Senior Platform Engineering Lead — Cloud & IaC Mastery

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

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.