Senior Cloud Engineer, Cboe

$130.9-192.5k

Plus incentive compensation packages and Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Salary dependent on location

AWS

Kubernetes

GCP

Python

Terraform

Jenkins

Senior and Expert level

Chicago

New York

More information about location

Market infrastructure and tradable product provider

Open for applications

Market infrastructure and tradable product provider

1001+ employees

B2BInvestingTradingFinancial Services

Open for applications

$130.9-192.5k

Plus incentive compensation packages and Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Salary dependent on location

AWS

Kubernetes

GCP

Python

Terraform

Jenkins

Senior and Expert level

Chicago

New York

More information about location

1001+ employees

B2BInvestingTradingFinancial Services

Company mission

To build a trusted, inclusive global marketplace that enables people to pursue a sustainable financial future.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

6+ years of experience working with public cloud platforms (AWS and GCP preferred) in a professional setting
Deep, hands-on experience deploying and managing Kubernetes (EKS, GKE) and GitOps (Argo CD)
Deep, hands-on experience using Terraform, CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions), and scripting languages (Python) to deploy, maintain, and support cloud infrastructure
Strong experience supporting containerized applications and Linux-based systems
Strong understanding of networking, IAM, cloud observability, and common cloud services such as AWS VPC, EC2, S3, SNS, SQS, and Lambda
Familiarity with managing secrets and sensitive configuration using tools such as HashiCorp Vault
Experience designing, deploying, and operating fault-tolerant systems with on-call responsibilities
Strong collaboration and communication skills, including working effectively with engineers, security, and operations teams
Interest in continuous learning and in developing the engineers around you

What the job involves

We are seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer for Cboe’s Cloud Operations team. The Cloud Operations team is responsible for building and operating Cboe’s cloud-based applications, including products supporting clearing, exchange, and data solutions platforms. This role is focused on designing, automating, and operating infrastructure solutions for cloud-native applications
Senior Cloud Engineers are expected to lead project delivery, shape team processes and technical standards, and raise the technical depth of the engineers around them
You bring breadth across infrastructure disciplines, including network design, system administration, storage management, security policy implementation, virtualization, and process automation
You apply it to build secure cloud infrastructure, support application runtime environments, and collaborate with engineers at all levels. You are proactive in diagnosing complex technical issues and own the automation the team depends on
Build and maintain a globally distributed cloud infrastructure platform using Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform)
Collaborate with Cloud Platform Engineering and business unit application teams to engineer infrastructure solutions for their cloud-based applications
Design, deploy, and operate Kubernetes-based platforms and workloads (EKS, Cluster API), including GitOps workflows (e.g., Argo CD)
Support and enhance CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation
Perform system and database maintenance, including application deployment, backup and restoration, patching, and upgrades
Maintain cloud environments through incident response, troubleshooting, and performance tuning
Participate in on-call rotations and support operational readiness
Drive retrospectives to identify opportunities to improve platform scalability and supportability
Lead implementation of cloud infrastructure projects from design through delivery
Own complex workstreams end-to-end — scope, sequencing, and hand-off to operations
Communicate status, blockers, and risks clearly to stakeholders and leadership
Lead design discussions and reviews, and provide technical direction and feedback to other engineers
Define and evolve the patterns and standards that keep the platform consistent and maintainable
Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to ensure systems are secure and compliant
Create and maintain clear, accurate documentation — infrastructure designs, standard operating procedures, and support runbooks — tailored to the target audience (e.g., engineers, support staff)

Our take

Cboe provides market infrastructure and tradable products, including options, offering trading, clearing and investment solutions to market participants globally. Promising to operate an inclusive and trusted marketplace, its services ultimately enable participants to access a sustainable financial future.

The company is truly global, offering solutions across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific, and meeting the specific needs of its customers from where they are based. Its reach is echoed in the creation or acquisition of entirely new markets and market models, many of which served as the first of their kind, and hence have grown to become some of the largest, most relied upon out there.

Cboe intends to build upon the momentum that it continues to snowball year-on-year, growing its presence across North America whilst refining its latest innovations. For its participants, it will find new ways to enhance the overall equities markets while improving the customer experience on its platforms.

Steph

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

16% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (4.2)

Company

Company HQ

West Loop Gate, Chicago, IL

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