Site Reliability Engineer |

CME Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 100,700 - 167,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Education reimbursement

Mental health benefit

Annual target bonus opportunity

Active pension plan

Job summary

CME Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer III to enhance stability for CME Clearing & Risk. In this role, you will ensure secure and reliable technology solutions, bridging development and operations while maintaining risk management services.

Your expertise in cloud platforms like GCP, AWS, or Azure, alongside SRE principles, will be crucial in architecting operational fault tolerance and optimizing software development processes.

The position offers a competitive salary range of $100,700–$167,800, comprehensive health coverage, and additional benefits including an equity program and education reimbursement.

Qualifications

• Deep hands‑on experience with GCP (preferred), AWS or Azure.
• Strong Linux/Unix foundations and scripting skills.
• Mid-level development experience in Java or Python.
• Experience with telemetry tools such as OpenTelemetry, Splunk, Prometheus & Grafana.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines using Bamboo, JIRA and Git.

Responsibilities

• Partner with development and platform teams for application migrations.
• Design and implement frameworks for operational fault tolerance.
• Promote automation to streamline environment builds.
• Maintain high-availability standards across environments.
• Collaborate with application teams during design phases.

Skills

Cloud & Orchestration Expertise

Technical Versatility

SRE DNA

Observability Mindset

Operational Rigor

Visionary Problem‑Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related technical field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GCP

AWS

Azure

OpenTelemetry

Splunk

Prometheus

Grafana

Oracle

Postgres

BigQuery

Job description

Job Summary

The Site Reliability Engineer III is a pivotal architect of stability for CME Clearing & Risk. You will engineer secure, scalable, and reliable technology solutions that safeguard the global marketplace, bridging the gap between development and operations, ensuring risk management services remain resilient and high-performing for customers worldwide.

What You’ll Do

• Champion Cloud Evolution: Partner with development and platform teams to orchestrate seamless application migrations and maintenance within Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
  
• Architect Resiliency: Design and implement sophisticated frameworks for operational fault tolerance, capacity planning, and system self-healing.
  
• Eliminate Friction: Aggressively reduce toil by promoting automation, streamlining environment builds, and optimizing the software development lifecycle.
  
• Master the Production Ecosystem: Maintain high-availability standards across on-premise and cloud environments, serve as a critical responder in on-call rotations, and lead post-incident forensic reviews.
  
• Collaborate for Performance: Work side-by-side with application teams during the design phase to ensure non-functional requirements are baked into the code.
  

What You’ll Bring

• Cloud & Orchestration Expertise: Deep hands‑on experience with GCP (preferred), AWS or Azure; mastery of Docker & Kubernetes.
  
• Technical Versatility: Strong Linux/Unix foundations; scripting skills; mid-level development experience in Java or Python; experience with Oracle, Postgres or BigQuery.
  
• SRE DNA: Profound understanding of SRE principles, including SLIs, SLOs and SLAs.
  
• Observability Mindset: Experience with telemetry tools such as OpenTelemetry, Splunk, Prometheus & Grafana.
  
• Operational Rigor: Familiarity with workload automation (e.g., UC4/Automic), CI/CD pipelines using Bamboo, JIRA and Git.
  
• Visionary Problem‑Solving: Self‑starting approach to complex challenges; strong communication skills to document and share vision across global teams.
  
• Academic Foundation: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related technical field.
  

Compensation & Benefits

The pay range for this role is $100,700–$167,800. Salary depends on experience, skills, education and comparison to internal employees. The compensation program includes an annual target bonus opportunity and equity program. Benefits include comprehensive health coverage, a 401(k) retirement plan, an active pension plan, education reimbursement, paid time off and a mental health benefit.

EEO Statement

As an equal‑opportunity employer, we consider all potential employees without regard to any protected characteristic. CME Group advances a culture that acknowledges and values the unique experiences and skills of all employees.

Additional Information

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