Colo Operations Support Engineer

Overview

An opportunity exists for aCo-location

Operations (ColoOPs) engineer to joinour

Low Latency Trading Colo Ops  Infrastructure Technology teambased in London, reportingintothe Dublin Infrastructure Technology team.

As part of a multi-skilledteam,you will beprimarilyresponsible for the day to day running of our Colocation sitesin

Londonandmainland Europe.

Experience working in Financialtrading exchange specific Data Centres is necessary for this role.

Flexibility isrequiredfor the purposes of both travel and collaborating with core trading business hours.

You will alsobe required to traveltoour Dublin office, if not basedin Dublin,from time to timeto buildupyourknowledge of the Susquehannalow latency Tradinginfrastructure and requirements for our Colo buildouts.

What you can expect

• As part of ourColoOPS team, yourmain focuswill be onworking ontheday-to-dayonsiteoperationsand optimisations in our trading venues.

• The successful Engineer will help growand optimise
  
  Susquehanna'stradingfootprint and Data Centre presencein
  
  Londonand mainland Europe.
  
  You will help implementthefit out and management of new data Centre infrastructures as well as make improvements and upgrades to the current environmentbased on Susquehanna’s low latency trading R&D driven enhancements coming from Dublin.

• Support the day Colo team on site and plan and prepare for the next Colo visit, resolving issues, closing out onJIRAs’and supporting planned maintenance.

• You will follow
  
  ColoOps installation processes and procedures to ensure that all Racking & Cablingof hardware within cabinets is completed to a high standard.

• Respond to all relevant trading colocationrelated issues and perform regular scheduled out of hour’s maintenance window activities.

• Receipt, tracking and deployment of server and network hardware.

• Documentation of Colo infrastructure.

• Follow and implement processes and procedures that improve stability,performance and availability

• Liaise with Dublin Low Latency Trading R&D(EMO) team to deliver solutions from our Dublin lab to ourproductiontradingcolos.

• As aColoOps teammemberyou willbe responsible for ensuring projects and plans are delivered to agreed scope,milestonesand budgets

• Communicate and collaborate effectively across all departments within Susquehanna.

• Plannedtravel toother
  
  European Data Centre locations to aid in capacity expansion and new Tradingcoloprojects.

• OnCallis expected as part of the role.

• Technical Degree or equivalent experience

• Experience working within a high availability & high security Data Centre environment

• Data Centre, Network and Server installation and support in troubleshooting and break-fix experience

• Experience following and maintaining
  
  Data Centre industry best practices

• Cable management to an extremely high standard, specific to low latency trading.

• Measurement of optic fibres using Optical measurement tools

• Strong Attention to detail

• Data Centre documentation and asset tracking

• Arista,Ciscoor equivalent network hardware experience

• Knowledge of power distribution systems

• Some knowledge of hardware monitoring systems would be advantageous

• Ability to plan and complete tasks with minimal direction

• Ability to work at heights and lift server & network hardware regularly

• Familiarity with Linux to advanced user or basic administrator level

• Familiarity with Windows Server
  2016/2019/2022to advanced user or basic administrator level

• Ability to perform basic port configuration on switches

• A valid passport isrequiredfor the purpose of travel withinthe EU.

Susquehanna is an equal opportunity employer. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruitment process, please contact us.