CME Group is seeking a SRE II to help build, operate and scale systems in our Markets portfolio. Markets SREs work on products and applications related to CME’s Globex trading platform. Our systems deliver low‑latency performance and rock‑solid reliability to seamlessly handle the world’s busiest trading days.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work alongside product teams and senior engineers to assist with building out observability, monitoring and alerting for key services
- Collaborate with engineers and product teams to ensure requirements are understood, planned carefully and implemented safely
- Participate in on‑call rotation and assist in incident response and on‑call rotation under guidance from senior engineers
- Write scripts and tools to reduce toil and improve velocity
- Contribute to DR and systems resiliency testing & improvements
- Support the migration of markets applications to Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to improve system performance and efficiency
What We’re Looking for:
- Experience with Linux‑based systems
- Strong problem‑solving and analytical abilities
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills
- Eagerness to learn and adapt in a fast‑paced trading environment
- Experience with Cloud‑based platform(s) - Google Cloud Platform, GCE, and/or GKE a bonus
- Experience with metrics & monitoring, OpenTelemetry, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, etc.
- Experience and knowledge of working with distributed systems
- Experience with KubernetesBasic knowledge of networking (HTTP/TCP/UDP/IP)
- Experience in Financial markets
- Experience with message‑oriented middleware
- Experience working in an agile environment
Company Benefits:
- Bonus Programme
- Equity Programme
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- Private Medical and Dental coverage
- Income Protection
- Life Assurance
- Cycle To Work
- Family Leave
- Education Assistance – MBA/Advanced Degree/Bachelor Degree
- Ongoing Employee Development Training/Certification
- Hybrid Working
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