Key Responsibilities:
Contribute to incident response and on-call rotation - own and resolve escalated incidents, identifying and mitigating root causes associated with distributed computing architecture (client server, intranet/internet), h/w platforms and resources: CPU, memory, virtualization, clustering and Cloud computing.
Support the migration of markets applications & infrastructure to Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Collaborate with systems engineers, SRE's and Product engineering teams to monitor, maintain and troubleshoot our Markets systems.
Collaborate with stakeholders to improve observability and alerting of our infrastructure to enable data-driven business decisions, faster issue detection and incident resolution.
Take accountability for delivery of moderately-complex incidents, problems and changes.
Lead technical discussions for your own work and present solutions and approaches.
Assist in automating tasks to enhance system scalability and reliability.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve system performance and efficiency
Act as a mentor to L2 and L1 colleagues.
Skills:
Minimum of 5 years experience with Linux & Windows-based Operating Systems support and administration.
Minimum of 3 years supporting Cloud-based platform(s).
Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.
Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
Experience and knowledge of working with distributed systems.
Exposure to working with metrics & monitoring: Splunk, Grafana etc.
Experience working with Infrastructure as Code.
Competent scripting skills (Python, Bash, etc.).
Eagerness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced trading environment.
Desirable:
Knowledge of Google Cloud Platform, GKE, and/or GCE.
Knowledge of networking (HTTP/TCP/UDP/IP).
Experience with Docker & Kubernetes
Experience in Financial markets.
Experience working in an agile environment.
CME Group: Where Futures are Made
CME Group is the world’s leading derivatives marketplace. But who we are goes deeper than that. Here, you can impact markets worldwide. Transform industries. And build a career by shaping tomorrow. We invest in your success and you own it – all while working alongside a team of leading experts who inspire you in ways big and small. Problem solvers, difference makers, trailblazers. Those are our people. And we’re looking for more.
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Skills Required
- 5 years experience with Linux & Windows-based Operating Systems support and administration
- 3 years supporting Cloud-based platform(s)
- Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills
- Experience working with distributed systems
- Exposure to working with metrics & monitoring tools
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code
- Scripting skills in Python and Bash
CME Group Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about CME Group and has not been reviewed or approved by CME Group.
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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.
