Site Reliability Engineer III/SRE III (Tue - Sat)
CME Group is seeking a Site Reliability Engineer III (Tue - Sat) to take a key role in building, operating, and scaling systems in our Markets portfolio. As an SRE III, you will apply your experience to the complex challenges of the CME Globex trading platform, where our systems deliver an exceptional combination of low-latency performance and rock-solid reliability.
You will work with senior engineers on complex projects, take ownership of key reliability initiatives, and act as a mentor to junior colleagues, helping to shape the team's technical direction.
Key ResponsibilitiesOwn Observability: Design, build, and refine monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions. Drive the continuous improvement of our SLIs & SLOs to enable faster issue detection and resolution.
Drive Reliability Projects: Take ownership of reliability-focused projects from design to implementation, collaborating with product teams to ensure new features are scalable, resilient, and safe.
Lead Technical Solutions: Lead technical discussions for your work, presenting solution options and proposals with clear trade-offs.
Automate Intelligently: Proactively identify and eliminate toil through robust automation, improving both system reliability and team velocity.
Manage Incidents: Take a leading role in incident response, owning the resolution of significant incidents, ensuring rapid system recovery, and driving meaningful action from blameless post-mortems.
Mentor & Coach: Act as a technical mentor and point of escalation for L1 and L2 SREs, fostering their growth through code reviews and paired work.
Architect for the Future: Contribute your own ideas to the product backlog and play an active role in the architectural design for the migration to Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
3-5+ years of professional experience in a Site Reliability, DevOps, Software, or Systems Engineering role.
Strong, hands-on experience administering and troubleshooting Linux-based production systems.
Proficient programming skills in a language like Python or Go, with a track record of automating complex operational tasks.
Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and solve complex problems with a high degree of autonomy.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
A proactive and ownership-oriented mindset.
Cloud Platforms: Deep experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP), especially GCE, GKE, and cloud networking.
Monitoring Tools: Expertise in designing and managing monitoring stacks (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry).
Distributed Systems: Strong practical knowledge of building and maintaining large-scale distributed systems.
Containerisation: Advanced experience with Kubernetes and Docker in a production environment.
Networking: Solid understanding of networking protocols (HTTP, TCP/UDP, IP) and network architecture.
Domain Knowledge: Experience in financial markets, low-latency systems, or with message-oriented middleware.
Be part of a global leader in financial services technology.
Work on cutting-edge technology in a collaborative and innovative culture.
Receive a competitive compensation and benefits package.
Grow your career in SRE with an organisation committed to this modern approach.
Join CME Group and play a crucial role in ensuring the stability and performance of our global trading applications. Apply now to be a part of our dynamic SRE team!
Company Benefits:
Bonus Programme
Generous shift allowance
Equity Programme
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
Private Medical and Dental coverage
Mental Health Benefit Programme
Group Pension Plan
Income Protection
Life Assurance
Cycle To Work
EV Car Benefit Scheme
Gym Membership
Family Leave
Education Assistance – MBA/Advanced Degree/Bachelor Degree
Ongoing Employee Development Training/Certification
Hybrid Working
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Skills Required
- 3-5+ years in Site Reliability, DevOps, Software, or Systems Engineering
- Hands-on experience administering and troubleshooting Linux-based production systems
- Proficient programming skills in Python or Go with automation experience
- Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and work autonomously
- Excellent communication skills
- Proactive, ownership-oriented mindset
- Deep experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCE, GKE, cloud networking)
- Experience with monitoring stacks (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry)
- Experience building and maintaining large-scale distributed systems
- Advanced Kubernetes and Docker production experience
- Solid understanding of networking protocols (HTTP, TCP/UDP, IP)
- Domain experience in financial markets, low-latency systems, or message-oriented middleware
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Retirement Support — U.S. offerings include both a 401(k) and a company-funded cash-balance pension, strengthening long-term financial security. This dual-track structure is highlighted as a notable differentiator among private employers.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO and holiday schedules are described as generous, with ample time off and carryover commonly highlighted. This breadth of leave meaningfully enhances perceived total rewards.
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Flexible Benefits — A flexible, hybrid work model applies to many roles, increasing day-to-day usability of the package. Flexibility is framed as a standard feature rather than an exception.
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What We Do
As the world's leading derivatives marketplace, CME Group (www.cmegroup.com) is where the world comes to manage risk. CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes, including futures and options based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural commodities, metals, weather and real estate. CME Group brings buyers and sellers together through its CME Globex® electronic trading platform and its trading facilities in New York and Chicago. CME Group also operates CME Clearing, one of the world’s leading central counterparty clearing provider in the world, which offers clearing and settlement services for exchange-traded contracts, as well as for over-the-counter derivatives transactions through CME ClearPort®. These products and services ensure that businesses everywhere can substantially mitigate counterparty credit risk in both listed and over-the-counter derivatives markets.
