Site Reliability Engineer II

Site Reliability Engineer II

We are seeking a skilled and passionate Site Reliability Engineer II to join our dynamic team and help ensure the reliability and performance of our Markets trading applications.  These systems must achieve a unique blend of ultra-low latency performance and the capacity to seamlessly facilitate the busiest trading days in the world economy.  

The successful joiner must be able to solve problems creatively, communicate effectively, and work both independently and collaboratively.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with SRE and product teams to continuously improve observability of our applications enabling data-driven business decisions and faster incident detection and resolution.

• Elicit key SLIs and SLOs for products via user-journey distillations with Product leaders.

• Support the migration of markets applications to Google Cloud Platform (GCP), ensuring a seamless transition.

• Assist in automating tasks to enhance system scalability and reliability.

• Contribute to incident response, on-call rotation, and post-mortem analysis to continually improve system reliability.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for improved system reliability and performance.

• Stay informed on emerging technologies & latest industry trends, and recognise opportunities for CME Group.

Skills:

• Experience with Linux-based systems.

• Experience with Cloud-based platform(s).

• Programming/scripting skills (Python, Bash, Java).

• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.

• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

• Adaptable and flexible, demonstrating a positive and proactive approach towards change.

• Exhibits a growth mindset.

Desirable

• Previous experience working in a DevOps or SRE role.

• Previous experience working with metrics & monitoring, OpenTelemetry, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, etc.

• Experience and knowledge of working with distributed systems and working with Docker & Kubernetes

• Knowledge of Google Cloud Platform, GCE, and/or GKE.

• Good knowledge of networking (HTTP/TCP/UDP/IP).

• Experience in Financial markets.

• Experience with REST services and message-oriented middleware.

• Experience working in an agile environment. 

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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