Staff Site Reliability Engineer
Chicago, ILAll locationsChicago, ILChicago - 20 S. Wacker Hybrid
$132,100–$220,100 a yearJobFig found this opening at its original source and checks that it remains available.
About the role
CME Group is seeking a Staff Site Reliability Engineer to serve as the foundational Technical Lead for our Platform Engineering SRE organization. In this role, you will be the primary architect and visionary for the core technology foundations that underpin the world’s leading derivatives marketplace. CME Group is committed to offering a competitive total rewards package for our employees that recognizes their contributions to the business and reflects our long-term investment in their future. Actual salary offered will be dependent on a wide array of factors including but not limited to: relevant experience, skills, education and comparison to internal employees (where relevant). Through our benefits program, we strive to offer flexibility, value and choice. 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.
What you'll bring
- Strategic AI Integration: A mastery of leveraging Generative AI and Agentic workflows (e.g., Gemini) to build self-healing infrastructure and sophisticated automated troubleshooting frameworks.
- Cloud-Native Leadership: Deep-seated expertise in GCP (Networking, IAM, GKE) and the ability to scale Kafka clusters for high-throughput, low-latency financial environments.
- Advanced IaC & GitOps: Mastery of Terraform module design and ArgoCD for managing immutable infrastructure at an enterprise scale.
- Distributed Systems Theory: A rigorous understanding of non-linear system behaviors, distributed consensus, and the nuances of high-concurrency architectures.
- Executive Communication: The ability to translate sophisticated technical debt and architectural risks into clear business outcomes for senior leadership.
- 10+ years in SRE, Systems Engineering, or Software Engineering roles within high-pressure environments.
- 3+ years in a Staff, Principal, or Tech Lead capacity overseeing multiple teams or complex platform domains.
- Proven Track Record: Experience leading large-scale cloud migrations or re-architecting core messaging/compute platforms in a regulated environment.
- Certifications: GCP Professional Cloud Architect or Kubernetes (CKA/CKAD).
- Full-Stack Exposure: Proficiency in Node.js or modern front-end frameworks.
- Experience in Financial Markets or highly regulated, high-concurrency environments.
- Agile Integration: Comfort working within Agile frameworks and highly collaborative software development lifecycles.