Data Center Operations Engineer

Qube Research & Technologies (QRT) is a global quantitative and systematic investment manager, operating in all liquid asset classes across the world. We are a technology and data driven group implementing a scientific approach to investing. Combining data, research, technology and trading expertise has shaped QRT’s collaborative mindset which enables us to solve the most complex challenges. QRT’s culture of innovation continuously drives our ambition to deliver high quality returns for our investors.  

The successful candidate will join the established DCO team at QRT, working closely with Network Engineering and infrastructure teams you will be responsible for the implementation and physical  deployment of electronic trading infrastructure in support of the firm’s trading activities.

Your Future Role within QRT

• Contribute to the design and planning of new equipment deployments in line with data centre best practices

• Deploy, maintain, and decommission trading infrastructure hardware, including FPGA platforms, ultra-low-latency servers, and high-performance network switches, across a global colocation footprint

• Ensure consistent build quality across structured cabling, rack layouts, power distribution, cooling infrastructure, and environmental monitoring

• Coordinate installations, upgrades, capacity expansions, and decommissions with exchanges, colocation providers, hardware vendors, and onsite engineers

• Support procurement, logistics, inventory management, and the movement of hardware and components between sites

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date infrastructure documentation (rack elevations, patching matrices, connectivity layouts) using CMDB tools such as NetBox

• Work closely with network engineering and trading teams to ensure physical infrastructure meets performance and operational requirements

• Use basic scripting (Python, Bash, Ansible) to support automation, monitoring, and operational tooling where required

• Ensure data centre operations meet high standards of security, cleanliness, documentation, and supply management

• Install, troubleshoot, and support servers, switches, timing devices, and cabling in live environments

• Provide break-fix support in a 24/7 global trading environment

Your Present Skillset:

• Experience working in low-latency or high-performance trading infrastructure environments (e.g. HFT, exchange colocation, market making)

• Strong understanding of hardware and systems used in low-latency trading, including FPGAs, optical taps, high-performance servers, networking, and timing equipment

• Solid understanding of hardware and network devices, including basic configuration

• Proven experience managing vendors and delivering on-site changes and large-scale deployments to exacting standards

• High standards of physical build quality, attention to detail, and operational discipline in infrastructure layout and cabling

• Strong documentation skills with a focus on process consistency and operational readiness

• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, globally distributed team environment

• Willingness to travel internationally and provide occasional evening or weekend support as part of a flexible operations schedule

• Ability to participate in an out-of-hours on-call rotation supporting global trading operations

Base salary range for this position is $150,000 to $180,000 per year. 

QRT Total Compensation includes discretionary performance-based bonuses and a competitive benefits package.