Senior Manager, Platform Engineering

Cboe Global Markets; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 187,000 - 242,000; Full time

Job summary

Cboe Global Markets is seeking a Senior Manager of Platform Engineering to lead a team delivering scalable, secure, and resilient cloud-native infrastructure across AWS and on‑prem Linux/Kubernetes. You will drive architectural decisions and champion IaC practices to improve reliability and efficiency.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in cloud and platform roles, strong AWS expertise, and proven leadership in fast-moving environments.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience with major cloud vendors, with strong AWS expertise.
• Hands-on Kubernetes in cloud and on‑prem environments.
• Proven leadership of high‑performing engineering teams in fast‑paced settings.
• Knowledge of IaC, security, and compliance in hybrid setups.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of platform engineers across AWS and on‑prem Linux/Kubernetes.
• Architect platform solutions for hybrid cloud/on‑prem environments.
• Promote infrastructure as code using Terraform and Pulumi.
• Establish monitoring, logging, and alerting across cloud and on‑prem.
• Mentor team and foster collaboration and accountability.

Skills

AWS

Kubernetes

Terraform

Pulumi

Jenkins

Linux

Communication

Tools

Terraform

Pulumi

Jenkins

Job description

Role Overview

At Cboe, we inspire our people to solve complex challenges together because what we do matters. We providethe financialinfrastructure that powers the global economy. As a leading provider of market infrastructure and tradable products, Cboe deliverscutting-edgetrading, clearing and investment solutions to market participants around the world.

Job Description

Role Overview

At Cboe, we inspire our people to solve complex challenges together because what we do matters. We providethe financialinfrastructure that powers the global economy. As a leading provider of market infrastructure and tradable products, Cboe deliverscutting-edgetrading, clearing and investment solutions to market participants around the world.

The goal of the Cboe Platform Engineering group focuses around building a scalable and secure foundations platform, enabling the Cboe operations, software engineering and application teams to deploy, validate, and operate their services in production, improve resiliency of the service and increase organizational efficiency by reducing operational toil and increase system efficiency through architectural evolution.

The Senior Manager of Platform Engineering will play a pivotal role in driving the design, implementation, and management of our cloud-native infrastructure across both public cloud (AWS) and on-premises Linux environments. Reporting to the Sr. Director, Platform Engineering, this role will lead a team of platform engineers responsible for building scalable, secure, and resilient platforms — runningworkloads across hybrid infrastructurefocused on outcomes.

Your responsibilities will be:

• Lead and manage a team of platform engineers responsible for designing, implementing, andmaintainingcloud-native infrastructure across AWS and on-prem Linux/Kubernetes environments.
• Lead the architectural design of platform solutions across hybrid (cloud and on-prem) environments, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security best practices are incorporated.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements, architect solutions, and ensure successful delivery of platform projects.
• Drive the adoption of infrastructure as code (IaC) principles and practices,leveragingtools such as Terraform and Pulumi to automate and standardize deployments across cloud and on-prem.
• Establish andmaintainrobust monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to ensure the reliability and performance of the platform across cloud and on-prem.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and development.
• Champion a culture of collaboration, innovation, and accountability within the Platform Engineering Team and across the organization.

The ideal candidate has

• 8+ years of experience with major Cloud vendors including AWS, Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure, with strongexpertisein AWS.
• Hands-on experience operating cloud-native workloads on Kubernetes in both cloud and on-premises Linux environments.
• Proven experience leading and managing high-performing engineering teams in a fast-paced environment with a record of project delivery and architecture of production systems.
• In-depth knowledge of cloud-native and platform architecture principles, best practices, and design patterns.
• Hands-on experience with automation tools such as Terraform, Pulumi, and Jenkins.
• Proficiencyin container orchestration technologies, especially Kubernetes.
• Strong understanding of Linux systems administration, networking, security, and compliance requirements across hybrid environments.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively collaborate with stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Thorough understanding of the financial marketsa plus.
• AWS certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, and/or Kubernetes certifications (CKA/CKAD), or equivalent, are highly desirable.

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 $170,000-$220,000 in Kansas, $187,000-$242,000 in Chicago, and $212,500-$275,000 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.