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Senior Manager, Platform Engineering

Cboe Global Markets · Chicago, IL · $170,000–$220,000 a year · Full time

Posted Sep 12, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a time your team reduced operational toil in a measurable way.

What they are checking: Whether they focus on outcomes and can show real results from platform work.

How do you hire and develop platform engineers?

What they are checking: Whether they invest in team growth as a manager, not only in technology.

Tell me about a platform migration that did not go as planned. What did you learn?

What they are checking: Whether they reflect honestly on failures and improve how they plan big changes.

What would you do

How would you lead a platform team that runs workloads across AWS and on-premises Linux at the same time?

What they are checking: Whether they can set a clear hybrid strategy instead of treating cloud and on-prem as separate worlds.

Two of your engineers disagree strongly on a design choice. How do you handle it?

What they are checking: Whether they can guide a team to a decision while keeping trust and morale.

About the work

What does a good internal platform look like for application teams deploying to production?

What they are checking: Whether they think about self-service, guardrails and paved paths that reduce operational toil.

How would you decide which workloads should stay on premises and which should move to AWS?

What they are checking: Whether they weigh latency, cost, regulation and resilience when placing workloads.

How do you build resilience into a platform that supports exchange operations?

What they are checking: Whether they understand redundancy, failover testing and recovery goals for critical systems.

How would you handle security and compliance requirements in a cloud-native platform?

What they are checking: Whether they build controls into the platform so teams are compliant by default.

What metrics would you use to show the platform team's value to the Sr. Director?

What they are checking: Whether they can report impact in terms of reliability, speed and efficiency.

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The full job description

As published by Cboe Global Markets.

Job Description: Role Overview At Cboe, we inspire our people to solve complex challenges together because what we do matters. We provide  the financial  infrastructure that powers the global economy. As a leading provider of market infrastructure and tradable products, Cboe delivers  cutting-edge  trading, clearing and investment solutions to market participants around the world. The goal of the Cboe Platform Engineering group focuses around building a scalable and secure foundations platform, enabling the Cboe operations, software engineering and application teams to deploy, validate, and operate their services in production, improve resiliency of the service and increase organizational efficiency by reducing operational toil and increase system efficiency through architectural evolution. The Senior Manager of Platform Engineering will play a pivotal role in driving the design, implementation, and management of our cloud-native infrastructure across both public cloud (AWS) and on-premises Linux environments. Reporting to the Sr. Director, Platform Engineering, this role will lead a team of platform engineers responsible for building scalable, secure, and resilient platforms — running workloads across hybrid infrastructure focused on outcomes. Your responsibilities will be: • Lead and manage a team of platform engineers responsible for designing, implementing, and  maintaining  cloud-native infrastructure across AWS and on-prem Linux/Kubernetes environments. • Lead the architectural design of platform solutions across hybrid (cloud and on-prem) environments, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security best practices are incorporated. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements, architect solutions, and ensure successful delivery of platform projects. • Drive the adoption of infrastructure as code ( IaC ) principles and practices,  leveraging  tools such as Terraform and Pulumi to automate and standardize deployments across cloud and on-prem. • Establish and  maintain  robust monitoring, logging, and alerting solutions to ensure the reliability and performance of the platform across cloud and on-prem. • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and development. • Champion a culture of collaboration, innovation, and accountability within the Platform Engineering Team and across the organization. The ideal candidate has • 8+ years of experience with major Cloud vendors including AWS, Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure, with strong  expertise  in AWS. • Hands-on experience operating cloud-native workloads on Kubernetes in both cloud and on-premises Linux environments. • Proven experience leading and managing high-performing engineering teams in a fast-paced environment with a record of project delivery and architecture of production systems. • In-depth knowledge of cloud-native and platform architecture principles, best practices, and design patterns. • Hands-on experience with automation tools such as Terraform, Pulumi , and Jenkins. • Proficiency  in container orchestration technologies, especially Kubernetes. • Strong understanding of Linux systems administration, networking, security, and compliance requirements across hybrid environments. • Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively collaborate with stakeholders at all levels of the organization. • Thorough understanding of the financial markets  a plus . • AWS certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer, and/or Kubernetes certifications (CKA/CKAD), or equivalent, are highly desirable. #LI-JH This 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. Salary Ranges (applicable for US locations only) At Cboe, we are committed to providing a competitive, transparent, and market‑informed total rewards program. The anticipated base salary range for this role is $170,000-$220,000 in Kansas, $187,000-$242,000 in Chicago, and $212,500-$275,000 in New York, 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. Additional information about Cboe's total rewards program, including benefits and other compensation components, can be found here: Total Rewards at CBOE . ​ Any communication from Cboe regarding this position will only come from a Cboe recruiter who has a @cboe.com email or via LinkedIn Recruiter. Cboe does not use any other third party communication tools for recruiting purposes.

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