Data Center Engineer

At Optiver, we strive for excellence in all things we do. We are looking for Data Center Engineers that share this mindset. A well-planned and well-orchestrated cabling and racking infrastructure is just as important to us as well-engineered trading software. If you are someone who takes pride in what you do, who relentlessly strives for perfection, who gets a kick out of systematizing and organizing your domain, then you’re the person we seek. This is a chance to take ownership of the physical part of our trading infrastructure across multiple data centers and thousands of servers, all the while striving for simplicity and operational excellence.

What you’ll do:

• Install and cable switches, servers, and appliances in our data co-locations
• Facilitate installation of servers and network equipment with smart hands in remote co-locations
• Manage power and space including monitoring and capacity planning
• Maintain a consistent and clean cable management philosophy and manage cable inventory
• Replace hard drives/memory/transceivers and other hardware related tasks as required by our server and network teams
• Assist in the planning of moves or new buildouts
• Coordinate the secure packing, shipment, and timely delivery of equipment to and from remote co-location sites
• Maintain clean and accurate data center documentation

What you’ll get:

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem-solvers. Motivated by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high‑performing environment alongside talented colleagues, collectively tackling some of the toughest challenges in the financial markets. In addition, you’ll receive:

• The opportunity to work alongside best‑in‑class professionals from over 40 different countries
• Highly competitive compensation package including performance‑based bonus structure
• 401(k) match up to 50%
• Comprehensive health, mental, dental, vision, disability, and life coverage
• Extensive office perks, including breakfast, lunch and snacks, regular social events, clubs, sporting leagues and more

Who you are:

• Ability to identify basic parts of network equipment, including SFPs, line cards, and chassis
• Ability to identify basic parts of servers, including memory, network cards and hard drives
• Experience with identifying port locations for specific device manufacturers (Cisco, Arista, Juniper)
• Knowledge of structured cabling systems using cat 5, cat 6, multi‑mode and single‑mode fiber
• Familiarity with both power and communications cabling standards
• Experience configuring and using cable testers for both fiber and copper to troubleshoot cabling issues
• An understanding of change control processes
• Ability to lift 75lbs
• Ability to commute to our co‑locations in Durham

Who we are:

At Optiver, our mission is to improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and stabilising the market no matter the conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we prioritise safeguarding the health and efficiency of the markets for all participants. As one of the largest market‑making institutions, we are a respected partner on 100+ exchanges across the globe.

Equality and diversity statement: Optiver does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, or other legally protected characteristics.