involves leading and managing IT infrastructure and services, monitoring system performance, and resolving technical issues.maintain high system availability, and meet security standards.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure services, including Azure AI Foundry, Azure Policies, and related infrastructure — you are comfortable navigating the Azure ecosystem and applying governance controls.
• Hands‑on experience with Copilot Studio or similar AI orchestration platforms, and an understanding of how to configure, monitor, and maintain AI tools at scale.
• Familiarity with MCP (Model Context Protocol) or API integration patterns — you understand how to connect AI assistants like Microsoft Copilot and Claude to enterprise systems.
• A solid grasp of IT operations fundamentals: monitoring, incident management, availability, cost control, and service reliability.
• Experience with AI agent lifecycle management — from intake and onboarding through to ongoing monitoring and decommissioning.
• Comfort working across security and compliance boundaries, including implementing guardrails and upholding adherence to policies and regulations.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills — you work effectively across engineering, business, and enablement teams and can translate between technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• An interest in or understanding of AI governance frameworks — you appreciate why guardrails matter and can implement them practically, not just in principle.

BENEFITS

An attractive salary, bonus scheme, and pension are essential for any work agreement. However, in SimCorp, we believe we can offer more. Therefore, in addition to the traditional benefit scheme, we provide a good work & life balance and opportunities for professional development: there is never just one route - we offer an individual approach to professional development to support the direction you want to take. Visit our career pages to learn more about working at SimCorp: www.simcorp.com/career. Since SimCorp operates in 20+ offices worldwide, the benefits package may vary from country to country.

For any questions, you are welcome to contact Katkat Calimag‑Rupera, Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, at email [e-mail].

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 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.

We believe in the continual growth and development of our employees, so that we can provide best‑in‑class solutions to our clients

#LI-Hybrid

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.