Senior Cloud Engineer

Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior Engineer for Cboe’s Cloud Operations team. The Cloud Operations team builds and operates Cboe’s cloud‑based applications, including products supporting both clearing, exchange, and data solutions platforms. The role focuses on execution, automation, and supporting infrastructure solutions for cloud‑native applications.

• Build and maintain a globally distributed cloud infrastructure platform using Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, among others).
• Collaborate with Cloud Platform Engineering and Business Unit application teams to engineer infrastructure solutions to support their cloud‑based applications.
• Perform system and database maintenance activities – application deployment, backup and restoration procedures, patching, upgrades, etc.
• Design, deploy, and operate Kubernetes‑based platforms and workloads (EKS/GKE), including Git Ops workflows (e.g., ArgoCD).
• Support and enhance CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation.
• Maintain and support cloud environments, including incident response, troubleshooting, and performance tuning.
• Document infrastructure designs, standard operating procedures, and support runbooks.
• Create and maintain clear, accurate documentation tailored to the target audience (e.g., engineers, support staff).
• Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to ensure systems are secure and compliant.
• Participate in on‑call rotations and support operational readiness.
• Participate in retrospectives to identify opportunities to improve platform scalability and supportability.

• Contribute to implementation efforts for cloud infrastructure projects.
• Take ownership of discrete technical tasks and follow through to completion.
• Scope and track work progress using tools like Jira.
• Communicate status, blockers, and risks clearly to project leads.
• Participate in design discussions and reviews with guidance from senior team members.
• Follow defined patterns and standards to ensure consistency and maintainability.

• 6+ years of experience working with public cloud platforms (AWS and GCP preferred) in a professional setting.
• Deep, hands‑on experience using Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, Git Hub Actions), and scripting languages (Python) to deploy, maintain, and support cloud infrastructure.
• Strong experience supporting containerized applications and Linux‑based systems.
• Deep experience building and maintaining databases, including Mongo
  
  DB and Postgre
  
  SQL.
• Strong understanding of networking, IAM, cloud observability, and common cloud services such as AWS VPC, EC2, S3, SNS, SQS, and Lambda.
• Hands‑on experience deploying and managing Kubernetes (EKS, GKE) + Git Ops (ArgoCD) or other orchestration platform (e.g., Hashi Corp Nomad / Consul).
• Experience managing secrets and sensitive configuration using tools such as Hashi Corp Vault.
• Experience designing, deploying, and operating fault‑tolerant systems with on‑call responsibilities.
• Strong working knowledge of Git and common branching and collaboration workflows.
• Growth mindset and interest in continuous learning.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.

• Deep experience with building complex cloud infrastructure using Terraform.
• Strong focus on security best practices (cloud IAM, least privilege, encryption).
• Experience with multi‑cloud environments (AWS + GCP).
• Deep experience building and managing CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Git Hub Actions).
• Deep experience with cloud observability tooling (Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, ELK, Cloud Watch).
• Experience with data streaming technologies and middleware such as Kafka, MQ, etc.
• A track record of leading projects end‑to‑end, from design through delivery and operations.
• Experience designing for scalability, resilience, and operability in complex cloud environments.

• Fair and competitive salary and incentive compensation packages.
• Generous paid time off, including vacation, personal days, sick days and annual community service days.
• Health, dental and vision benefits, including access to telemedicine and mental health services.
• 2:1 401(k) match, up…