Senior Cloud Engineer at Cboe – Chicago | Jobyssey

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Building trusted markets — powered by our people

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.

We’re building meaningful 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. We strive to provide employees a safe space to network, share ideas and create opportunities.

Sound like the place for you? Join us!

To support strong partnership and team connection, this role follows a four day in office work model.

Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior Engineer for Cboe’s Cloud Operations team. The Cloud Operations team is responsible for building and operating Cboe’s cloud-based applications, including products supporting both clearing, exchange, and data solutions platforms. 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.

The ideal candidate should be knowledgeable in a breadth of infrastructure disciplines, including network design, system administration, storage management, security policy implementation, virtualization, and process automation. The candidate should be able to build secure cloud infrastructure, support application runtime environments, and collaborate with engineers at all levels. The candidate should also be proactive, able to troubleshoot technical issues, and maintain automation scripts/tools.

Your responsibilities will be:

Build and maintain a globally distributed cloud infrastructure platform using Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform, Ansible, among others).
Collaborate with Cloud Platform Engineering and Business Unit applications team to engineer infrastructure solutions to support their cloud-based applications
Design, deploy, and operate Kubernetes-based platforms and workloads (EKS/GKE), including GitOps workflows (e.g., Argo CD).
Perform system and database maintenance activities, including application deployment, backup and restoration procedures, patching, upgrades, etc.
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.
Participate in retrospectives to identify opportunities to improve platform scalability and supportability.

Expectations for Project and Initiative Work

Contribute to implementation efforts for cloud infrastructure projects.
Take ownership of discrete technical tasks and follow through to completion.
Scope and track work progress using tools like Jira.
Communicate status, blockers, and risks clearly to project leads.
Participate in design discussions and reviews with guidance from senior team members.
Follow defined patterns and standards to ensure consistency and maintainability.

The ideal candidate has

6+ years of experience working with public cloud platforms (AWS and GCP preferred) in a professional setting.
Deep, hands-on experience deploying and managing Kubernetes (EKS, GKE) + GitOps (Argo CD) or other orchestration platform (e.g., Hashicorp Nomad / Consul)
Deep, hands-on experience using Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions), and scripting languages (Python) to deploy, maintain, and support cloud infrastructure.
Strong experience supporting containerized applications and Linux-based systems Deep experience building and maintaining databases, including MongoDB and PostgreSQL
Strong understanding of networking, IAM, cloud observability, and common cloud services such as AWS VPC, EC2, S3, SNS, SQS, and Lambda.
Experience managing secrets and sensitive configuration using tools such as HashiCorp Vault.
Experience designing, deploying, and operating fault-tolerant systems with on-call responsibilities.
Strong working knowledge of Git and common branching and collaboration workflows.
Growth mindset and interest in continuous learning Strong collaboration and communication skills

You’ll really stand out with:

Deep experience with building complex cloud infrastructure using Terraform Strong focus on security best practices (cloud IAM, least privilege, encryption)
Experience with multi-cloud environments (AWS + GCP) Deep experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
Deep experience with cloud observability tooling (Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, ELK, Cloudwatch)
Experience with data streaming technologies and middleware such as Kafka, MQ, etc.
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

Benefits and Perks

We value the total wellbeing of our people – including health, financial, personal and social wellness. We believe standard benefits like health insurance and fair pay are a given at any organization. Still, you should know we offer:

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
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

Some of our associates’ favorite benefits and perks include:

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

More About Cboe

We’re reimagining the future of the workplace by focusing on what matters most, our people. Our journey is an inclusive one. We’re investing deeply in leadership programs and career development initiatives that ensure everyone has an equal chance to succeed. We celebrate the diversity in our communities, inside and out, and welcome new perspectives with equity, inclusion and belonging.

We work with purpose, solving problems with ingenuity, collaboration, and a lot of passion. We’re an engaged and excited team connecting markets across borders and embracing growth in all its forms to achieve incredible outcomes.

Learn more about life at Cboe on our website and LinkedIn.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer - and celebrate our associates' differences, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and Veteran status.

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This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship now or in the future.

Salary Ranges (applicable for US locations only)

At Cboe, we are committed to providing a competitive, transparent, and market‑informed total rewards program. The anticipated base salary range for this role is $119,000-$154,000 in Kansas, $130,900-$169,400 in Chicago, and $148,750-$192,500 in New York, with actual compensation determined by job‑related factors such as skills, relevant experience, education, internal alignment, and location.

This role may also be eligible for annual incentive compensation and, where applicable, participation in Cboe's long-term equity programs.

Additional information about Cboe's total rewards program, including benefits and other compensation components, can be found here: Total Rewards at CBOE.

Any communication from Cboe regarding this position will only come from a Cboe recruiter who has a @cboe.com email or via LinkedIn Recruiter. Cboe does not use any other third party communication tools for recruiting purposes.

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