Cloud Engineering Co-Op Intern

Chicago Board Options Exchange • Kansas City, MO

83d • $22 - $42 • Hybrid

About The Position

At Cboe Global Markets, 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. Cboe interns work with a variety of staff across multiple departments and have the opportunity to put their skills to work in their field of interest, while learning about Exchange technology and operations through our robust Options Institute courses. The three main foundational pillars of our internship program are: develop, educate and network. We want to ensure each of our interns receive real-world working experience that encourages academic, professional and personal growth. Candidates should be versatile, eager and able to work in a fast-paced, time-sensitive financial and technical environment. Our interns will have the flexibility of working 2 days remotely, and 3 days in office per week at one of our state-of-the-art offices in Chicago or Kansas City. To be eligible for this internship, applicants must be enrolled in a university or college program and should not be scheduled to graduate before December of the internship year. Our internship program runs from June to August, and you will wrap up your internship with a final presentation and retreat.

Requirements

• Must be currently enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's program in Computer Science, Information System, Engineering, or related field and not scheduled to graduate before Dec 2026.
• Familiarity with Cloud Infrastructure platforms.
• Available to work 40 hours per week from January to August 2026, two days a week in office, 3 days remotely.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain globally distributed cloud infrastructure on AWS and GCP using Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform).
• Participate in project teams to deliver cloud solutions under the guidance of senior engineers.
• Engineer and support market data streaming solutions powered by Kafka.
• Support and enhance Jenkins CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation.
• Build and support highly-scalable cloud observability solutions powered by Grafana, Loki, and Mimir.
• Maintain and support cloud environments, including troubleshooting and performance tuning.
• Document infrastructure designs, standard operating procedures, and support runbooks.
• Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to ensure systems are secure and compliant.
• Consider future maintenance, operability, and support implications when implementing solutions.
• Participate in retrospectives to identify opportunities to improve platform scalability and supportability.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation.
• Flexible, hybrid work environment, 2 days in office, 3 days remote, per week.
• 2:1 401(k) match, up to 8% match immediately upon hire.
• Daily complimentary in-office lunch from local restaurants.
• Endless free coffee and snacks to fuel your workday.
• Monthly in office networking events and happy hours.
• Associate Resource Groups (ARGs) and affinity groups for support and community building.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Industry: Administrative and Support Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees