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About CME Group
CME Group operates the world''s largest financial derivatives marketplace, offering futures and options products across interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural products, and metals. Industry: Financial Exchanges & Derivatives
CME Group currently has
7 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$125,800–$209,600
across 7 roles with salary data.
Principal Enterprise Architect serves as a strategic visionary within the Architecture Foundry’s Central Hub, overseeing the architectural health and evolution of an extensive product portfolio. The role involves transitioning from reactive governance to a proactive architecture by enablement model, where the individual replaces manual hurdles with automated compliance guardrails and "Paved Paths." Key responsibilities include leading the Patterns Council, developing cloud-native blueprints using Infrastructure-as-Code and Policy-as-Code, and championing initiatives like GenAI-first design and advanced resiliency frameworks. The position requires expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), C++, high-throughput messaging, DevSecOps, and Zero-Trust Network Access. This role addresses complex technical challenges within the financial services sector, specifically managing massive-scale, deterministic, and ultra-low latency systems while ensuring strict compliance with regulatory and Systemically Important Financial Market Utility standards in a highly regulated environment.
Define the strategic vision for a broad portfolio of products using advanced, cloud-native designs.
Replace manual governance hurdles with automated "Architecture by Enablement" and self-service developer paths.
Lead the Patterns Council to prioritize and build reusable blueprints using Infrastructure-as-Code and Policy-as-Code.
Drive the adoption of Generative AI, ML edge inference, and cloud cost-optimization models across the enterprise.
Ensure all architectural designs comply with rigorous regulatory standards and SIFMU requirements.
Mentor architects and engineering teams to instill a "You Build It, You Run It" ownership culture.
Negotiate with executive stakeholders to align product, engineering, and security goals across the organization.
What we're looking for
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
15+ years of progressive experience in software engineering and enterprise architecture within high-throughput, ultra-low latency, or SIFMU financial environments.
Subject matter expertise in massive-scale, deterministic, and ultra-low latency (ULL) financial systems.
Advanced expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP), hybrid-cloud environments, and core engineering practices like C++ and high-throughput messaging.
Advanced expertise in DevSecOps, Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM), Zero-Trust Network Access (ZTNA), and Policy-as-Code tooling.
Thorough understanding of industry-aligned frameworks such as TOGAF 10 applied within an agile, product-centric operating model.
Proven ability to manage conflict and align goals across executive-level stakeholder groups.
TOGAF Certification (specifically TOGAF 10) is preferred; Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect is highly desirable.
Agentic AI
Distributed Systems
Microservices
APIs
Platform Engineering
Kafka
Spark
Data Management
Real-time Processing
System Architecture
Observability
Scalability
Data Governance