Data Center Network Engineer - Flexible Hours & Travel

Quant Capital; Greater London; Presencial; GBP 60.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Quant Capital is urgently looking for a Data Center Engineer to join our high-profile client in London. You will be hands-on, designing, building, scaling, and managing data centres and colocation facilities, ensuring data is safe and accessible 24/7.

The role requires collaboration with network, server, facilities engineering, market data and trading teams, plus data centre operators and vendors. You will also manage procurement, shipping, inventory, and deploy in a PXE/Linux environment.

Formación

• Ideally 4+ years of data centre experience with best practices, cabling, and vendor management.
• A self-starter with initiative and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to troubleshoot dark fibre connectivity.
• Experience managing projects.
• Knowledge of networking fundamentals, including switching, routing, and Layer 2/3 troubleshooting.
• Experience with a variety of server and network hardware (e.g., Dell, Cisco, Juniper, Arista, Ciena, Corning, Ortronics).
• Ability to design, deploy, test, and troubleshoot copper and fibre cabling.
• Willingness to travel 2-4 weeks per year and work flexible hours, including some evenings and weekends.

Responsabilidades

• Managing procurement, shipping, and inventory of equipment, cabling, and parts
• Installing and configuring server OS in a PXE environment with Linux being required for network deployment
• Installing, cabling, configuring, and troubleshooting various network and server equipment
• Ensuring the highest standards of security, organisation, documentation, safety, and cleanliness in all data centre operations

Conocimientos

Data centre exp

Self-starter

Communication

Dark fibre troubleshooting

Project management

Networking basics

Server hardware

Copper/Fibre cabling

Travel availability

Herramientas

Dell

Cisco

Juniper

Arista

Ciena

Corning

Ortronics

Descripción del empleo

Quant Capital is urgently looking for a Data Center Engineer to join our high-profile client in London. You will be hands-on, designing, building, scaling, and managing data centres and colocation facilities, ensuring data is safe and accessible 24/7.

The role requires collaboration with network, server, facilities engineering, market data and trading teams, plus data centre operators and vendors. You will also manage procurement, shipping, inventory, and deploy in a PXE/Linux environment.