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We're looking for a Staff Site Reliability Engineer to join our team, focusing on the core systems that power global financial markets. This isn't just about keeping the lights on; it's about pioneering the future of financial technology. As a member of our Clearing department, you'll be on the front lines, ensuring the integrity and performance of mission-critical systems that facilitate billions of dollars in daily transactions. If you're a builder at heart, driven by a passion for creating ultra-reliable and resilient systems, you'll thrive here.
This is a hybrid role. You must be in our office 2+ days a week**
What You’ll Get
A supportive environment fostering career progression, continuous learning, and an inclusive culture. Broad exposure to CME's diverse products, asset classes, and cross-functional teams. A competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. Learn more about our career opportunities here.
What You’ll Do
As a
Staff Site Reliability Engineer , you'll be a visionary builder of our resilient infrastructure. You'll move beyond conventional operations to apply software engineering principles to every facet of our clearing systems.
Pioneer solutions to guarantee the reliability, performance, and availability of our CME clearing and risk systems, where every millisecond and every transaction counts. Architect and implement cutting-edge solutions for application resiliency and fault tolerance. Drive automation and continuous improvement across the entire system lifecycle, eliminating manual toil and enhancing operational excellence. Integrate SRE principles directly into the software development lifecycle, embedding reliability from day one. Collaborate with cross-functional development and platform teams, providing expert-level guidance to deploy and maintain critical applications. Innovate and lead efforts to prevent incidents, enhance operational processes, and automate solutions at a global scale. Spearhead the adoption of observability and performance testing, guiding teams to a "build with SRE mindset" culture. Own the end-to-end operational integrity of products, understanding and contributing to the bigger picture of the organization.
What You’ll Bring
A strong academic background: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field is strongly preferred. Cloud expertise: Hands-on experience deploying and operating applications using IaaS and PaaS on major cloud providers, preferably Google Cloud Services. Coding fluency: Proficiency in one or more of the following languages: Java, Python, Bash, or Go. Typescript and/or Rust are a significant plus. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) mastery: Experience with tools such as GKE, Terraform, CloudFormation, and Chef. Proven reliability engineering skills: Deep knowledge of SRE and security best practices, with a track record of implementing them into workflows. A solid understanding of performance testing tools is essential, along with the ability to help teams resolve complex performance issues. Automation prowess: Demonstrated experience with automation, CI/CD, orchestration, and configuration management. Observability knowledge: Familiarity with logging and observability platforms such as OpenTelemetry and Prometheus. A security-first mindset: Strong understanding of security and compliance frameworks. Problem-solving abilities: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences. Strong collaboration skills: An agile team player who is self-motivated and can work with minimal supervision while juggling multiple concurrent projects. A passion for innovation: A continuous desire to learn and stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and industry trends.
CME Group is committed to offering a competitive total rewards package for our employees that recognizes their contributions to the business and reflects our long-term investment in their future. The pay range for this role is $128,500-$214,100. Actual salary offered will be dependent on a wide array of factors including but not limited to: relevant experience, skills, education and comparison to internal employees (where relevant). Our compensation program also includes an annual target bonus opportunity for all employees, as well as the opportunity to become an owner in the company through our broad-based equity program. Through our benefits program, we strive to offer flexibility, value and choice. From comprehensive health coverage, to a retirement package that includes both a 401(k) and an active pension plan, to highly competitive education reimbursement provisions, paid time off and a mental health benefit, CME Group offers a holistic benefits package for our team and their dependents.
CME Group: Where Futures are Made
CME Group is the world’s leading derivatives marketplace. But who we are goes deeper than that. Here, you can impact markets worldwide. Transform industries. And build a career by shaping tomorrow. We invest in your success and you own it – all while working alongside a team of leading experts who inspire you in ways big and small. Problem solvers, difference makers, trailblazers. Those are our people. And we’re looking for more.
At CME Group, we embrace our employees' unique experiences and skills to ensure that everyone’s perspectives are acknowledged and valued. As an equal-opportunity employer, we consider all potential employees without regard to any protected characteristic.
Important Notice:
Recruitment fraud is on the rise, with scammers using misleading promises of job offers and interviews to solicit money and personal information from job seekers. CME Group adheres to established procedures designed to maintain trust, confidence and security throughout our recruitment process. Learn more here.
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Staff Site Reliability Engineer
role at
CME Group Join to apply for the
Staff Site Reliability Engineer
role at
CME Group Direct message the job poster from CME Group Strategic Talent Architect
| Director of Recruiting Passionate about People, Networking, and Continuous Growth
#TalentAcquisition
We're looking for a Staff Site Reliability Engineer to join our team, focusing on the core systems that power global financial markets. This isn't just about keeping the lights on; it's about pioneering the future of financial technology. As a member of our Clearing department, you'll be on the front lines, ensuring the integrity and performance of mission-critical systems that facilitate billions of dollars in daily transactions. If you're a builder at heart, driven by a passion for creating ultra-reliable and resilient systems, you'll thrive here.
This is a hybrid role. You must be in our office 2+ days a week**
What You’ll Get
A supportive environment fostering career progression, continuous learning, and an inclusive culture. Broad exposure to CME's diverse products, asset classes, and cross-functional teams. A competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. Learn more about our career opportunities here.
What You’ll Do
As a
Staff Site Reliability Engineer , you'll be a visionary builder of our resilient infrastructure. You'll move beyond conventional operations to apply software engineering principles to every facet of our clearing systems.
Pioneer solutions to guarantee the reliability, performance, and availability of our CME clearing and risk systems, where every millisecond and every transaction counts. Architect and implement cutting-edge solutions for application resiliency and fault tolerance. Drive automation and continuous improvement across the entire system lifecycle, eliminating manual toil and enhancing operational excellence. Integrate SRE principles directly into the software development lifecycle, embedding reliability from day one. Collaborate with cross-functional development and platform teams, providing expert-level guidance to deploy and maintain critical applications. Innovate and lead efforts to prevent incidents, enhance operational processes, and automate solutions at a global scale. Spearhead the adoption of observability and performance testing, guiding teams to a "build with SRE mindset" culture. Own the end-to-end operational integrity of products, understanding and contributing to the bigger picture of the organization.
What You’ll Bring
A strong academic background: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field is strongly preferred. Cloud expertise: Hands-on experience deploying and operating applications using IaaS and PaaS on major cloud providers, preferably Google Cloud Services. Coding fluency: Proficiency in one or more of the following languages: Java, Python, Bash, or Go. Typescript and/or Rust are a significant plus. Infrastructure as Code (IaC) mastery: Experience with tools such as GKE, Terraform, CloudFormation, and Chef. Proven reliability engineering skills: Deep knowledge of SRE and security best practices, with a track record of implementing them into workflows. A solid understanding of performance testing tools is essential, along with the ability to help teams resolve complex performance issues. Automation prowess: Demonstrated experience with automation, CI/CD, orchestration, and configuration management. Observability knowledge: Familiarity with logging and observability platforms such as OpenTelemetry and Prometheus. A security-first mindset: Strong understanding of security and compliance frameworks. Problem-solving abilities: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences. Strong collaboration skills: An agile team player who is self-motivated and can work with minimal supervision while juggling multiple concurrent projects. A passion for innovation: A continuous desire to learn and stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and industry trends.
CME Group is committed to offering a competitive total rewards package for our employees that recognizes their contributions to the business and reflects our long-term investment in their future. The pay range for this role is $128,500-$214,100. Actual salary offered will be dependent on a wide array of factors including but not limited to: relevant experience, skills, education and comparison to internal employees (where relevant). Our compensation program also includes an annual target bonus opportunity for all employees, as well as the opportunity to become an owner in the company through our broad-based equity program. Through our benefits program, we strive to offer flexibility, value and choice. From comprehensive health coverage, to a retirement package that includes both a 401(k) and an active pension plan, to highly competitive education reimbursement provisions, paid time off and a mental health benefit, CME Group offers a holistic benefits package for our team and their dependents.
CME Group: Where Futures are Made
CME Group is the world’s leading derivatives marketplace. But who we are goes deeper than that. Here, you can impact markets worldwide. Transform industries. And build a career by shaping tomorrow. We invest in your success and you own it – all while working alongside a team of leading experts who inspire you in ways big and small. Problem solvers, difference makers, trailblazers. Those are our people. And we’re looking for more.
At CME Group, we embrace our employees' unique experiences and skills to ensure that everyone’s perspectives are acknowledged and valued. As an equal-opportunity employer, we consider all potential employees without regard to any protected characteristic.
Important Notice:
Recruitment fraud is on the rise, with scammers using misleading promises of job offers and interviews to solicit money and personal information from job seekers. CME Group adheres to established procedures designed to maintain trust, confidence and security throughout our recruitment process. Learn more here.
Seniority level
Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type
Employment type Full-time Job function
Job function Engineering and Information Technology Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at CME Group by 2x Get notified about new Site Reliability Engineer jobs in
Chicago, IL . Arlington Heights, IL $87,780.00-$114,376.00 1 week ago Cloud Engineer, Platform and Infrastructure, PSO, Google Cloud
Chicago, IL $123,000.00-$176,000.00 1 week ago Site Reliability Engineer - Quantitative Trading
Chicago, IL $200,000.00-$300,000.00 6 days ago Sr Site Reliability Engineer (Infrastructure)_W2_Columbia , MD
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