Data Center Technician - Banking & Finance

Hamilton Barnes; New Jersey; On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Hamilton Barnes is seeking a Data Center Engineer to build and maintain the physical backbone of our high-performance trading platform. You will install racks, cabling, servers, PDUs, and manage regional facilities, with frequent travel to remote sites and collaboration with engineering and vendors.

The role requires hands-on data center experience, strong networking and power-system knowledge, and comfort with tooling and lifting up to 30 lbs.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in high-availability or financial colocation environments.
• Strong knowledge of power systems, redundancy and infrastructure design.
• Deep expertise in copper/fiber and structured cabling.
• Familiarity with rack-level cooling and airflow management.
• Experience building PC/server hardware (overclocking a bonus).
• Linux and bash proficiency; comfortable with serial console troubleshooting
• Python or shell scripting a bonus; comfortable with hand tools; able to lift up to 30 lbs
• Organised, proactive communicator who works well with minimal supervision
• Willing to travel regularly in a fast-moving environment

Responsibilities

• Plan, deliver and document installations, upgrades and maintenance across our data centers
• Travel to regional and remote facilities to lead infrastructure projects and operational work
• Oversee remote hands tasks and quality-check completed work
• Install racks, cabling, servers, switches, PDUs and hardware to company standards
• Manage inventory, forecast hardware needs and coordinate logistics
• Liaise with engineering teams, vendors and partners to keep infrastructure reliable

Skills

High-availability

Colocation infra

Copper & Fiber

Rack design

Cooling airflow

Hardware assembly

Linux Bash

Scripting (Python)

Tools handling

Travel ready

Communication

Job description

Keen to join a company that champions growth and development?

Join a global,technology-driven quantitative trading firm built by computer scientists,mathematicians,and engineers who leverage advanced algorithms to navigate financial markets.The organization researches and deploys sophisticated algorithmic strategies across multiple asset classes,maintaining one of the world's most advanced computing environments.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Data Center Engineer to join a growing team.The successful candidate will play a hands-on,critical role in building and maintaining the physical backbone of a high-performance global trading platform.Core duties include managing physical equipment installations such as racking and cabling,overseeing facility infrastructure across multiple colocation sites,and planning large-scale deployment projects to support mission-critical operations.

Responsibilities:

• Plan, deliver and document installations, upgrades and maintenance across our data centers
• Travel to regional and remote facilities to lead infrastructure projects and operational work
• Oversee remote hands tasks and quality-check completed work
• Install racks, cabling, servers, switches, PDUs and hardware to company standards
• Manage inventory, forecast hardware needs and coordinate logistics
• Liaise with engineering teams, vendors and partners to keep infrastructure reliable

Skills/Must Have:

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in high-availability or financial colocation environments
• Strong knowledge of power systems, redundancy and infrastructure design
• Deep expertise in copper/fiber and structured cabling
• Familiarity with rack-level cooling and airflow management
• Experience building PC/server hardware (overclocking a plus)
• Linux and bash proficiency; comfortable with serial console troubleshooting
• Python or shell scripting a bonus; confident with hand tools; able to lift up to 30 lbs
• Organised, proactive communicator who works well with minimal supervision
• Willing to travel regularly in a fast-moving environment

Salary:

• $80,000–$120,000 USD base per year + bonus