What are the responsibilities and job description for the DATA CENTER ENGINEER PART-TIME CONSULTANT position at XR Trading LLC?
XR Trading is a proprietary trading firm with employees in the Netherlands, Singapore, UK and US. XR participates in a wide variety of marketplaces including global futures, equities, commodities, options, fixed income, and cryptocurrencies. Our culture emphasizes teamwork, and focuses on continuous integration and test-driven development.
Job Function & Responsibilities
- We are seeking a talented and self-motivated part-time Data Center Engineer to join our growing IT team
- Logistics coordination, installation, documentation and troubleshooting of physical equipment at colocation facilities
- Able to travel to local data centers on a regular basis
- Coordination with existing IT team to validate equipment installation and troubleshoot technical issues
- Pre-plan data center design and execution by utilizing mock equipment
- Leverage and extend existing data center best practices and documentation
- Manage data center inventory, domestic and foreign equipment orders, returns and shipments
- Project management of datacenter related projects
- Proactively suggest enhancements to existing configurations, technologies or procedures
- Able to travel to global data centers for occasional project work
- Able to work flexible hours when required, including night and weekends
- Comfortable working in a Linux-based environment
- Comfortable with basic network connectivity concepts
- Familiar with Cisco IOS and knowledge of Ethernet networks (VLAN, spanning tree, MAC addressing, etc)
- Organized, self-starter that is passionate about technology
- Experience with bug/ticket tracking systems like JIRA a plus
- Able to lift 65 pounds
Hours
- Required hours:
- Monday - Friday 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm CT
- Occasional hours:
- Monday - Thursday 8:00 am - 3:00 pm CT (hours flexible for planning meetings)
- Friday 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm CT
- Saturday 8:00 am - 12:00 pm CT
- Hours may fluctuate from time to time
Location
- Employee must be legally authorized to work in the US
- Individual must live in or daily commuting distance to Aurora, IL
- Individual may be required to commute to Chicago, IL on occasions
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree from a 4-year university or comparable work experience
Required Experience & Skills
- 1-3 years of experience of datacenter management
- Experience with physically installing fiber optic duplex and simplex cables
- Experience utilizing tools to validate, clean and test fiber optic cables
- Experience making and running patch cables
- Previous financial industry experience a plus
Please note: only individuals whose qualifications match our current needs will be contacted for further screening and/or interviews. XR Trading does not hire candidates who are currently on a student visa or who now or in the future will require XR to sponsor them for employment visa. Thank you for your interest in XR Trading!