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We providethe financialinfrastructure that powers the global economy. As a leading provider of market infrastructure and tradable products, Cboe deliverscutting-edgetrading, clearing and investment solutions to market participants around the world.\nWe’rebuilding meaningful ways to support professional and personal development while strengthening the trustwe’veearned as a global market leader. Our teams are empowered to share ideas, actively pursuethemand bring on a challenge. As champions of internal mobility and access to opportunity, we encourage our people to “go for it” and equip our managers with the training to coach their teams to the next level. We strive toprovideemployeesa safe space to network, shareideasand create opportunities.\nTo support strong partnership and team connection, this role follows a four day in office work model.\nLocation Overview\nCboe HQislocated inthe historic Old Post Officedistrict,it’s a landmark that blends classic architecture with modern amenities. The building features expansive spaces withhigh ceilingsand large windows, offering an abundance of natural light and panoramic views of thecityskyline and the Chicago River.\nWith its prime location in the heart of downtown, the OPO Building provides easy access to major transportation hubs, including Union Station and multiple CTA lines, making it convenient for commuters. The building is home to a variety of amenities, including restaurants,afitness center, and collaborative workspaces, creating a vibrant and dynamic work environment in one of Chicago's most iconic areas.\nRole Overview\nCboe Global Markets is seeking a Principal Network Engineer to serve as a deep technical anchor for our global network infrastructure. This role is responsible forshaping the design, scalability, and long-term evolution of highly distributed, latency-sensitive trading networks across on-prem and cloud environments. The Principal Engineer brings expert-level knowledge of deterministic packet forwarding, advanced routing design, and ultra-low latency architecture, combined with the ability to operateindependently and own complex problems end-to-end.\nThis individual partners closely with Network Engineering leadership and cross-functional architecture teams to lead high-complexity initiatives, conduct rigorous pre-implementation testing and validation, and establishbest practices that drive consistency and reliability across the environment. They function as a technical leader without formal authority-mentoring senior engineers, influencing design decisions, and raising the overall engineering bar across the organization.\nSuccess in this role requires both deep technical expertiseand strong communicationskills. The Principal Engineer must be able to translate complex architectural decisions, trade-offs, and risks into clear, actionable insights for both engineering teams and senior leadership. The ideal candidate holds (or is actively pursuing) a CCIE certification, writes production-quality Python, and is comfortable working with modern observability platforms such as Prometheus and Grafana to drive data-informed engineering decisions.\nYour responsibilities will be:\nDesign and evolve low-latency, highly resilient network architecture across global data center, co-location, and cloud-connected environments, with a focus on deterministic packet forwarding, scalability, and operational consistency\n\nLead advanced routing design and implementation across complex global environments, including BGP, OSPF, MPLS, multicast, hybrid cloud connectivity, traffic engineering, and high-availability network patterns\n\nConduct deep technical research, lab validation, and pre-implementation testing for major network initiatives, working closely with engineering and software development teams to evaluate hardware capabilities, identifydesign constraints, and optimize exchange performance based on findings\n\nLead high-complexity strategic projects from design through execution, producing detailed technical designs, migration runbooks, capacity plans, and implementation guidance for large-scale network changes\n\nDevelop and maintainPython-based network automation to support configuration management, change validation, testing, and operational efficiency, with direct experience using both API-driven and SSH-based automation approaches\n\nPartner across infrastructure, security, application, and business teams to align network design and delivery with technical requirements, operational goals, and broader organizational priorities, including support for budgeting and planning related to network hardware and software investments\n\nServe as a senior technical leader and mentor across the engineering organization, driving architecture reviews, design standards, knowledge sharing, and technical development for other engineers\n\nOperate effectively in a fast-moving, dynamic environment where priorities can shift, balancing long-term architectural direction with immediate engineering and operational needs\n\nContribute to monitoring and telemetry strategy by helping define meaningful visibility requirements and supporting the use of tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or similar platforms where they improve operational insight and troubleshooting\n\nSupport the development of technical standards, design documentation, and regulatory or audit-facing materials when needed, including documentation that may be used to support SEC or other regulatory review processes\n\nThe ideal candidate has\n10+ years of hands-on network engineering experience in mission-critical, low-latency environments, with a strong track recordoperating and evolving high-performance network infrastructure\n\nDeep expertisein low-latency and deterministic network design, including practical experience analyzing latency, jitter, and end-to-end traffic behavior in production environments\n\nAdvanced knowledge of routing protocols at scale, including BGP, OSPF, MPLS, and multicast (PIM-SM/SSM), with proven experience designing resilient, highly availableglobal networks\n\nStrong understanding of network hardware and platform capabilities across major vendors, with the ability to evaluate limitations and optimize design decisions through hands-on research and lab validation\n\nExperience designing and supporting hybrid cloud connectivity, including AWS networking constructs such as Direct Connect, Transit Gateway, VPCs, and route integration\n\nProven experience building and maintainingPython-based network automation, including API-driven and SSH-based approaches for configuration management, testing, and operational efficiency\n\nWorking knowledge of observability and telemetry concepts, with exposure to platforms such as Prometheus, Grafana, or similar tools for network visibility and performance analysis\n\nStrong background in leading technical research, proof-of-concept validation, and pre-implementation design for large-scale network initiatives\n\nSolid understanding of network security fundamentals, including segmentation, access control, and zero-trust principles as they apply to network design\n\nExperience operatingin fast-paced, highly dynamic environments, with the ability to adapt to changing priorities while maintaininga strong focus on execution and delivery\n\nDemonstrated ability to mentor engineers, influence technical direction, and contribute to engineering standards and best practices across an organization\n\nExperience contributing to technical documentation, design standards, or materials supporting regulatory or audit processes is a plus\n\nPreferred certifications:\nCisco CCIE (Routing & Switching or Data Center) or near-equivalent experience\n\nAWS Advanced Networking Specialty or similar\n\nArista, Juniper, or other advanced vendor certifications\n\nBenefits and Perksof working for Cboe Global Markets\nWe value the total wellbeing of our people - including health, financial,personaland social wellness. We believe standard benefits like health insurance and fair pay area givenatany organization. Still, you shouldknowwe offer:\nFair and competitive salary and incentive compensation packages with an upside for overachievement\n\nGenerous paid time off, including vacation, personal days, sickdaysand annual community service days\n\nHealth, dental and vision benefits, including access to telemedicine and mental health services\n\n2:1 401(k) match, up to 8% matchimmediatelyupon hire\n\nDiscounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan\n\nTax Savings Accounts for health,dependentand transportation\n\nEmployee referral bonus program\n\nVolunteer opportunities to help you give back to your communities\n\nSome of our associates’ favorite benefits andperksinclude:\nComplimentary lunch,snacksand coffee in any Cboe office\n\nPaid Tuitionassistanceand education opportunities\n\nGenerous charitable giving company match\n\nPaid parental leave and fertility benefits\n\nOn-site gyms and discounts to other fitness centers\n\nPaid Time Off\n\n#LI-CJ\nThis position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship now or in the future.\nSalary Ranges (applicable for US locations only)\nAt Cboe, we are committed to providing a competitive, transparent, and market-informed total rewards program. The anticipated base salary range for this role is $172,975-$254,375, with actual compensation determined by job-related factors such as skills, relevant experience, education, internal alignment, and location.This role may also be eligible for annual incentive compensation and, where applicable, participation in Cboe's long-term equity programs.\nAdditional information about Cboe's total rewards program, including benefits and other compensation components, can be found here: Total Rewards at CBOE.\nAny communication from Cboe regarding this position will only come from a Cboe recruiter who has a @cboe.com email or via LinkedIn Recruiter. 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