Cloud Engineer

Cboe Global Markets • Chicago, IL

106d • $97,750 - $120,750

About The Position

Building trusted markets —powered by our people. At Cboe, we inspire our people to solve complex challenges together because what we do matters. We provide the financial infrastructure that powers the global economy. As a leading provider of market infrastructure and tradable products, Cboe delivers cutting-edge trading, clearing and investment solutions to market participants around the world. We’re building inclusive ways to support professional and personal development while strengthening the trust we’ve earned as a global market leader. Our teams are empowered to share ideas, actively pursue them and bring on a challenge. As champions of internal mobility and access to opportunity, we encourage our people to “go for it” and equip our managers with the training to coach their teams to the next level. Our Associate Resource Groups champion diversity, equity and inclusion, giving associates a safe space to network, share ideas and create opportunities. The Cloud Engineering team is hiring a Cloud Engineer. The Cloud Engineer is responsible for building and maintaining Cboe’s cloud platform, a globally distributed, secure, scalable, and reliable public cloud infrastructure. This role is focused on execution, automation, and supporting infrastructure solutions for cloud-native applications. Cloud Engineers are expected to participate in project delivery, contribute to team processes, and grow their technical depth through hands-on work and collaboration.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience working with public cloud platforms (AWS and GCP preferred) in a professional setting.
• Professional experience using Terraform, CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions), and scripting languages (Python) to deploy, maintain, and support cloud infrastructure.
• Basic understanding of networking, IAM, cloud observability, and common cloud services such as AWS VPC, EC2, S3, SNS, SQS, and Lambda.
• Hands-on experience deploying and managing Kubernetes (EKS, GKE) + GitOps (Argo CD).
• Experience with Hashicorp Vault.
• Familiarity with Git & common workflows.
• Growth mindset and interest in continuous learning.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Deep understanding of building complex cloud infrastructure using Terraform.
• Strong focus on security best practices (cloud IAM, least privilege, encryption).
• Experience with multi-cloud environments (AWS + GCP).
• Experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
• Familiarity with cloud observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, ELK, Cloudwatch).
• Experience with data streaming technologies such as Kafka.
• A track record of leading projects end-to-end, from design through delivery and operations.
• Experience designing for scalability, resilience, and operability in complex cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a globally distributed cloud infrastructure platform using Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform).
• Participate in project teams to deliver cloud solutions under the guidance of senior engineers.
• Support and enhance CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation.
• Maintain and support cloud environments, including incident response, troubleshooting, and performance tuning.
• Document infrastructure designs, standard operating procedures, and support runbooks.
• Create and maintain clear, accurate documentation tailored to the target audience (e.g., engineers, support staff).
• Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to ensure systems are secure and compliant.
• Participate in on-call rotations and support operational readiness.
• Consider future maintenance, operability, and support implications when implementing solutions.
• Participate in retrospectives to identify opportunities to improve platform scalability and supportability.

Benefits

• Fair and competitive salary and incentive compensation packages with an upside for overachievement.
• Generous paid time off, including vacation, personal days, sick days and annual community service days.
• Flexible, hybrid work environment.
• Health, dental and vision benefits, including access to telemedicine and mental health services.
• 2:1 401(k) match, up to 8% match immediately upon hire.
• Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Tax Savings Accounts for health, dependent and transportation.
• Employee referral bonus program.
• Volunteer opportunities to help you give back to your communities.
• Complimentary lunch, snacks and coffee in any Cboe office.
• Paid Tuition assistance and education opportunities.
• Generous charitable giving company match.
• Paid parental leave and fertility benefits.
• On-site gyms and discounts to other fitness centers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees