Data Center Engineer (Racking & Stacking) – Low Latency Trading
Location:
Singapore
Type:
Full-time
About the Role
Leading HFT firm seeking a hands-on Data Center Engineer to deploy and maintain ultra-low latency infrastructure across global colocation sites. Zero-downtime environment.
Key Responsibilities
Rack, stack, cable, and label servers, switches, and FPGA appliances
Manage structured cabling (fiber/copper), patch panels, and cross-connects
Create rack diagrams, power plans, and maintain documentation
Manage power budgets, cooling, and environmental monitoring
Own hardware lifecycle: deployment, inventory, vendor RMA, decommissioning
Install components: NICs, SmartNICs, FPGA cards, drives, firmware
Deploy low-latency network gear (Arista, Cisco, Mellanox) and optics (SFP+/QSFP)
Support precision timing (PTP, GPS)
24x7 on-call rotation; travel 25–40% globally
Requirements
5+ years data center operations (colocation/enterprise)
Expert in racking, stacking, fiber/copper cabling
Strong knowledge of power (PDUs, UPS), cooling, physical security
Server hardware experience (Dell, Supermicro)
Networking hardware familiarity (Arista, Cisco, Mellanox)
Fiber optics: SFP/SFP+/QSFP, cleaning, basic testing
Linux CLI skills
Excellent documentation and SOP discipline
Thrives in 24x7 mission-critical environments
Nice-to-Have:
HFT experience, FPGA/SmartNICs, PTP/GPS, automation (Ansible/Python)
What We Offer
Competitive salary + bonus
Full benefits, pension matching
Generous vacation and development budget
Global travel, cutting-edge tech