Contract Data Centre Engineer
Contract Data Centre Engineer
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Job Description
Do you want to tackle the biggest questions in finance with near infinite compute power at your fingertips
GResearch is a leading quantitative research and technology firm with offices in London and Dallas.
We are proud to employ some of the best people in their field and to nurture their talent in a dynamic flexible and highly stimulating culture where worldbeating ideas are cultivated and rewarded.
This is a role based in our new Soho Place office opened in 2023 in the heart of Central London and home to our Research Lab.
The role
Engineering underpins our continued growth and success and we are committed to recruiting and developing the worlds best Engineers.
The Low Latency Engineering Group at GResearch is responsible for providing and evolving our lowlatency platform.
We are looking for a Data Centre Engineer to join our Colo Infrastructure team within Low Latency Engineering. You will help design and build high performance colocation environments globally.
Key responsibilities of the role include:
- Managing the hardware deployment lifecycle from procurement to handover to customer and upgrades break/fix and decom.
- Coordinate logistical tasks across locations including procurement shipping moving and keeping inventory of equipment cabling and parts
- Hands on install and basic configuration of servers and switches across multiple locations or assisting remotely with 3rd parties.
- Working with commercial teams in purchasing and hardware support contracts.
Who are we looking for
The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:
Troubleshooting network and server equipment from multiple manufacturers.
Knowledge of cabling fundamentals (Fibre/Copper)
Capacity planning involving power balancing.
Experience with a variety of network hardware (Cisco/Arista/Meinberg)
Experience with a variety of server hardware HPE preferred.
Liaising with third party data centre colocation and service providers
GResearch is committed to cultivating and preserving an inclusive work environment. We are an ideasdriven business and we place great value on diversity of experience and opinions.
We want to ensure that applicants receive a recruitment experience that enables them to perform at their best. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation please let us know in the relevant section
Employment Type
Contract
