Lead Site Reliability Engineer

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WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT TO US

Lead Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) will be responsible for leading the efforts to maintain and improve the reliability, scalability, and performance of various SimCorp products and services. This individual will work collaboratively with product development teams across several lines of business and other stakeholders as a requirement to fulfill their responsibilities effectively. The candidate will need in-depth expertise and experience in Azure Cloud and associated technologies to address infrastructure challenges, implement automation solutions, and boost overall operational effectiveness

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

• Lead the development of SRE solutions, including monitoring and alerting, machine learning-based anomaly detection, self-healing mechanisms, and reliability testing strategies.

• Design and implement reliability, scalability, and performance strategies, while leading the development of initiatives for capacity planning, resource management, and automation opportunities across systems and onboarding pipelines.

• Collaborate with product development teams to optimize application performance and infrastructure, applying design-thinking and agile methodologies in cross-functional environments.

• Build tools and automation to eliminate manual TOIL, improve engineering velocity, developer experience, and improve system reliability.

• Define and manage SLOs and error budgets in partnership with Engineering teams.

• Contribute to incidents, problems, and change management processes.

• Execute disaster recovery, configuration management, and platform readiness tasks.

• Manage incident response and root cause analysis, ensuring timely resolution of outages and performance issues, and maintaining high-quality documentation for operational processes and system configurations.

• Collaborate with Agile teams and take part in design discussions with clients, vendors, and stakeholders.

• Drive continuous improvement and adoption of best practices, including change management, observability, and operational excellence, while staying current with technology trends through formal and self-directed learning.

• Mentor and guide junior SREs, promoting a culture of collaboration and knowledge-sharing, and participate in on-call rotations (including weekends) as needed.

• Flexible working in regular & evening shift on rotational basis and providing weekend or On-Call support as needed.

WHAT WE VALUE 

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, with 5–8+ years in SRE or Cloud Infrastructure leadership.

• Extensive expertise in Microsoft Azure, including production-grade design, operations, and cloud-native reliability practices.

• Must have expertise with Microsoft Azure Cloud.

• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Bicep, ARM and Terraform and comprehensive understanding of monitoring and incident frameworks.

• Solid experience in monitoring and logging tools (Azure Monitor, Application Insights, DataDog, Log Analytics).

• Direct experience leading incident response, platform-wide reliability improvements, and applying ITIL practices (problem, change, incident management).

• Experience working with observability frameworks like Open Telemetry and distributed tracing systems

• Experience in centralizing authentication, managing user identities, and implementing secure access protocols (SAML, OAuth, OIDC)

• Experience setting up synthetic monitoring using Playwright or equivalent.

• Solid Understanding of networking, containerization (Kubernetes, Docker)

• Good understanding of APIs, scripting languages like PowerShell, Bash, Kusto and databases like SQL, Cosmos DB and PostgreSQL

• Established expertise in mentoring engineers, steering architectural decisions, and synchronizing long-term strategies with actionable implementation

• Knowledge of AI/ML-based anomaly detection, log aggregation and analysis tools like Microsoft Azure Anomaly Detector or equivalent.

• Familiarity with SimCorp Dimension & Salesforce User is a plus

• Proficiency in IT service management (ITSM) frameworks like ITIL, focusing on incident, change, and problem management to improve operational efficiency.

• Experience managing both onboarding projects and live production operations

• Collaborative mindset and ability to work in cross-functional teams

• Interest in continuous learning and growth within our Product Area
   

BENEFITS

• Flexible working hours and hybrid model - 2 days in the office, 3 days remote 

• Modern office (next to Wilanowska metro station) with quiet zones and ergonomic workstations 

• Base salary with annual bonus structure  

• Holiday allowance upon a 2-week vacation 

• Occasional remote work across Poland and international options available (up to 24 days domestic, 20 days international per year - subject to internal policy) 

• Employer-paid Medicover Platinum healthcare package (employee-paid family upgrade available) 

• Multisport card with 75% employer contribution 

• Unum group life insurance (employee-paid upgrade available) 

• Medicover travel insurance for private trips and global business travel insurance 

• Possibility to join Deutsche Börse Group Share Plan (eligible after 1 year) 

• Copyrights program for certain roles  

• Possibility to develop your career in an international environment 

• Professional training and courses provided by SimCorp 

• Polish language classes for foreign employees; German and English classes based on business needs 

• Integration events, volunteering initiatives and employee-led clubs 

Compensation ranges are being disclosed at the initial stage of candidate engagement.
 

NEXT STEP

Please send us your application in English via our career site as soon as possible, we process incoming applications continually. Please note that only applications sent through our system will be processed. At SimCorp, we recognize that bias can unintentionally occur in the recruitment process. To uphold fairness and equal opportunities for all applicants, we kindly ask you to exclude personal data such as photos, age, or any non-professional information from your application. Thank you for aiding us in our endeavor to mitigate biases in our recruitment process.

For any questions you are welcome to contact our Talent Acquisition Partner. If you are interested in being a part of SimCorp but are not sure this role is suitable, submit your CV anyway. SimCorp is on an exciting growth journey, and our Talent Acquisition Team is ready to assist you discover the right role for you. The approximate time to consider your CV is three weeks.

We are eager to continually improve our talent acquisition process and make everyone’s experience positive and valuable. Therefore, during the process we will ask you to provide your feedback, which is highly appreciated.

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, education, professional experiences, ages, and backgrounds.

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 welcome 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.