Senior Azure DevOps 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

The Senior DevOps Engineer plays a pivotal role in agile development. Working within a small, cross-functional team, they deliver high-quality, working solutions that provide tangible value to our customers. Empowered to manage and self-organize, they collaborate with their team and across teams to ensure alignment and meet business goals. The Senior DevOps Engineer actively seeks feedback—from telemetry, logs, tests, users, peers, and stakeholders—to drive continuous improvement in quality and processes.

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

• Administer cloud systems, providing technical operational services to SimCorp Data Management and Cloud SaaS (Software as a Service) for both internal and external customers.
• Apply DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices to maintain and enhance cloud quality of service.
• Develop and deploy automation scripts and batch job schedules.
• Orchestrate cloud services using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, and other IaC tools) for environment creation, and manage release and deployment of executables.
• Set up and maintain monitoring solutions for cloud environments and system components.
• Apply OS, database, security, and infrastructure patches in line with current standards.
• Provide operational metrics (daily, weekly, monthly, annually) to meet SOC2 compliance requirements.
• Conduct Proof of Concepts (PoCs) for innovative solutions in collaboration with the Cloud Services Architect.
• Manage incidents, problems, and changes; implement cloud service policies with a focus on SimCorp Data Management Services.
• Participate in client operational meetings, addressing technical issues and escalating critical matters as needed.
• Maintain high levels of security and availability; take part in annual VAPT (Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing) and Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery exercises.
• Directly engage with clients to resolve issues and improve services.
• Azure Pipelines: Develop and maintain Azure DevOps pipelines to automate deployment and integration.
• Monitoring & Alerts: Implement monitoring solutions for Azure services and servers; configure alerts to effectively identify and resolve issues.
• Scripting: Use PowerShell, Python, or other scripting languages to automate tasks and improve efficiency.
• Collaboration: Work closely with development and operations teams for smooth application integration and deployment.
• Documentation: Maintain comprehensive process, configuration, and procedure documentation.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Most importantly, you can see yourself contributing and thriving in the position described above. How you gained the skills needed for doing that is less important. We expect you to be good at several of the following and be able to - and interested in - learning the rest:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering.
• 5+ years’ experience managing cloud applications, preferably in the financial sector.
• Demonstrated expertise in with Azure DevOps and Azure services, including Active Directory, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Sentinel, Key Vault, Citrix, Oracle Container & PDB, Functions, Monitoring, Insights, and Billing.
• Advanced Windows and Linux server administration skills, along with Oracle administration, PL/SQL, XML, and virtualization (VMware, Citrix).
• Proficiency in Azure pipelines, PowerShell, Python, AWS Lambda, and Azure scripting.
• Experience with infrastructure creation and application deployment using Terraform and Ansible.
• Skilled in developing CI/CD pipelines and associated tooling.
• Knowledge of IT systems administration, IT security operations, and financial data management (reference data, portfolio pricing, corporate actions).
• Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Grafana.
• ITIL and ITOps experience in an agile environment.
• Proficient communication, teamwork, presentation, and listening skills.
• Proficient in analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a strategic and results-driven mindset.

WHAT WE VALUE

At SimCorp, we value a forward-thinking mindset and the ability to thrive in collaborative, team-based environments. While specific business knowledge requirements vary across Product Development, our focus remains within the financial sector. We work across multiple coding languages and technical domains, so the exact skill set will depend on the role—but adaptability, continuous learning, and a passion for technology are key to success here.

BENEFITS

SimCorp offers several benefits that might play a significant factor in considering whether to accept a job offer. Since SimCorp operates in 30+ offices worldwide, the benefits package may vary from country to country.

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

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.

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, 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 welcome applicants from all backgrounds, without regard to race, gender, age, disability, or any other protected status under applicable law

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.

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