Sr Systems Engineer – REO Compute Support (Tue – Sat)

belfast, antrim, United Kingdom

Company: JR UK

Client / Employer: CME Technology Support Services Ltd

Sr Systems Engineer – REO Compute Support (Tue – Sat)

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to incident response and on‑call rotation
• Own and resolve escalated incidents, identifying and mitigating root causes associated with distributed computing architecture (client server, intranet / internet), hardware platforms and resources: CPU, memory, virtualization, clustering and cloud computing.
• Support the migration of markets applications & infrastructure to Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Collaborate with systems engineers, SREs and product engineering teams to monitor, maintain and troubleshoot our markets systems.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to improve observability and alerting of our infrastructure to enable data‑driven business decisions, faster issue detection and incident resolution.
• Take accountability for delivery of moderately‑complex incidents, problems and changes.
• Lead technical discussions for your own work and present solutions and approaches.
• Assist in automating tasks to enhance system scalability and reliability.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to improve system performance and efficiency.
• Act as a mentor to L2 and L1 colleagues.

Skills

• Approximately 5 years experience with Linux & Windows‑based operating systems support and administration.
• Approximately 3 years supporting cloud‑based platforms.
• Strong problem‑solving and analytical abilities.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Experience and knowledge of working with distributed systems.
• Exposure to workflows with metrics & monitoring: Splunk, Grafana, etc.
• Experience working with Infrastructure as Code.
• Competent scripting skills (Python, Bash, etc.).
• Eagerness to learn and adapt in a fast‑paced trading environment.

Desirable

• Knowledge of Google Cloud Platform, GKE, and/or GCE.
• Knowledge of networking (HTTP/TCP/UDP/IP).
• Experience with Docker & Kubernetes.
• Experience in financial markets.
• Experience working in an agile environment.

Company Benefits

• Bonus Programme
• Equity Programme
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Private Medical and Dental coverage
• Mental Health Benefit Programme
• Group Pension Plan
• Income Protection
• Life Assurance
• Cycle To Work
• EV Car Benefit Scheme
• Gym Membership
• Family Leave
• Education Assistance – MBA/Advanced Degree/Bachelor Degree
• Ongoing Employee Development Training/Certification
• Hybrid Working

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.

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