Mission-Critical Data Center Operations Engineer

janestreet; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Data Center Operations Engineer position is based at our Austin campus, responsible for operating and maintaining live data center infrastructure including power, cooling, and monitoring systems.

You will work hands-on with CDUs, RDHx units, direct liquid cooling, and BMS/EPMS monitoring, collaborating with vendors and internal teams to keep systems running reliably and safely, including on-call rotations for 24x7 needs.

Qualifications

• Have 5+ years of hands-on experience operating, maintaining, commissioning, or constructing mission-critical data centers or similar 24/7 facilities.
• Have in-depth knowledge of MEP systems and data center cooling/electrical principles.
• Experience with direct liquid cooling, CDUs, RDHx units, valves/ hoses/ filters.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain live data center environments with regular inspections, alarm/incident response and follow-up.
• Troubleshoot cooling, power, controls, and monitoring issues at cabinet, pod, and facility levels.
• Support and maintain CDUs, RDHx units, direct liquid cooling infrastructure, filters, valves, hoses; respond to leaks.
• Monitor operations with BMS/EPMS, investigate abnormal conditions, escalate with context.
• Review, update, and implement SOPs, EOPs and MOPs with internal teams and vendors.
• Plan/coordinate preventive and reactive maintenance; supervise critical work; ensure safe return to service.
• Serve as primary liaison with data center provider and coordinate on-site vendor work.
• Support construction/commissioning for new data halls, review drawings, submittals, and witness tests.

Skills

MEP systems

BMS/EPMS

Liquid cooling

SOP/EOP/MOP writing

Vendor coordination

Troubleshooting

Problem solving

Self-starter

On-call rotation

Physical lifting

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

BMS/EPMS

Job description

Data Center Operations Engineer position is based at our Austin campus, responsible for operating and maintaining live data center infrastructure including power, cooling, and monitoring systems.

You will work hands-on with CDUs, RDHx units, direct liquid cooling, and BMS/EPMS monitoring, collaborating with vendors and internal teams to keep systems running reliably and safely, including on-call rotations for 24x7 needs.