Senior Data Centre Infrastructure Engineer

ZipRecruiter; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global quantitative trading firm in London seeks a Senior Data Centre Engineer. This hands-on role involves designing, building, and managing data centres, ensuring 24/7 data accessibility, and collaborating with various engineering teams. With a strong emphasis on innovative culture, this role offers an exceptional opportunity for growth and professional development.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a data centre environment.
• Strong understanding of best practices in data centres.
• Experience with various server and network hardware.

Responsibilities

• Designing deployment plans for new equipment.
• Managing procurement of inventory.
• Installing and configuring server OS including Linux.

Skills

Troubleshooting dark fibre connectivity

Scripting skills (Networking)

Managing projects

Troubleshooting Networks

Routing and switching (BGP)

Linux

Design and deploy copper and fibre cabling

Job description

Job Description

Senior Data Centre Infrastructure Engineer – Quant Trading

Industry-leading compensation

Quant Capital is urgently looking for a Data Centre Engineer to join our high-profile client.

Our client is a well-known global quantitative trading firm. The company operates at the intersection of trading and finance. This is an environment similar to that of a successful tech startup, where technology is the top priority. The firm is recognised globally for its innovative culture, technical excellence, and collaborative ethos. More importantly, you will be surrounded by smart individuals who are deeply interested in sharing their knowledge and learning from you.

We are looking for an experienced Data Centre Engineer to help maintain our client’s data infrastructure, ensuring data is safe and accessible 24/7. This is a hands-on role that will involve designing, building, scaling, and managing data centres and colocation facilities, as well as working closely with internal teams and external vendors.

The role requires collaboration with network, server, facilities engineering, market data, and trading teams, along with data centre operators, colocation providers, and hardware vendors.

Responsibilities include:

• Designing deployment plans for new equipment
• Managing procurement of inventory
• Installing and configuring server OS including Linux 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

Data Centre Engineers MUST have:

• Ideally 5+ years of experience in a data centre environment with a strong understanding of best practices
• Ability to troubleshoot dark fibre connectivity
• Ideally some scripting skills from a Networking standpoint
• Experience managing projects
• Troubleshooting Networks
• Knowledge of routing and switching (BGP)
• Linux
• Experience with a variety of server and network hardware
• Ability to design, deploy, test, and troubleshoot copper and fibre cabling

Willingness to travel a few weeks of the year.

This is a Data Centre Engineer plus role which has many aspects of networking, it’s a chance to work for an incredibly innovative and successful trading firm who treat their employees exceptionally well.

My client is based in London.