Data Center Engineer – Quant Trading

Overview

As a Data Center Engineer, you will design, deploy, and maintain data centre infrastructure for a leading quantitative trading client. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure secure, 24/7 data access and reliability, enabling fast trading and data-driven decisions. This role combines hands-on engineering with project management across colocation facilities and vendor ecosystems. You will help scale and secure critical data assets in a collaborative, high-tech environment.

Responsibilities

• Design deployment plans for new equipment using data centre best practices
• Manage procurement, shipping, and inventory of equipment, cabling, and parts
• Install and configure server OS with Linux for network deployment
• Install, cabling, configuring, and troubleshooting various network and server equipment
• Ensure security, documentation, organization, safety, and cleanliness in data centre operations

Key requirements

• 4+ years of data centre experience with cabling, vendor management, and best practices
• Self-starter mindset with initiative and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication
• Ability to troubleshoot dark fibre connectivity
• Experience managing projects
• Networking fundamentals (switching, routing, Layer 2/3 troubleshooting)
• Linux
• Experience with various server and network hardware
• Ability to design, deploy, test, and troubleshoot copper and fibre cabling
• Willingness to travel 3–4 weeks per year and work flexible hours including some evenings and weekends

• strong communication
• problem-solving
• self-motivation
• Linux
• networking fundamentals (switching, routing, L2/L3)
• copper and fibre cabling design and troubleshooting