Senior Cloud Engineer

Cboe Global Markets

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Chicago, ILOverland Park, KSNew York, NYKansas City, MO
Salary: $119,000–$154,000 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 118 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $168k

This role $136k

$106k most similar roles pay here $238k

This role pays less than 88% of similar roles. Most pay $149,500–$185,547 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $136k versus about $168k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Cboe Global Markets

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. is a leading global provider of financial exchange operator services, clearinghouse, and investment solutions.

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TL;DR · Senior Cloud Engineer

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Senior Cloud Engineer The Senior Cloud Engineer joins the Cloud Operations team to build and operate cloud-based applications supporting clearing, exchange, and data solutions platforms. This role focuses on execution, automation, and infrastructure solutions for cloud-native applications. You will build and maintain a globally distributed platform using Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform and Ansible while managing Kubernetes-based workloads via EKS or GKE with GitOps workflows like Argo CD. Key responsibilities include maintaining CI/CD pipelines, performing database maintenance for MongoDB and PostgreSQL, and ensuring security through HashiCorp Vault. You will utilize Python, Linux systems, and cloud services including AWS VPC, S3, and Lambda. The role addresses the technical challenge of providing reliable infrastructure for financial market products by designing fault-tolerant, scalable systems while managing observability tools like Datadog, Prometheus, and Grafana to ensure operational readiness.

What does a Cloud Engineer earn?

Median $162000 from 41 postings across 12 companies.

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Skills

AWS GCP Kubernetes EKS GKE Terraform Ansible Python GitOps Argo CD CI/CD Jenkins GitHub Actions MongoDB PostgreSQL HashiCorp Vault Datadog Prometheus Grafana Kafka

What you'll do

Build and maintain globally distributed cloud infrastructure using Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform and Ansible.
Design, deploy, and operate Kubernetes-based platforms and workloads using GitOps workflows.
Perform system and database maintenance including application deployment, patching, and backup procedures.
Support and enhance CI/CD pipelines and automated infrastructure scripts.
Manage cloud environments through incident response, troubleshooting, and performance tuning.
Create technical documentation for infrastructure designs, standard operating procedures, and support runbooks.
Collaborate with security and development teams to ensure systems remain secure and compliant.
Participate in on-call rotations to ensure operational readiness of production systems.

What we're looking for

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) and GitOps (Argo CD).
Deep, hands-on experience using Terraform, CI/CD tools, and Python to deploy and maintain infrastructure.
Strong experience supporting containerized applications and Linux-based systems.
Strong understanding of networking, IAM, cloud observability, and common services like VPC, EC2, S3, SNS, SQS, and Lambda.
Familiarity with managing secrets and sensitive configuration using tools such as HashiCorp Vault.
Experience designing, deploying, and operating fault-tolerant systems with on-call responsibilities.
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