Sr. Platform Engineer

Join our Technology (DevOps) team as a Sr. Platform Engineer. In this critical role, you'll leverage your expertise in CI / CD, container orchestration (Kubernetes), and infrastructure-as-code to engineer the next generation of scalable, secure, and resilient platforms that power global markets.

What You’ll Get

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

Broad exposure to CME's diverse products, asset classes, and cross-functional teams.

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

What You’ll Do

As a senior member of our platform engineering team, you won't just maintain systems—you'll build the backbone of our future technology.

Engineer highly available, scalable, and secure platforms that enhance our internal developer experience.

Champion DevOps and DevSecOps best practices, embedding security and quality automation directly into the CI / CD pipeline.

Mentor and elevate the skills of junior engineers while collaborating with senior architects to drive holistic improvements.

Diagnose and resolve critical bottlenecks across the entire software delivery lifecycle, identifying key opportunities for optimization.

Design and evangelize the future toolchain, driving strategy for containerization, orchestration, and infrastructure-as-code (IaC).

What You’ll Bring

Demonstrate advanced scripting and development skills in languages like Python, Go, Java, Scala, or Ruby.

Possess deep expertise in building and managing CI / CD pipelines (Argo Workflows or Tekton, Maven, Git) and configuration management (Ansible, CHEF).

Showcase hands-on experience engineering and managing containerized workloads using Kubernetes (preferred), Mesos, or Docker Swarm, and related container technology.

Bring a strong understanding of cloud service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and their application in hybrid-cloud environments.

Have a proven track record of implementing and supporting robust DevSecOps architectures, CI / CD solutions, and platform automation.

Thrive in a collaborative, high-velocity team environment, proactively driving tasks and contributing to effective, timely solutions.

Exhibit excellent oral and written communication skills, capable of articulating complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.