CME Group is seeking a Staff SRE to help, build, operate and scale systems in our Markets portfolio. Markets SREs work on products and applications related to CME’s Globex trading platform. Our systems deliver an exceptional combination of low-latency performance and rock-solid reliability to seamlessly handle the world’s busiest trading days.
The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of SRE principles and practices, enjoy the cut-and-thrust of operating Production systems, be a strong communicator, and may have previously worked in an SRE role, a software engineering role, a DevOps role or a systems engineering role.
About the role:
As a Staff SRE you'll lead Product direction for improving reliability. You will shape our roadmap, architecture and drive high-impact changes across teams.
Key responsibilities:
Serve as the technical leader for Product reliability - defining a Product Reliability Roadmap and influencing decisions on direction and prioritisation
Define, design and lead the implementation of Service-Level Indicators (SLIs) and Service-Level Objectives (SLOs) that truly reflect customer experience, alongside appropriate observability and monitoring
Work alongside lead product engineers to design testing for reliability, performance, capacity and DR
Lead reliability delivery for the team, assuming accountability while managing risks and dependencies, and ensuring Product leadership are proactively updated
Participate in on-call and act as an escalation to others; steps in to act as an Operational Lead in major incident response - demonstrating urgency while remaining calm and considered
Lead post-incident analyses and work with stakeholders to prioritise both tactical and strategic improvements
Apply a continuous improvement mindset, identify reliability process improvements and work with Product leaders to influence change and adoption of team process
Improve reliability, quality, and time-to-market through removal of toil and seizing opportunities to shift-left etc.
Participate in DR testing and continuously improve
Lead Production review meetings based on SLOs, error budgets and incident data and ensure outcomes are decided and prioritised
Represent SRE in architecture decisions with reliability and resiliency a priority
Mentor other engineers in SRE principles, championing a culture of “SRE as a practice”
Map usage to capacity to costs, while ensuring no impacts to reliability
Support the migration of markets applications to Google Cloud Platform (GCP), ensuring a seamless transition
Stay informed on emerging technologies & latest industry trends, and recognise opportunities for CME Group
Develop POCs which can be adopted and reused across the organisation
What We’re Looking for:
A highly accountable and collaborative person with demonstrated ability to influence change and proven track record of leading large-scale changes
Excellent communication and teamwork skills; someone with strong stakeholder management who is able to communicate effectively across disciplines and across regions
Experience working in an SRE role
Experience with Linux-based systems & with Cloud-based platform(s) - Google Cloud Platform, GCE, and/or GKE a bonus
Strong knowledge of application architectures, messaging middleware, and network protocols
Strong coding capabilities (scripting languages Python, Bash, Ansible, Terraform, etc.); Java a bonus
Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as OpenTelemetry, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, etc
Experience automating CI/CD processes and solutions
A growth mindset; eagerness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced trading environment.
Understanding of current and emerging technologies
Desirable:
Experience working on financial applications and trading platforms in capital markets is a bonus
Experience working on ultra-low latency (ULL) platform a bonus
Experience working in an agile environment
Why CME Group:
Be part of a global leader in financial services technology
Work on cutting-edge technology in a collaborative and innovative culture
Competitive compensation and benefits package
Opportunity to grow and advance your career in SRE with an organisation who is transforming to this approach
Join CME Group and play a crucial role in ensuring the stability and performance of our Markets applications while contributing to the migration to Google Cloud Platform. Apply now to be a part of our dynamic SRE team!
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