Data Center Engineer
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Hands-on Data Center Engineer at a leading HFT (high-frequency trading) firm in Singapore: racking, stacking, cabling, and maintaining ultra-low latency servers, network gear (Arista/Cisco/Mellanox), and FPGA appliances across global colocation sites, with 24x7 on-call and 25–40% global travel.
Data Center Engineer (Racking & Stacking) – Low Latency Trading
Location:
Singapore Type:
Full-time
About the Role Leading HFT firm seeking a hands-on Data Center Engineer to deploy and maintain ultra-low latency infrastructure across global colocation sites. Zero-downtime environment.
Key Responsibilities Rack, stack, cable, and label servers, switches, and FPGA appliances Manage structured cabling (fiber/copper), patch panels, and cross-connects Create rack diagrams, power plans, and maintain documentation Manage power budgets, cooling, and environmental monitoring Own hardware lifecycle: deployment, inventory, vendor RMA, decommissioning Install components: NICs, SmartNICs, FPGA cards, drives, firmware Deploy low-latency network gear (Arista, Cisco, Mellanox) and optics (SFP+/QSFP) Support precision timing (PTP, GPS) 24x7 on-call rotation; travel 25–40% globally
Requirements 5+ years data center operations (colocation/enterprise) Expert in racking, stacking, fiber/copper cabling Strong knowledge of power (PDUs, UPS), cooling, physical security Server hardware experience (Dell, Supermicro) Networking hardware familiarity (Arista, Cisco, Mellanox) Fiber optics: SFP/SFP+/QSFP, cleaning, basic testing Linux CLI skills Excellent documentation and SOP discipline Thrives in 24x7 mission-critical environments
Nice-to-Have:
HFT experience, FPGA/SmartNICs, PTP/GPS, automation (Ansible/Python)
What We Offer Competitive salary + bonus Full benefits, pension matching Generous vacation and development budget Global travel, cutting-edge tech
Location:
Singapore Type:
Full-time
About the Role Leading HFT firm seeking a hands-on Data Center Engineer to deploy and maintain ultra-low latency infrastructure across global colocation sites. Zero-downtime environment.
Key Responsibilities Rack, stack, cable, and label servers, switches, and FPGA appliances Manage structured cabling (fiber/copper), patch panels, and cross-connects Create rack diagrams, power plans, and maintain documentation Manage power budgets, cooling, and environmental monitoring Own hardware lifecycle: deployment, inventory, vendor RMA, decommissioning Install components: NICs, SmartNICs, FPGA cards, drives, firmware Deploy low-latency network gear (Arista, Cisco, Mellanox) and optics (SFP+/QSFP) Support precision timing (PTP, GPS) 24x7 on-call rotation; travel 25–40% globally
Requirements 5+ years data center operations (colocation/enterprise) Expert in racking, stacking, fiber/copper cabling Strong knowledge of power (PDUs, UPS), cooling, physical security Server hardware experience (Dell, Supermicro) Networking hardware familiarity (Arista, Cisco, Mellanox) Fiber optics: SFP/SFP+/QSFP, cleaning, basic testing Linux CLI skills Excellent documentation and SOP discipline Thrives in 24x7 mission-critical environments
Nice-to-Have:
HFT experience, FPGA/SmartNICs, PTP/GPS, automation (Ansible/Python)
What We Offer Competitive salary + bonus Full benefits, pension matching Generous vacation and development budget Global travel, cutting-edge tech