Senior Cloud Engineer

Cboe Global Markets; New York (NY); On-site; USD 148,750 - 192,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and incentive compensation

Generous paid time off

Health, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) match up to 8%

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Paid tuition assistance

Complimentary lunch and snacks

Job summary

Cboe Global Markets is looking for a Senior Engineer to join the Cloud Operations team in New York. The role focuses on building and maintaining cloud infrastructure. Ideal candidates will have over 6 years of experience with AWS and GCP, a strong understanding of networking, and hands-on experience with automation tools like Terraform and Ansible. The position offers competitive salary, generous paid time off, health benefits, and more, highlighting a commitment to employee welfare and development.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience with public cloud platforms (AWS and GCP preferred).
• Hands-on experience with Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD tools, and scripting languages.
• Strong experience supporting containerized applications and Linux-based systems.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a globally distributed cloud infrastructure platform.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to provide infrastructure solutions.
• Support and enhance CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation.

Skills

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible)

Cloud Platform Engineering

Container orchestration (Kubernetes)

CI/CD tools

Scripting (Python)

Networking

Database management (MongoDB, PostgreSQL)

Education

6+ years of experience with public cloud platforms

Tools

AWS

GCP

Git

Job description

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, delivering cutting-edge trading, clearing and investment solutions to market participants worldwide.

Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior Engineer for Cboe’s Cloud Operations team. The team builds and operates our cloud‑based applications, including products supporting clearing, exchange, and data solutions platforms. This role focuses on execution, automation, and supporting infrastructure solutions for cloud‑native applications. The engineer participates in project delivery, contributes to team processes, and grows technical depth through hands‑on work and collaboration.

The ideal candidate is knowledgeable in infrastructure disciplines such as network design, system administration, storage management, security policy implementation, virtualization, and process automation. The engineer builds secure cloud infrastructure, supports application runtime environments, and collaborates with engineers at all levels. The engineer should be proactive, 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).
• Collaborate with Cloud Platform Engineering and business‑unit application teams to engineer infrastructure solutions for cloud‑based applications.
• Perform system and database maintenance activities, including deployment, backup, restoration, patching, and upgrades.
• Design, deploy, and operate Kubernetes‑based platforms and workloads (EKS/GKE), including GitOps workflows (e.g., Argo CD).
• 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 for engineers and 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 such as 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 with public cloud platforms (AWS and GCP preferred) in a professional setting.
• Hands‑on experience with 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, including databases such as MongoDB and PostgreSQL.
• Strong understanding of networking, IAM, cloud observability, and core AWS services (VPC, EC2, S3, SNS, SQS, Lambda).
• Experience deploying and managing Kubernetes (EKS, GKE) with GitOps (Argo CD) or other orchestration platforms (e.g., HashiCorp Nomad/Consul).
• 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, interest in continuous learning, and strong collaboration and communication skills.

You’ll really stand out with

• Deep experience building complex cloud infrastructure using Terraform, with a focus on security best practices (cloud IAM, least privilege, encryption).
• Experience with multi‑cloud environments (AWS + GCP) and building 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 and MQ.
• 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

• Competitive salary and incentive compensation.
• Generous paid time off, including vacation, personal days, sick days, and annual community service days.
• Health, dental, and vision benefits, including telemedicine and mental health services.
• 2:1 401(k) match, up to 8% immediately upon hire.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Tax Savings Accounts for health, dependent, and transportation.
• Employee referral bonus program.
• Volunteer opportunities.
• 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 our people. We’re invested in leadership programs and career development initiatives that ensure everyone has an equal chance to succeed. We celebrate diversity and welcome new perspectives with equity, inclusion, and belonging.

We work with purpose, solving problems with ingenuity, collaboration, and passion, connecting markets across borders and embracing growth in all its forms to achieve incredible outcomes.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are 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.

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.

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. Compensation is determined by job‑related factors such as skills, relevant experience, education, internal alignment, and location. Annual incentive compensation and long‑term equity programs may also apply.

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