Data Center Engineer Intern - Hands-On, Onsite Chicago

DV Trading; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 47,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

DV Trading, a Chicago-based proprietary trading firm, is seeking a Data Center Engineer Intern to support the design, deployment, and maintenance of our data center facilities. You'll work with enterprise servers, storage, networks, and power infrastructure to support trading operations.

During the summer internship you'll gain hands-on experience, learning cabling, rack layouts, and infrastructure standards while collaborating with senior engineers.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field and expected to graduate by Summer 2028.
• Familiarity with HP, IBM, and Dell Servers, Blades, SAN, and Cisco equipment.
• Familiarity with CAT5/6 and fiber optic cabling, as well as SFPs and other optic devices.
• Understanding of Windows and Linux server administration, including troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work onsite at our Chicago office 5 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Work with enterprise servers, high-performance compute, storage, network equipment, racks, cabling, power, and datacenter infrastructure.
• Learn how equipment moves from design and procurement through staging, installation, cabling, testing, and production deployment.
• Gain experience with rack layouts, structured cabling, fiber, copper, power distribution, labeling, and infrastructure standards.
• Work alongside senior engineers, deploying infrastructure that directly supports trading and business operations.
• Learn how datacenters are designed for reliability, redundancy, serviceability, and operational risk management.
• Assist with hardware troubleshooting, upgrades, inventory, logistics, and lifecycle management.

Skills

Windows Server

Linux Server

Datacenter infrastructure

Server hardware familiarity

Networking basics

Communication

Education

Pursuing CS/IT degree

Job description

DV Trading, a Chicago-based proprietary trading firm, is seeking a Data Center Engineer Intern to support the design, deployment, and maintenance of our data center facilities. You'll work with enterprise servers, storage, networks, and power infrastructure to support trading operations.

During the summer internship you'll gain hands-on experience, learning cabling, rack layouts, and infrastructure standards while collaborating with senior engineers.