Date: Aug 21, 2025
Location: Remote, GB Remote, ES
Company: Syniti
ABOUT US
Syniti is the enterprise data partner, empowering anyone who relies on data to make business-critical decisions by delivering data they can trust through a unique combination of intelligent software and experts who deeply understand the role of data in enterprise growth.
Trusted by the Fortune 2000, Syniti helps leading businesses reconfigure the role of enterprise data from afterthought to foundational first step; enabling them to unlock valuable insights that ignite growth, reduce risk, and expand their competitive advantage.
Syniti’s Data First philosophy and enterprise data management platform supports data migration, data quality, data replication, data matching, master data management, analytics, data governance, and data strategy in a single, unified solution.
As an innovative, global leader in Enterprise Data Management, the combination of our award-winning software platform and premier consultants creates a unique advantage for leading enterprises. Syniti is also a preferred data solution used by the world’s top system integrators. Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with offices in 25 countries around the world, Syniti operates in all global regions and industry verticals, and maintains a 100% client success rate across thousands of complex data projects and initiatives.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Principal SRE – Azure Specialist will drive the design and implementation of automation, observability, and operational excellence within Syniti’s Microsoft Azure-hosted runtime environments. This role will focus on architecting and deploying globally scalable, regionally compliant (Cyber Essentials+, SecNumCloud), zero trust architectures.
This engineer will lead the technical project to port Syniti’s SaaS architecture and services from AWS to Azure, ensuring platform consistency, operational parity, and regulatory alignment. They will serve as a cross-functional technical leader, developing resilient IaC frameworks, secure deployment models, and integrating Azure-native services with Kubernetes (AKS) and Syniti’s platform stack.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Design and maintain Azure-hosted environments supporting the Syniti SaaS platform across multiple global regions.
Build reusable IaC modules in terraform for network, compute, and managed PaaS services.
Integrate Azure-native logging, security, and cost optimization with observability pipelines.
Lead incident resolution and proactive failure domain analysis within Azure-hosted regions.
Develop secure service-to-service communication standards leveraging Azure AD workload identity and pod identities.
Collaborate with Compliance and Security to meet UK, EU, and French regional regulatory requirements.
Drive self-healing systems using automation to reduce toil and human intervention.
Support cloud region expansion and infrastructure builds via GitOps and pipeline automation.
WHAT IT TAKES
Self-starter with deep understanding of hybrid cloud patterns and Azure ecosystems.
Ability to thrive in a high-stakes, distributed operations environment with mission-critical SaaS systems.
Strong communication and cross-regional collaboration capabilities.
Deep technical expertise across Azure infrastructure and platform services.
Comfort working with engineers across DevOps, Security, and Product teams to deliver shared outcomes.
Strong customer service and problem-solving orientation.
Technical Skills & Experience
15+ years of experience in infrastructure, cloud, or SRE roles.
5+ years designing or operating in Azure environments including AKS, Storage, VNets, Private Link, Azure Monitor.
3+ years proficiency with GitOps and declarative infrastructure patterns using tools like Terraform, Bicep, or Pulumi.
3+ years implementing or maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
2+ years of Software Development experience
Advanced scripting skills in Bash, Python, or Go.
Strong understanding of managed identity, Azure AD, and Kubernetes identity integrations.
Experience supporting compliance efforts in UK/EU-regulated environments.
WHAT WE OFFER
- Trust that you are good at what you’re doing. At Syniti you will find a supportive environment and access to learning tools, but micromanagement is not our thing.
- Growth. We are growing rapidly and steadily solving the biggest challenges enterprise companies are faced with today. There was never a better time to join and grow with us. Most importantly you will have the chance to shape our journey and share in our success story.
- Support. We all rely on each other and enable each other to be successful. You won’t stand alone.
- Curiosity and genuine interest in you. We all have our different stories, all equally fascinating with each depicting a different journey and we want to hear them all.
- Recognition. We are the sum of individual achievements and we always take the time to celebrate them.
- An open organisation. Hierarchies are not our thing and access is something we make sure of across the board. We are a family where everyone is just as important, everyone’s work is seen and ideas valued.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
At Syniti, we’re committed to creating a respectful, inclusive, and fair workplace where everyone belongs and thrives. We believe that diverse perspectives make us stronger — and we value the unique backgrounds, experiences, and voices each person brings to our team.
We welcome applicants based on their skills and potential, and we’re dedicated to ensuring equal opportunities for all, regardless of personal background. If you need accommodations during the hiring process, please let us know — we’re here to support you.