Qube Research & Technologies
Data Center Operations Engineer
$150K–$180K
New York +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 2, 2026
- Location
- New York
Chicago, Illinois, United States - Experience
- Some experience in a data centre, IT infrastructure, network operations, hardware support, or a similar technical environment; no number of years stated.
About the job
Deploys, maintains, troubleshoots, and decommissions physical infrastructure across QRT’s global data centres, including equipment supporting low-latency trading.
What you'll do
- Install, cable, label, maintain, and decommission servers, switches, and other data centre equipment.
- Perform hardware checks and break-fix work, and support deployments, upgrades, expansions, and site logistics.
- Coordinate planned and reactive work with internal teams, colocation providers, vendors, and onsite engineers; participate in out-of-hours support as required.
What they ask for
- Some experience in a data centre, IT infrastructure, network operations, hardware support, or a similar technical environment.
- Hands-on experience installing or supporting servers, network devices, cabling, or other IT hardware.
- Basic understanding of servers, network switches, fibre, copper cabling, and power connections.
- Able to follow technical instructions and work safely in live data centre environments; willing to travel internationally and work evenings, overnight, weekends, and an on-call rota after training.
Nice to have
- Experience supporting low-latency, high-frequency trading, or other business-critical infrastructure.
Pay
$150,000 to $180,000 per year (USD, base salary)
Tools
servers, network switches, fibre, copper cabling
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