Systems Engineer II

Systems Engineer II - ESP (Tue - Sat)

Join the Enterprise Systems Platform (ESP) team, the compute engine powering CME Group's global futures and options trading ecosystem. We're looking for an adept Systems Engineer to monitor, maintain, and enhance the mission-critical, high-performance technology that connects the world's markets. This role demands sharp technical skills and commitment to ensuring near-perfect reliability in our 24/7 market environment. 

• A supportive environment fostering career progression, continuous learning, and an inclusive culture.

• Broad exposure to CME's diverse technology, products and cross-functional teams.

• A competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package. Learn more about our career opportunities here.

What You'll Do:

As a key member of the Server Support (ESP) team, you'll be instrumental in securing the stability and performance of our market systems, driving innovation, and transforming our cloud footprint.

• Collaborate closely with SREs, Systems Engineers, and Product teams to diagnose, maintain, and optimize our core markets technology platforms.

• Enhance observability by working with stakeholders to refine metrics, alerting, and logging (Splunk, Grafana), enabling faster incident resolution and data-driven business decisions.

• Drive incident response and on-call rotation, owning and resolving escalated issues across distributed computing architectures (client-server, cloud, hardware & virtualization).

• Lead the delivery of moderately complex incidents, problems and changes, ensuring high quality and minimal market impact.

• Present technical solutions and approaches, leading discussions for your assigned work streams.

• Support the critical migration of markets applications and infrastructure to Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

• Automate operational tasks and system provisioning using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles to boost system scalability and resilience.

• Mentor L1 and L2 colleagues, sharing knowledge and elevating the technical capabilities of the team.

What You'll Bring:

We're looking for engineers who are eager to tackle complex challenges and contribute immediately to our dynamic environment.

• Demonstrate expertise in administering and troubleshooting Linux and Windows-based systems within an enterprise setting.

• Apply strong problem-solving and analytical abilities to complex technical scenarios.

• Exhibit excellent communication and collaboration skills, working effectively across diverse technical and business teams.

• Possess foundational knowledge and experience working with distributed systems and their unique failure modes.

• Utilize experience with metrics and monitoring tools such as Splunk and Grafana to maintain system health.

• Script proficiently using languages like Python, Bash, or equivalent for automation and process improvement.

• Show an eagerness to learn and adapt quickly in a demanding, fast-paced trading environment.

Nice to Haves (Elevate Your Application):

• Experience with containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes (K8s) or cloud platforms such as GCP (GKE, GCE).

• Familiarity with fundamental networking concepts (HTTP, TCP/UDP/IP).

• Background in the Financial Markets or high-throughput transaction processing environments.

• Experience operating within an Agile development and operations framework.

Company benefits:

• Bonus Programme

• Equity Programme

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

• Private Medical and Dental coverage

• Mental Health Benefit Programme

• Group Pension Plan

• Income Protection

• Life Assurance

• Cycle To Work

• EV Car Benefit Scheme

• Gym Membership

• Family Leave

• Education Assistance – MBA/Advanced Degree/Bachelor Degree

• Ongoing Employee Development Training/Certification

• Hybrid Working

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CME Group: Where Futures are Made

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.

At CME Group, we embrace our employees' unique experiences and skills to ensure that everyone's perspectives are acknowledged and valued. As an equal-opportunity employer, we consider all potential employees without regard to any protected characteristic.

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