Platform Engineer III (Multiple Openings)

CME Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 131,997 - 189,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Retirement plan (401(k) + pension)

Education reimbursement

Paid time off

Mental health benefits

Job summary

CME Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. seeks an engineer to develop, design, and maintain automation tools and orchestration for our data‑intensive infrastructure.

You will build tools for health and operations analysis, monitor performance, and collaborate with SRE, operations, and networking teams to automate end‑to‑end processes.

The role supports a hybrid schedule with telecommuting options as determined by the employer.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Technology or related field and 12 months of related work experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop, design, and maintain automation tools and orchestration.
• Build and improve tools for users to understand and analyze the health and operations of large-scale data-intensive systems.
• Monitor the performance of infrastructure and develop automated solutions to address issues.
• Collaborate with other teams to design and implement tools that will help automate end-to-end processes within the infrastructure.
• Assess technical risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Develop new specs, documentation, and participate in the development of technical procedures and user support guides.
• Collaborate effectively with internal development, SRE, operations, and networking teams to define detailed requirements and communicate clear expectations.
• Track infrastructure delivery and dependencies to implementation.
• Communicate implementation issues, delays, and mitigation plans.
• Telecommuting permitted on a hybrid schedule as determined by the employer.

Skills

Automation tools

Orchestration

Performance monitoring

Collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in CS/EE/IT or related field

Tools

Automation platforms

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Develop, design, and maintain automation tools and orchestration.
• Build and improve tools for users to understand and analyze the health and operations of large-scale data‑intensive systems.
• Monitor the performance of infrastructure and develop automated solutions to address issues.
• Collaborate with other teams to design and implement tools that will help automate end‑to‑end processes within the infrastructure.
• Assess technical risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Develop new specs, documentation, and participate in the development of technical procedures and user support guides.
• Collaborate effectively with internal development, SRE, operations, and networking teams to define detailed requirements and communicate clear expectations.
• Track infrastructure delivery and dependencies to implementation.
• Communicate implementation issues, delays, and mitigation plans.
• Telecommuting permitted on a hybrid schedule as determined by the employer.

Minimum Requirements

Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Information Technology or related field and 12 months of related work experience.

Compensation

Salary: US$131,997.00 to US$189,600.00 per year.

Benefits

Standard Company Benefits: comprehensive health coverage, retirement package that includes both a 401(k) and an active pension plan, highly competitive education reimbursement provisions, paid time off, and a mental health benefit. Company offers a holistic benefits package for team members and their dependents.

Equal Opportunity Employer

As an equal‑opportunity employer, we consider all potential employees without regard to any protected characteristic.