Susquehanna is a technology-driven, global quantitative trading firm based in the IFSC Dublin. We commit our own capital to trade equities, options, futures, ETFs, bonds, and other financial products, on all European securities exchanges as well as most major exchanges internationally.

We are a place where smart, analytical, like-minded people come together to leverage rational thought in the markets.

Technology at Susquehanna is at the forefront of our operation.  Requiring leading edge and innovative use of technology, Susquehanna is a leading force in applying technology to trading.  At Susquehanna our technologists enjoy working on highly complex in-house software running on the latest platforms available, solving a myriad of challenges to further our growth.  With a flat structure and a collaborative environment, our people continue to grow and learn throughout their careers as ever shifting market demands change the nature of our environment.

Our technology engineers are employed in the design & build of as well as maintaining and supporting real time, event driven systems that are fundamental to success in the changing marketplace while simultaneously maintaining our competitiveness in the current trading environment.  With both our European trading floor and technology teams based together, there is a fast-paced environment designed to facilitate rapid application development and deployment.

To remain a dominant force, Susquehanna  has continued to expand its team of highly talented Software and Systems Engineers. Over the past 3 years, the Dublin technology team has grown to over 250 employees, doubling in size. Susquehanna's continued success will – in large part – be based on the capabilities provided to our traders by our team.

We have a superb opportunity for a skilled Datacentre Operations engineer with strong operational focus and keen troubleshooting skills. This is a great opportunity to join a highly technical company and gain hands on experience.

In this role:

As part of the DC operations team, you will be working closely with the infrastructure engineering and trading support teams to ensure that the datacentre infrastructure remains inline with Susquehanna's high standards and procedures.

• Provide first level support in resolving Hardware issues in the Dublin Data Centre’s
• Provide assistance with system builds, migrations of servers, switches and PDUs’.
• Installing and configure racks of severs in line with internal SLAs
• Racking and cabling of Networks Core, Spine, and Aggregate switches
• Physical replacement of servers, storage and network device parts
• Ensure correct rotation of parts & spares
• Ensuring correct labelling, Power cords and Inventory updates
• Auditing of all Datacentre hardware and recording all information in a database
• Circuit connectivity verification and labelling

Maintaining and updating processes and procedures for managing the Datacentre

What we are looking for:

• An IT Degree or recognised qualification in a relevant technical discipline
• 5+ Years experience in a similar IT role.
• Ability to self-manage, self-motivate, and seek process improvement opportunities

• Excellent problem solving, troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills
• Knowledge of server, storage and networking hardware
• Understanding of layer 1 networking would be an advantage
• Familiarity with networking technologies such as switching and routing and an understanding of TCP/IP protocol suite.
• Understanding of Datacentre capacity management
• Hardware auditing and a working knowledge of asset management systems - administration of the stock inventory and asset management (RFID) system.
• Working knowledge of Windows OS
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for interacting with various infrastructure and trading support teams to troubleshoot and resolve problems as they happen.

Personal attributes:

• The ability to self-manage, self-motivate, and seek process improvement opportunities
• Excellent problem solving and Root Cause Analysis skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills for interacting with traders, quantitative researchers, and other engineers
• Good attention to detail, self-motivation and ability to react to changing priorities

Nice to Have:

• Working knowledge of Windows and/or Linux OS
• Industry wide accreditation e.g., CCNA, Certified Data Centre Professional (CDCP)

Susquehanna does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or search firms. Any resume or referral submitted in the absence of a signed agreement will become the property of Susquehanna and no fee will be paid.

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