Principal Site Reliability Engineer - SaaS
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About the Role
The Principal Site Reliability Engineer at SimCorp, at the IC6 grade, is responsible for ensuring the availability, reliability, and performance of mission-critical systems and.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the design, implementation, and management of systems and solutions to improve system reliability and scalability
- Automate operational tasks and processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention
- Monitor system performance and availability, proactively identifying and resolving issues
- Collaborate with development teams to integrate reliability focused practices into the software development lifecycle
- Conduct root cause analysis for incidents and outages, implementing long term fixes and preventive measures
- Develop and maintain infrastructure monitoring, alerting, and logging systems
- Ensure security, performance, and scalability of cloud based infrastructure
- Provide mentorship and guidance to junior engineers
- Engage with cross functional teams to prioritize reliability and performance
Requirements
- 5 8 years of experience in site reliability engineering, cloud infrastructure, or related field
- Deep knowledge of SRE principles, practices, and tools
- Hands on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and infrastructure as code tools
- Strong ability to automate operational tasks
- Experience building and maintaining monitoring, alerting, and logging systems
- Proven ability to respond to incidents rapidly and implement preventive measures
- Ability to work effectively across development, operations, and IT teams
- Commitment to mentoring junior team members
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Role Overview
- The Principal Site Reliability Engineer at SimCorp, at the IC6 grade, is responsible for ensuring the availability, reliability, and performance of mission critical systems and services.
- With typically 5 8 years of experience in site reliability engineering, cloud infrastructure, or a related field, this role works independently to design and implement robust solutions, automate processes, and proactively address system issues.
- The Principal Site Reliability Engineer collaborates closely with development, operations, and IT teams to ensure high quality service delivery and operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the design, implementation, and management of systems and solutions to improve system reliability and scalability.
- Automate operational tasks and processes to improve efficiency, reduce manual intervention, and enhance system performance.
- Monitor system performance and availability, proactively identifying and resolving issues before they impact users or services.
- Collaborate with development teams to integrate reliability focused practices into the software development lifecycle.
- Conduct root cause analysis for incidents and outages, implementing long term fixes and preventive measures.
- Develop and maintain infrastructure monitoring, alerting, and logging systems to ensure visibility and proactive management of systems.
- Ensure the security, performance, and scalability of cloud based infrastructure, following best practices for configuration management and deployment.
- Provide mentorship and guidance to junior engineers, promoting best practices and knowledge sharing within the team.
- Engage with cross functional teams to ensure reliability and performance are prioritized across the organization's systems and services.
Type of Work This Role Could Engage With
- Leading efforts to design and implement solutions to enhance the reliability, scalability, and availability of critical systems.
- Collaborating with development teams to ensure that systems and services are built with reliability in mind.
- Automating monitoring, incident management, and infrastructure provisioning to streamline operations and enhance efficiency.
- Analyzing data from system performance metrics to identify trends, bottlenecks, and areas for improvement.
- Participating in incident response and on call rotations, ensuring rapid resolution of critical issues.
- Building and managing infrastructure as code (IaC) to ensure consistent and scalable system deployment.
- Engaging in capacity planning and performance tuning to meet business requirements and optimize system performance.
- Continuously evaluating and incorporating emerging technologies, tools, and practices to improve system reliability.
What We Value
- Site Reliability Engineering Expertise: deep knowledge of SRE principles, practices, and tools to maintain and improve system reliability.
- Cloud Infrastructure Proficiency: hands on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and infrastructure as code tools.
- Automation & Scripting: strong ability to automate operational tasks, reducing manual toil and improving system efficiency.
- Monitoring & Observability: experience building and maintaining robust monitoring, alerting, and logging systems.
- Incident Management & Root Cause Analysis: proven ability to respond to incidents rapidly and implement lasting preventive measures.
- Collaboration & Communication: ability to work effectively across development, operations, and IT teams to drive reliability outcomes.
- Mentorship & Leadership: commitment to growing junior team members and fostering a culture of engineering excellence.
- Analytical Mindset: data driven approach to performance tuning, capacity planning, and continuous improvement.
Benefits and Work Policy
- SimCorp implements a global hybrid work policy, requiring employees to be in the office two days per week and permitting remote work on other days.
- Additional information about location specific benefits is available from the recruiter.
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