Data Center Engineer

IMC B.V.; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 420,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

IMC is seeking a Data Centre Engineer to join our APAC-focused Infrastructure team in Hong Kong. You will manage data centres across APAC, coordinate with IT teams in Sydney, and lead on-site troubleshooting and project delivery.

You’ll bring at least 3 years in IT infrastructure, data centre management experience, and strong communication in English (Mandarin a plus). Travel readiness and collaboration across vendors, brokers, and exchanges are essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in IT infrastructure roles.
• Data centre management experience.
• Strong project management and organisational skills.
• Fluent English; Mandarin a plus.
• Linux server experience and networking skills.
• Hardware knowledge and trends.
• Willingness to travel frequently, including weekends.
• Analytical and investigative skills.
• Crucial thinking in fast-paced environments.
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage IMC’s data centres with frequent travelling across APAC
• Coordinate projects with our IT teams in Sydney
• Provide racking and patching services in our remote data centres
• Coordinate with vendors on deliveries, installation, etc.
• Coordinate remote work with our brokers and exchanges
• Procurement through our standard suppliers and global vendors
• Data centre administration
• On-site troubleshooting
• Project Management

Skills

IT infrastructure experience

Datacentre management

Project management

English communication

Mandarin a plus

Linux server

Networking

Hardware knowledge

Travel flexibility

Analytical skills

Critical thinking

Team collaboration

Job description

As a Data Centre Engineer at IMC, you will be joining a dynamic team of highly motivated professionals who strive to be the best at what they do by continuously learning, innovating, and improving. You will be working alongside a highly collaborative team in a high performance and technical environment. IMC will be investing in you from day one to grow and develop within the Infrastructure team.

Your Core Responsibilities

• Manage IMC’s data centres with frequent travelling across APAC
• Coordinate projects with our IT teams in Sydney
• Provide racking and patching services in our remote data centres
• Coordinate with vendors on deliveries, installation, etc.
• Coordinate remote work with our brokers and exchanges
• Procurement through our standard suppliers and global vendors
• Data centre administration
• On-site troubleshooting
• Project Management

Your Skills and Experience

• At least 3 years’ experience in IT infrastructure roles;
• Datacentre management experience;
• Strong project management and organisational skills;
• Good verbal and written communication in English is a must; knowledge of Mandarin is a plus.
• Linux server experience and networking skills highly regarded;
• Good understanding of hardware and hardware trends;
• Flexibility to travel frequently, including during weekends;
• Strong investigative analysis skills;
• The ability to think critically in a high-paced, constantly changing environment; a sense of urgency is a must;
• Strong communication skills and the ability to leverage your colleagues’ s strengths with your own;

About Us

IMC is a research-driven trading firm where quantitative modeling, machine learning, and engineering shape how modern markets are traded. A stabilizing force in markets since 1989, we provide liquidity across trading venues, delivering the best outcome in value and risk management to investors. Using our own technology and capital, we build proprietary systems and algorithms that operate across global markets. Our researchers, traders, and engineers work as a collective, combining rapid experimentation, advanced infrastructure, and real-time feedback to turn insight into execution and execution into advantage.