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In this role, you will be the primary architect and visionary for the core technology foundations that underpin the world’s leading derivatives marketplace.\nAs the technical lead for all SRE sub-teams, you will bridge the gap between high-level business goals and deep technical implementation, ensuring our GCP-native stack provides the mission-critical intersection of ultra-low latency and absolute reliability required for high-volume financial ecosystems.\nAs the Staff SRE, your goal is to evolve our platform from \"infrastructure as a service\" to \"reliability as a product.\" You will be responsible for the technical roadmap of our entire SRE domain, mentoring senior engineers and setting the global standard for operational excellence across our Python, Kafka, and Kubernetes shop.\nWhat You Will Do\nTechnical Vision & Roadmap:Define the 12-18 month technical strategy for the Platform SRE teams, focusing on the evolution of our global footprint and self-service capabilities.\n\nArchitectural Authority:Act as the final technical authority for major infrastructure changes involving GCP, GKE, and our mission-critical Kafka event bus.\n\nIncident Command & Systemic Resilience:Lead the response for complex, cross-functional outages and drive a \"blameless\" culture that prioritizes systemic, code-based fixes over manual intervention.\n\nInternal Development Platform (IDP): Architect and oversee the building of high-level abstractions in Python to mask underlying complexity, providing a seamless \"Golden Path\" for CME's global technology stack.\n\nReliability Governance:Standardize SLIs, SLOs, and Error Budgets across all platform teams, ensuring they are technically rigorous and directly tied to market integrity.\n\nEngineering Mentorship:Level up the entire SRE organization through design reviews, architectural \"office hours,\" and fostering an environment of continuous technical evolution.\n\nWhat We’re Looking For\nStrategic AI Integration:A mastery of leveraging Generative AI and Agentic workflows (e.g., Gemini) to build self-healing infrastructure and sophisticated automated troubleshooting frameworks.\n\nSoftware Engineering Mastery:Expert-level proficiency in Python(and ideally Go) to build production-grade distributed systems and custom Kubernetes operators.\n\nCloud-Native Leadership:Deep-seated expertise in GCP(Networking, IAM, GKE) and the ability to scale Kafkaclusters for high-throughput, low-latency financial environments.\n\nAdvanced IaC & GitOps:Mastery of Terraformmodule design and ArgoCDfor managing immutable infrastructure at an enterprise scale.\n\nDistributed Systems Theory:A rigorous understanding of non-linear system behaviors, distributed consensus, and the nuances of high-concurrency architectures.\n\nExecutive Communication:The ability to translate sophisticated technical debt and architectural risks into clear business outcomes for senior leadership.\n\nExperience:\n\n10+ years in SRE, Systems Engineering, or Software Engineering roles within high-pressure environments.\n\n3+ yearsin a Staff, Principal, or Tech Lead capacity overseeing multiple teams or complex platform domains.\n\nProven Track Record:Experience leading large-scale cloud migrations or re-architecting core messaging/compute platforms in a regulated environment.\n\nCertifications:GCP Professional Cloud Architect or Kubernetes (CKA/CKAD).\n\nFull-Stack Exposure:Proficiency in Node.jsor modern front-end frameworks.\n\nDomain Expertise:Experience in Financial Markets or highly regulated, high-concurrency environments.\n\nAgile Integration:Comfort working within Agile frameworks and highly collaborative software development lifecycles.\n\nWhy CME Group?\nGlobal Significance:Drive the technology that maintains the integrity of the global financial system.\n\nEngineering Culture:Work in a \"code-first\" environment that prioritizes systematic improvement over manual intervention.\n\nProfessional Evolution:Scale your career within a transformational SRE organization dedicated to technical excellence and continuous learning.\n\n#LI-DS2\nCME Group is committed to offering a competitive total rewards package for our employees that recognizes their contributions to the business and reflects our long-term investment in their future. The pay range for this role is $132,100-$220,100. Actual salary offered will be dependent on a wide array of factors including but not limited to: relevant experience, skills, education and comparison to internal employees (where relevant). Our compensation program also includes an annual target bonus opportunity for all employees, as well as the opportunity to become an owner in the company through our broad-based equity program. Through our benefits program, we strive to offer flexibility, value and choice. From comprehensive health coverage, to a retirement package that includes both a 401(k) and an active pension plan, to highly competitive education reimbursement provisions, paid time off and a mental health benefit, CME Group offers a holistic benefits package for our team and their dependents.CME Group: Where Futures are Made\nCME 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.\nAt 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.\nImportant Notice: Recruitment fraud is on the rise, with scammers using misleading promises of job offers and interviews to solicit money and personal information from job seekers. CME Group adheres to established procedures designed to maintain trust, confidence and security throughout our recruitment process. 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