Sr SRE

CME Group•Chicago, IL

About The Position

As a Senior SRE at CME Group, you aren't just maintaining systems; you are architecting the future of global financial resilience. You will operate at the precise intersection of high-scale software engineering and visionary systems design, ensuring our Google Cloud Platform (GCP) ecosystem is resilient-by-design. What You’ll Get A supportive environment fostering career progression, continuous learning, and an inclusive culture. Broad exposure to CME's diverse products, asset classes, and cross-functional teams. A competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. Learn more about our career opportunities here.

Requirements

Cloud Mastery: Deep hands-on experience deploying IaaS and PaaS solutions, specifically within Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Polyglot Engineering: Proficiency in Java, Python, and Go.
Infrastructure as Code: Expert-level command of Terraform and configuration management tools like Chef to maintain immutable infrastructure.
Systems Fluency: A rigorous understanding of both Linux and Windows internals, including performance tuning and kernel-level troubleshooting.
Security & Compliance Mindset: The ability to weave security and regulatory frameworks into a high-speed CI/CD pipeline without sacrificing velocity.
Methodical Problem Solving: A disciplined approach to root cause analysis and a proven ability to mentor others in the SRE mindset.

Nice To Haves

A background in Typescript or Rust is a significant advantage for our evolving stack.

Responsibilities

Engineer Resilience: Architect ultra-high reliability and fault tolerance for mission-critical clearing systems operating under the world’s most stringent regulatory demands.
Eliminate Toil: Eradicate operational friction by driving radical automation across the system lifecycle, implementing self-healing solutions that preemptively neutralize incidents.
Collaborative Building: Partner with development teams to bake SRE principles directly into the SDLC, ensuring high-volume financial applications are robust from the first line of code.
Master Observability: Champion cutting-edge observability and performance testing standards using OpenTelemetry and Prometheus to diagnose complex bottlenecks before they impact the market.
Strategic Leadership: Navigate complex environment deployments and release cycles, setting the gold standard for design patterns and governance across the portfolio.