Site Reliability Engineer III

CME Group Inc.; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - GBP 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services technology company is seeking a highly-skilled Site Reliability Engineer (SRE3) to join their team in Belfast. The role involves ensuring the reliability and performance of critical applications, contributing to cloud migrations, and mentoring junior team members. Candidates should possess experience with Linux and Windows systems, cloud platforms like Google Cloud, and strong programming skills in languages such as Python and Bash. The position offers competitive compensation and a dynamic working environment.

Benefits

Bonus Programme

Equity Programme

Private Medical and Dental coverage

Mental Health Benefit Programme

Gym Membership

Education Assistance

Qualifications

• Experience with Linux and Windows-based systems.
• Experience with GCP and cloud-based platforms.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Participate in building observability, monitoring, and alerting for key services.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure requirements are understood and planned.
• Lead discussions for own work and present solution options.
• Participate in incident response and contribute to post-mortems.
• Identify toil and reduce it through automation.

Skills

Linux systems

Windows systems

Cloud platforms (GCP)

Programming (Python, Bash)

Monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana)

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Networking knowledge

Tools

OpenTelemetry

Splunk

Kubernetes

Job description

**Site Reliability Engineer (SRE3)**CME Group is the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, offering futures and options across a wide range of industries. We are seeking a highly-skilled and passionate SRE III to join our dynamic team and help ensure the reliability and performance of our Clearing and Risk 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.The successful candidate will work alongside senior engineers to learn how we observe, monitor, automate, and improve Production service reliability and act as a mentor to junior colleagues. They will have a keen interest in SRE and enjoy the cut-and-thrust of operating Production systems. They will be a strong communicator, and may have previously worked in an SRE role, a software engineering role or a systems engineering role.Key Responsibilities:* Participate in building observability, monitoring and alerting for key services - continuously improving our SLI & SLOs and observability data enabling faster issue detection and incident resolution* Collaborate with senior engineers and product teams to ensure requirements are mutually understood, planned carefully and implemented safely* Lead discussions for own work and present solution options and proposals* Participate in incident response and management - engages with urgency in live incidents, takes ownership for minor incidents, ensures system recovery and contributes to post-mortems afterwards* Identify toil and reduce through automation* Contribute to DR and systems resiliency testing & improvements* Contribute own ideas and reliability improvement suggestions to the Product backlog* Support the migration of markets applications to Google Cloud Platform (GCP)* Act as a mentor to L2 and L1 SRE colleaguesWhat We’re Looking for:* Experience with Linux and WIndows based systems* Experience with Cloud-based platform(s) - Google Cloud Platform, GCE, and/or GKE a bonus* Understanding of application architectures and messaging protocols* Competent programming/scripting skills (Python, Bash, etc.)* Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities.* Excellent communication and teamwork skills.* Eagerness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced trading environment.Desirable* Experience with metrics & monitoring, OpenTelemetry, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, etc.* Experience and knowledge of working with distributed systems* Experience with Kubernetes* Knowledge of networking (HTTP/TCP/UDP/IP).* Experience in Financial markets.* 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 who is transforming to this approachJoin CME Group and play a crucial role in ensuring the stability and performance of our Markets applications while contributing to the migration to Google Cloud Platform. Apply now to be a part of our dynamic SRE team!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#LI-RK2#LI-Hybrid#nijobs.com**CME Group: Where Futures are Made**CME 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.At 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.**Important 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. Learn more .### Employee Experience