Low-Latency Data Center Engineer (Chicago)

Autonomai Recruitment; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Autonomai Recruitment partners with a technology-driven trading firm seeking a Data Center Engineer to join a global infrastructure team responsible for the power, cooling, servers, network equipment and storage in Chicago data centers. This hands-on, project-oriented role offers real ownership from start to finish.

You will work with cutting-edge data center hardware and play a central part in keeping mission-critical infrastructure running at peak performance.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of data center experience.
• Experience in low latency trading environments is a plus.
• Strong cable management and electrical/power understanding.

Responsibilities

• Maintain data center infrastructure including power, cooling, hardware, and cabling to ensure maximum availability.
• Plan and execute new hardware installations, covering physical placement, power and cooling requirements, and structured cabling.
• Rack, cable, and configure data center hardware including servers, network equipment, and storage devices.
• Perform hardware troubleshooting and break-fix across data center infrastructure.
• Handle initial configuration of network devices and Linux servers via CLI and zero-touch provisioning.
• Manage colocation provider and vendor relationships, and oversee onsite contractors.
• Maintain accurate inventory, documentation, and capacity planning across space, power, cooling, and cabling.
• Occasional travel to other data center sites may be required.

Skills

Data center experience

Low latency trading

Cable management

CLI networking

Linux troubleshooting

Tools

Cisco devices

Arista devices

Job description

Autonomai Recruitment partners with a technology-driven trading firm seeking a Data Center Engineer to join a global infrastructure team responsible for the power, cooling, servers, network equipment and storage in Chicago data centers. This hands-on, project-oriented role offers real ownership from start to finish.

You will work with cutting-edge data center hardware and play a central part in keeping mission-critical infrastructure running at peak performance.