Lead Site Reliability Engineer - Database Management

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:
This role ensures a seamless onboarding experience for our clients on SimCorp’s SaaS platform. You will manage and troubleshoot Azure pipelines, align client requirements with PaaS capabilities, and drive automation through CI/CD and Infrastructure-as-Code. By leading design workshops, mentoring team members, and handling incidents within SLA, you will help deliver secure, scalable, and reliable solutions that are critical to our SaaS transformation and client success.

What you will be responsible for:

• Manage and troubleshoot pipelines for client onboarding within the Azure platform.

• Understand Platform-As-A-Service (PaaS) platform and align client requirements to existing features.

• Identify, define and scope new features when necessary.

• Provide weekend support as needed to ensure platform availability.

• Lead design workshops with clients, vendors and other key stakeholders, both onsite and virtually.

• Handle Incidents and Service requests within SLA

• Mentor junior colleagues to foster knowledge sharing and team development.

• Work effectively within an Agile team to deliver complex onboarding programs in a sprint-based approach.

• Perform configuration Management and Disaster Recovery tasks on a new environment.

What we value

• Bachelor’s in Computer Science or related field (Master’s is a plus) and 7–10 years of operational experience troubleshooting mission-critical software systems.

• In-depth knowledge of Oracle Database architecture (19c), administration, troubleshooting, RCAs, performance/SQL tuning, and experience supporting applications on Oracle; ability to generate/schedule OEM reports, configure monitoring/alerts, and perform capacity planning.

• Linux for DBAs, Shell scripting, managing large data warehouse DBs, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, Azure DevOps for deployment automation, and willingness to learn new technologies.

• Experience/understanding of Kubernetes and Docker; strong knowledge of monitoring/logging tools (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights, Grafana).

• Incident and service request handling within SLA, collaboration with customers, effective communication, and strong ownership/accountability.

• Team player with problem-solving mindset, proactive attitude, and ability to work in fast-paced environments.

Nice to have :

• Snowflake

• Azure Cloud knowledge

• SQL Server DB administration

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 an extensive work-life balance and opportunities for professional development: there is never just only one route - we offer an individual approach to professional development to support the direction you want to take.

Simcorp follows a global hybrid policy, asking employees to work from the office two days each week while allowing remote work on other days. 

For Toronto only: The salary range for this position is $93,610 - $128,714 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.

NEXT STEPS 

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 photo, 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 Jimena Ramirez, Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, at [email protected]. If you are interested in being a part of SimCorp and you can see yourself contributing and thriving in the position described above, 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 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, with SimCorp as the overarching company brand and Axioma as a key product brand.

SimCorp is an equal-opportunity employer. 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.

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 [email protected].

This position is for an existing vacancy.

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