Staff Platform Engineer – Cloud Engineering
CompanyCME Group
Location
Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Employment TypeFull-time
Posted At5/18/2026
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Description
The Platform Engineering team is a collection of highly skilled individuals ranging from development to operations with a security first mindset who strive to push the boundaries of technology. We champion a DevSecOps culture and raise the bar on how and when we deploy applications to production. Our core principals are centered around automation, testing, quality, and immutability all via code. If you are passionate about developer productivity, cloud native applications, and container orchestration, this job is for you! Discover what it’s like to be part of a fast paced team dealing with challenging problems that drive the global economy where engineers can do the best work of their life along side colleagues that share a similar passion.
The role is responsible for building self-service capabilities that improve our security posture, productivity, and reduce time to market with automation at the core of these objectives. The individual collaborates with teams across the organization to ensure applications are designed for Continuous Delivery (CD) and are well-architected for their targeted platform which can be on-premise or the cloud."
Principal Accountabilities
The incumbent is a key leader on the team who managers their direct reports to grow their skill sets and careers. The individual has a proven track record of building and managing highly effective teams.
Experience & Software Requirements
The role is responsible for building self-service capabilities that improve our security posture, productivity, and reduce time to market with automation at the core of these objectives. The individual collaborates with teams across the organization to ensure applications are designed for Continuous Delivery (CD) and are well-architected for their targeted platform which can be on-premise or the cloud."
Principal Accountabilities
The incumbent is a key leader on the team who managers their direct reports to grow their skill sets and careers. The individual has a proven track record of building and managing highly effective teams.
Experience & Software Requirements
- Architect and Implement: Build and maintain scalable IaaS (Infrastructure as Service) and PaaS (Platform as Service) solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Drive Automation: Champion an "automation-first" mindset, replacing manual tasks with code-driven solutions to reduce toil.
- Standardize IaC: Lead the development, versioning, and lifecycle management of Terraform modules to ensure consistent deployments.
- Manage Image Lifecycles: Utilize Packer to automate the creation and maintenance of secure, compliant machine images.
Bachelor’s Degree, preferably a BS in Computer Science, IS, or 7+ years of relevant work experience
Preferred Certifications
AWS, GCP, or other cloud / DevSecOps related certifications /
Certified Scrum Master, Lean/Kanban, PMI-ACP, PMP
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.
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