Lead CI/CD & DevOps Engineer

Lead DevOps Engineer, India 
Shift Timing: UK Hours 2:00PM to 11:00PM IST

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 Lead CI/CD & DevOps Engineer to join our Pipeline and Platform teams. This role is pivotal in enhancing developer productivity and infrastructure maturity through automation, streamlined workflows, and platform stability. You will enable engineering teams to operate with minimal oversight while ensuring SimCorp’s hosted environments operate securely, reliably, and efficiently on cloud platforms like Azure.

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

You will be using multiple technologies, and your responsibilities will also include: 

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps preferred). 

• Automate infrastructure provisioning and application deployment using tools like Terraform/OpenTofu, ARM, and Bicep. 

• Mature and automate Azure-based solutions, ensuring maintainability and performance. 

• Collaborate with engineers to refine and implement DevOps best practices. 

• Regularly contribute to code reviews, test automation, sprint planning, and team retrospectives

• Troubleshoot and support infrastructure in production and development environments. 

• Promote knowledge sharing and encourage a DevOps culture within the team

• Explore and adopt emerging technologies to improve platform efficiency and developer experience.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We expect you to be good at several of the following and be able to - and interested in - learning the rest. 

Essential

• 8+ years of experience in DevOps, Platform Engineering, or CI/CD roles. 

• Deep expertise in GitHub Actions and/or Azure DevOps or any other CI tool. 

• Proficient PowerShell scripting skills

• Azure cloud proficiency, including AAD, DNS, Networking, and resource management. 

• Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, OpenTofu, ARM templates, or Bicep). 

• Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes). 

• Understanding of security best practices in cloud and CI/CD environments. 

Desired qualifications

• Bash, Python, or JavaScript scripting. 

• Kotlin or .NET experience. 

• SonarQube or other static code analysis tools. 

• Monitoring tools like Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Prometheus, Grafana. 

• AI integration into developer workflows or pipelines.

WHAT WE VALUE 

• A developer-first mindset and experience improving developer feedback cycles

• Experience working with monolithic and modern codebases (e.g., C#). 

• Solid problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills

• Self-management, initiative, and a drive for continuous improvement

• Ability to collaborate across teams and mentor other engineers

• Fluent in English (CEFR Level C1 or above) 

BENEFITS

• Global hybrid work policy - We ask you to work 2 days a week from the office. If you choose you can work remotely the other days. Of course you are welcome at the office if that is your preference.

• Growth and innovation - Every 6th sprint is reserved for planning and innovation. So, with regular intervals you have a chance to explore and learn new skills or improve something that you believe will be beneficial to you, your team or the application.

• Self-Direction - High degree of self-organization. Each team and developer have a high degree of freedom to plan, organize and design their work.

• Inclusive and diverse company culture

• Work-life balance – We believe that an equilibrium between professional responsibilities makes us all the best version of ourselves, both in private life and as colleagues in the workplace

• Empowerment – We believe that all voices are valuable and must be heard. You will be involved in shaping our work processes

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.   

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.  

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