Chicago Board Options Exchange

Senior Cloud Engineer

Chicago Board Options Exchange$148K — $192K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of experience with public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP)
  • Proficient in deploying and managing Kubernetes (EKS/GKE) and GitOps (Argo CD)
  • Hands-on experience with Terraform, Ansible, and CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
  • Strong understanding of networking, IAM, and cloud services (AWS VPC, EC2, S3)
  • Experience managing sensitive configurations with tools like HashiCorp Vault
  • Ability to design, deploy, and operate fault-tolerant systems

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain a global cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code
  • Collaborate with engineering teams to create infrastructure solutions for cloud applications
  • Design and operate Kubernetes platforms, integrating GitOps workflows
  • Perform system maintenance activities including deployments and patches
  • Enhance and support CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation
  • Maintain cloud environments and conduct troubleshooting and performance tuning
  • Document infrastructure designs and standard operating procedures

Benefits

  • Generous paid time off for vacation, personal days, and community service
  • Health, dental, and vision benefits with telemedicine access
  • 401(k) plan with a 2:1 employer match
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Tuition assistance and education opportunities
  • Complimentary meals and snacks in office
  • Paid parental leave and fertility benefits
Full Job Description
To support strong partnership and team connection, this role follows a four day in office work model.

Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior Engineer for Cboe's Cloud Operations team. The Cloud Operations team is responsible for building and operating Cboe's cloud-based applications, including products supporting both clearing, exchange, and data solutions platforms. This role is focused on execution, automation, and supporting infrastructure solutions for cloud-native applications. Cloud Engineers are expected to participate in project delivery, contribute to team processes, and grow their technical depth through hands-on work and collaboration.

The ideal candidate should be knowledgeable in a breadth of infrastructure disciplines, including network design, system administration, storage management, security policy implementation, virtualization, and process automation. The candidate should be able to build secure cloud infrastructure, support application runtime environments, and collaborate with engineers at all levels. The candidate should also be proactive, able to troubleshoot technical issues, and maintain automation scripts/tools.

Your responsibilities will be:
  • Build and maintain a globally distributed cloud infrastructure platform using Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform, Ansible, among others).
  • Collaborate with Cloud Platform Engineering and Business Unit applications team to engineer infrastructure solutions to support their cloud-based applications
  • Design, deploy, and operate Kubernetes-based platforms and workloads (EKS/GKE), including GitOps workflows (e.g., Argo CD).
  • Perform system and database maintenance activities, including application deployment, backup and restoration procedures, patching, upgrades, etc.
  • Support and enhance CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation.
  • Maintain and support cloud environments, including incident response, troubleshooting, and performance tuning.
  • Document infrastructure designs, standard operating procedures, and support runbooks.
  • Create and maintain clear, accurate documentation tailored to the target audience (e.g., engineers, support staff).
  • Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to ensure systems are secure and compliant.
  • Participate in on-call rotations and support operational readiness.
  • Participate in retrospectives to identify opportunities to improve platform scalability and supportability.


Expectations for Project and Initiative Work
  • Contribute to implementation efforts for cloud infrastructure projects.
  • Take ownership of discrete technical tasks and follow through to completion.
  • Scope and track work progress using tools like Jira.
  • Communicate status, blockers, and risks clearly to project leads.
  • Participate in design discussions and reviews with guidance from senior team members.
  • Follow defined patterns and standards to ensure consistency and maintainability.


The ideal candidate has
  • 6+ years of experience working with public cloud platforms (AWS and GCP preferred) in a professional setting.
  • Deep, hands-on experience deploying and managing Kubernetes (EKS, GKE) + GitOps (Argo CD) or other orchestration platform (e.g., Hashicorp Nomad / Consul)
  • Deep, hands-on experience using Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions), and scripting languages (Python) to deploy, maintain, and support cloud infrastructure.
  • Strong experience supporting containerized applications and Linux-based systems Deep experience building and maintaining databases, including MongoDB and PostgreSQL
  • Strong understanding of networking, IAM, cloud observability, and common cloud services such as AWS VPC, EC2, S3, SNS, SQS, and Lambda.
  • Experience managing secrets and sensitive configuration using tools such as HashiCorp Vault.
  • Experience designing, deploying, and operating fault-tolerant systems with on-call responsibilities.
  • Strong working knowledge of Git and common branching and collaboration workflows.
  • Growth mindset and interest in continuous learning Strong collaboration and communication skills


You'll really stand out with:
  • Deep experience with building complex cloud infrastructure using Terraform Strong focus on security best practices (cloud IAM, least privilege, encryption)
  • Experience with multi-cloud environments (AWS + GCP) Deep experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
  • Deep experience with cloud observability tooling (Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, ELK, Cloudwatch)
  • Experience with data streaming technologies and middleware such as Kafka, MQ, etc.
  • A track record of leading projects end-to-end, from design through delivery and operations.
  • Experience designing for scalability, resilience, and operability in complex cloud environments


Benefits and Perks

We value the total wellbeing of our people - including health, financial, personal and social wellness. We believe standard benefits like health insurance and fair pay are a given at any organization. Still, you should know we offer:
  • Fair and competitive salary and incentive compensation packages with an upside for overachievement
  • Generous paid time off, including vacation, personal days, sick days and annual community service days
  • Health, dental and vision benefits, including access to telemedicine and mental health services
  • 2:1 401(k) match, up to 8% match immediately upon hire
  • Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Tax Savings Accounts for health, dependent and transportation
  • Employee referral bonus program
  • Volunteer opportunities to help you give back to your communities


Some of our associates' favorite benefits and perks include:
  • Complimentary lunch, snacks and coffee in any Cboe office
  • Paid Tuition assistance and education opportunities
  • Generous charitable giving company match
  • Paid parental leave and fertility benefits
  • On-site gyms and discounts to other fitness centers


Salary Ranges (applicable for US locations only)
At Cboe, we are committed to providing a competitive, transparent, and market-informed total rewards program. The anticipated base salary range for this role is $119,000-$154,000 in Kansas, $130,900-$169,400 in Chicago, and $148,750-$192,500 in New York, with actual compensation determined by job-related factors such as skills, relevant experience, education, internal alignment, and location.

This role may also be eligible for annual incentive compensation and, where applicable, participation in Cboe's long-term equity programs.

Additional information about Cboe's total rewards program, including benefits and other compensation components, can be found here: Total Rewards at CBOE.

Any communication from Cboe regarding this position will only come from a Cboe recruiter who has a @cboe.com email or via LinkedIn Recruiter. Cboe does not use any other third party communication tools for recruiting purposes.

About Chicago Board Options Exchange

The Chicago Board Options Exchange, located at 433 West Van Buren Street in Chicago, is the largest U.S. options exchange with an annual trading volume of around 1.27 billion at the end of 2014. CBOE offers options on over 2,200 companies, 22 stock indices, and 140 exchange-traded funds. The Chicago Board of Trade established the Chicago Board Options Exchange in 1973. The first exchange to list standardized, exchange-traded stock options began its first day of trading on April 26, 1973, in celebration of the 125th birthday of the Chicago Board of Trade. The CBOE is regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission and owned by Cboe Global Markets.
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