Cboe Global Markets
Senior QA Automation Test Engineer
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America · Senior
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Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~45% per draw at Level III). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
Lottery odds assume a STEM candidate.
Personalize to your clock →H-1B wage level
the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
$4,956 more — $126,506 — moves this role to Level IV and 4 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $126,506 would place this position at wage Level IV. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (15-1253) · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- At Cboe Global Markets, we inspire our people to solve complex challenges together because what we do matters.
- We provide the financial infrastructure that powers the global economy.
Responsibilities
- Influencing how engineering builds for testability, before code is written.
- Designing and building automated test frameworks across UI, API and integration layers.
- Building and maintaining the test data and test environments that make clearing scenarios reproducible.
Nice to have
- Python as a second test-authoring language
- Working knowledge of Docker, Podman or similar container runtimes
- Exposure to AWS or similar Cloud Platform
- Test data and environment management at scale, including adapting test flows as live data changes
- Executing performance, resiliency and failover testing, including business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) scenarios
- Current technology stack:
- Java on Kubernetes.
- Application code and CI pipelines live in GitHub with GitHub Actions.
Skills
- Building trusted markets - powered by our people
- Our teams are empowered to share ideas, actively pursue them and bring on a challenge.
- Location Overview
- Cboe HQ is located in the historic Old Post Office district, it's a landmark that blends classic architecture with modern amenities.
Compensation
- Fair and competitive salary and incentive compensation packages with an upside for overachievement
Benefits
- 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
- Paid tuition assistance and education opportunities
- Paid parental leave and fertility benefits
- Defining what release confidence means here, including coverage expectations and escaped defect targets.
- Owning test coverage as a measurable outcome and driving escaped defects down over time.
- Documenting test strategy and coverage decisions so they outlast any one release.
- Flexible, hybrid work environment
- On-site gyms and discounts to other fitness centers
Company info
- We are committed to fostering a workplace where all individuals are valued and respected.
- Salary Ranges (applicable for US locations only) At Cboe, we are committed to providing a competitive, transparent, and market‑informed total rewards program.
- We clear the event contracts and prediction markets listed on Cboe's exchanges, and we are building toward tokenized collateral, 24x7 operation, and the infrastructure that carries traditional finance onto DeFi rails.
Equal opportunity
- We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on any legally protected characteristic, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or Veteran status.
- 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)
Visa & Work Authorization
- This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
This listing is sourced directly from Cboe Global Markets's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.