Lead Software Engineer - (Azure Devops)

Lead 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.

If you like what we’re saying, keep reading!

WHY THIS ROLE IS IMPORTANT TO US

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Lead DevOps Engineer to architect, implement, and manage scalable CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure across Development, Staging, UAT, and Production environments. This role requires deep expertise in Azure DevOps, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Azure Bicep and Terraform, and a passion for automation and continuous improvement.

You will lead a team of engineers and collaborate closely with development, QA, and security teams to ensure robust, secure, and efficient delivery pipelines and cloud operations.

What You Will Be Responsible For

• Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Architect and manage infrastructure using Azure Bicep and Terraform.
• Drive automation across build, test, deployment, and monitoring processes.
• Define and enforce DevOps standards, governance, and best practices.
• Collaborate with development and QA teams to ensure seamless integration and delivery.
• Monitor and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure.
• Maintain documentation for infrastructure, processes, and configurations.
• Ensure high availability, scalability, and security of production systems.
• Mentor and guide junior DevOps engineers.
  
  

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/master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in DevOps
• Extensive practical experience with Azure DevOps, Azure Bicep, and Terraform.
• Proficient in version control systems like Git, Bitbucket, and SVN.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Azure Pipelines, and GitHub Actions.
• Solid understanding of Azure Cloud services and architecture.
• Experience with Azure B2C/B2B and managing production-grade Azure environments.
• Familiarity with security tools and practices in CI/CD pipelines.
• Advanced scripting skills (PowerShell, Bash, Python, etc.).
• Advanced problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
  
  

What We Value

• Azure certifications (e.g., AZ-400, AZ-104, AZ-305).
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Exposure to monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Azure Monitor.
  
  

Benefits

A attractive salary, bonus scheme, and pension are essential components of any employment package. At SimCorp, we believe we can offer more. In addition to the traditional benefits, we promote an effective work-life balance, including flexible work hours and a hybrid workplace model. Simcorp follows a global hybrid policy, asking employees to work from the office two days each week while allowing remote work on other days.

As a large organization, we offer a wide range of career opportunities, with an individualized approach to professional development to support the career path you wish to pursue

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. 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.