
Cloud Engineering Intern
Cboe Global Markets
internship
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Chicago • Illinois, Montana • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $22 - $42 per hour
Job Level
Entry Level
Tech Stack
AWSCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaJenkinsKafkaTerraform
About the role
- Build and maintain globally distributed cloud infrastructure on AWS and GCP using Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform).
- Participate in project teams to deliver cloud solutions under the guidance of senior engineers.
- Engineer and support market data streaming solutions powered by Kafka.
- Support and enhance Jenkins CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation.
- Build and support highly-scalable cloud observability solutions powered by Grafana, Loki, and Mimir.
- Maintain and support cloud environments, including troubleshooting and performance tuning.
- Document infrastructure designs, standard operating procedures, and support runbooks.
- Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to ensure systems are secure and compliant.
- Consider future maintenance, operability, and support implications when implementing solutions.
- Participate in retrospectives to identify opportunities to improve platform scalability and supportability.
- Engage in professional development through Options Institute courses and conclude internship with a final presentation and retreat.
Requirements
- Must be currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s program in Computer Science, Information System, Engineering, or related field and not scheduled to graduate before Dec 2026
- Familiarity with Cloud Infrastructure platforms
- Available to work 40 hours per week from January to August 2026, two days a week in office, 3 days remotely
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, time-sensitive financial and technical environment
- Familiarity or experience with AWS, GCP, Terraform (Infrastructure as Code)
- Experience or familiarity with Kafka for market data streaming
- Experience or familiarity with Jenkins and CI/CD pipeline automation
- Experience or familiarity with observability tools: Grafana, Loki, Mimir
- Ability to troubleshoot, performance tune, and maintain cloud environments
- Must be able to work in-office at either Chicago, IL or Kansas City, MO offices (hybrid schedule)
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Flexible, hybrid work environment (2 days in office, 3 days remote per week)
- 2:1 401(k) match, up to 8% match immediately upon hire
- 401(k) with a generous company match
- Paid sick time
- Daily complimentary in-office lunch from local restaurants
- Endless free coffee and snacks
- Monthly in-office networking events and happy hours
- Associate Resource Groups (ARGs) and affinity groups for support and community building
- Professional development through robust Options Institute courses
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
AWSGCPTerraformKafkaJenkinsCI/CDGrafanaLokiMimircloud infrastructure
Soft skills
collaborationtroubleshootingperformance tuningdocumentationtime managementadaptabilitycommunicationproblem-solvingteamworkprofessional development