Director, Network Automation, Tooling

Cboe Global Markets

. Lead, mentor, and grow a multidisciplinary team of subject matter experts in network, security, telemetry engineering, agent tooling, and automation reliability .

Posted 9/28/2026full-timeUnited StatesLead💰 $195,500 - $278,300 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in leading automation initiatives and managing multidisciplinary teams, with a strong focus on cloud-native infrastructure, agentic AI tools, and configuration management. Proven ability to translate operational challenges into automation solutions while ensuring compliance and governance.

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Cloud-Native Infrastructure ManagementAgentic AI Coding ToolsConfiguration Management with AnsibleNetwork Automation at ScalePeople Leadership in Software Engineering

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Hard Skills

Automation EngineeringContainerizationOrchestration ConceptsScripting with PythonCI/CD PracticesGitOpsConfiguration ComplianceDrift DetectionAutomated Upgrade WorkflowsIncident Response

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsMentoring and LeadershipCross-Functional Collaboration

Tools & Technologies

AWSDockerKubernetesPrometheusGrafanaClaude CodeGitHub CopilotAnsibleTerraformSNMP

Industry Keywords

Infrastructure EngineeringAutomationDevOpsObservabilityChange ManagementRegulatory Compliance

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAWSCloudDockerGrafanaKubernetesPrometheusPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead, mentor, and grow a multidisciplinary team of subject matter experts in network, security, telemetry engineering, agent tooling, and automation reliability
Own hiring, performance management, and career development for the automation function
Partner with Directors and VPs across Operations, Engineering, Security, and Network Engineering to align priorities and resourcing
Own automated configuration deployment across the network estate, including source control, staged rollout, peer review, and rollback
Build automations for configuration compliance, baseline checking, drift detection, and automated enforcement
Deliver automated software and firmware upgrade tooling with pre- and post-change validation
Build synthetic testing automations for critical infrastructure services
Own network, security, and telemetry data flows into the global Prometheus and Grafana observability platform
Set alerting standards for critical network events, including thresholds, escalation paths, noise reduction, and on-call integration
Advance machine learning and agentic analysis for anomaly detection, trend and capacity forecasting, and auto-remediation
Guide and extend Cboe's agent framework using agentic coding tools such as Claude Code
Establish standards, guardrails, and review practices for agent-authored and agent-assisted infrastructure changes
Prototype, review, and unblock complex agent design and coding problems
Champion responsible-AI practices, including human-in-the-loop controls, permissioning, and rollback safety
Define the multi-year strategic vision for AI agents enabling Operations and Engineering to scale capacity
Build business cases, ROI models, and executive-level roadmaps for the agent platform
Translate operational pain points into automation opportunities and measurable capacity gains
Prioritize automation initiatives across network, security, and telemetry domains
Track and report capacity and efficiency metrics toward the 10x goal
Represent the automation program in senior leadership and cross-functional forums
Partner with Information Security and Risk on governance for autonomous agents
Ensure agent actions are logged, reviewable, and compliant with change-management and regulatory obligations
Own incident response and post-mortem processes for the automation platform

Requirements

What you’ll need

A minimum of 12 years of progressive infrastructure, automation, or DevOps engineering experience
A minimum of 5 years in a people leadership role managing software engineering or automation-focused teams
Deep production experience building and operating modern cloud-native infrastructure, either as a primary builder in AWS or a comparable cloud platform, or running containerized workloads on Docker and Kubernetes at scale
Solid command of containerization and orchestration concepts
Direct, hands-on experience with agentic AI coding tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or similar, applied to real infrastructure or operations problems
Experience designing or extending an agent framework or automation platform, including guardrails for safe autonomous action against production systems
Hands-on experience with configuration management and network automation at scale, including Ansible or equivalent, configuration compliance and drift detection, and automated upgrade workflows with pre- and post-change validation
Familiarity with Prometheus and Grafana or comparable global observability and monitoring platforms
Working knowledge of SNMP, gNMI, syslog, and API-based polling
Working knowledge across network engineering, security engineering, and telemetry/observability
Strong scripting and automation background with Python, Ansible, Terraform, or similar
Modern CI/CD and GitOps practices
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship now or in the future
This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship

Benefits

Comp & perks

Fair and competitive salary and incentive compensation packages with an upside for overachievement
Generous paid time off, including vacation, personal days, sick days and annual community service days
Health, dental and vision benefits, including access to telemedicine and mental health services
2:1 401(k) match, up to 8% match immediately upon hire
Discounted Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Tax Savings Accounts for health, dependent and transportation
Employee referral bonus program
Volunteer opportunities to help you give back to your communities
Complimentary lunch, snacks and coffee in any Cboe office
Paid Tuition assistance and education opportunities
Generous charitable giving company match
Paid parental leave and fertility benefits
On-site gyms and discounts to other fitness centers
Paid Time Off