Sr Site Reliability Engineer - Markets (Tue - Sat)
CME Group, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Overview
CME Group is seeking a Senior SRE (Tuesday to Saturday) to help, build, operate and scale systems in our Markets portfolio. Markets SREs work on products and applications related to CME’s Globex trading platform. Our systems deliver an exceptional combination of low-latency performance and rock-solid reliability to seamlessly handle the world’s busiest trading days.
The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of SRE principles and practices, enjoy operating production systems, be a strong communicator, and may have previously worked in an SRE role, a software engineering role, a DevOps role or a systems engineering role.
Key Responsibilities
* Collaborate with SRE leadership and product development teams to define what “reliable” means for our systems, eliciting and documenting SLIs and SLOs via user-journey distillations
* Partner with product teams to deliver observability, monitoring and alerting improvements — continuously improving our SLI & SLOs and observability data enabling faster issue detection and incident resolution
* Take accountability for delivery of significant changes — manage delivery risks and dependencies with regular proactive communication
* Drive reliability backlog discussions with key stakeholders — identify reliability risks and influence prioritisation
* Design automation for deployment, scaling and recovery
* Lead major incident response investigations — demonstrate urgency, put customers first, ensure system recovery, and lead post-mortems
* Participate in on-call rotation
* Run Production review meetings based on data showing performance against SLOs, error budgets and incidents
* Contribute to DR and systems resiliency testing & improvements
* Mentor and guide junior SREs to improve reliability engineering culture
* Mentor and guide product team engineers on SRE practices — advocate for reliability as a practice, not just a role
* Support the migration of markets applications to Google Cloud Platform (GCP), ensuring a seamless transition
* Stay informed on emerging technologies & latest industry trends, and recognise opportunities for CME Group
What We’re Looking For
* Experience with Linux-based systems
* Experience with Cloud-based platforms — Google Cloud Platform, GCE, and/or GKE a bonus
* Understanding of application architectures and messaging protocols
* Strong coding capabilities (scripting languages Python, Bash, etc.); Java a bonus
* Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities
* Excellent communication and teamwork skills across disciplines
* Adaptable and flexible, demonstrating a positive and proactive approach towards change
* A growth mindset; eagerness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced trading environment
* Experience driving reliability improvements across a team or service
Desirable
* Previous experience working in a DevOps or SRE role
* Experience with metrics & monitoring, OpenTelemetry, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, etc
* Experience and knowledge of distributed systems and working with Docker & Kubernetes
* 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
Why CME Group
* Be part of a global leader in financial services technology
* Work on cutting-edge technology in a collaborative and innovative culture
* Competitive compensation and benefits package
* Opportunity to grow and advance your career in SRE with an organisation transforming to this approach
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
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