What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Center Engineer position at Point72?
A Career with Point72’s Technology Group
As Point72 reimagines the future of investing, our Technology group is constantly improving our company’s IT infrastructure, positioning us at the forefront of a rapidly evolving technology landscape. We’re a team of experts experimenting, discovering new ways to harness the power of open source solutions, and embracing enterprise agile methodology. We encourage professional development to ensure you bring innovative ideas to our products while satisfying your own intellectual curiosity.
Our Technology Infrastructure team engineers and operates the foundational technology platforms that power all of the firm’s applications and businesses. Our disciplines span a broad array of technologies from datacenter infrastructure to large scale cloud services, with the shared goal of providing the most reliable, performant, modern technology platforms to improve time-to-market for our business. We also deliver end-user technology solutions to support the evolving collaboration and productivity needs of our global teams. Our team focuses on innovation and challenging the current state of our infrastructure technology in a fast-paced, dynamic, and collaborative working environment.
What you’ll do
- Set up and install network, storage and server hardware according to business requirements
- Maintain, diagnose and troubleshoot infrastructure system health and remediate issues
- Deploy and configure Linux and Windows server operating systems
- Follow change management processes, identify and escalate reliability risks
- Manage data center assets and inventories, schedule and track hardware maintenance and spare equipment
- Maintain proper documentation, operational procedures, reports, port maps and rack layouts
- Work with data center partners to ensure facilities systems are working properly and in accordance with requirements
- Install, manage and troubleshoot the information systems on which the data centers run
- Perform quality assurance testing of enterprise server, storage, and networking systems
- Work with third party vendors to deploy, manage, and support all infrastructure hardware
What’s required
- 3 years of related experience in data center operations, facility management, systems support and maintenance
- 3 years of experience with installation, testing, and maintenance of HPE and Dell computer systems
- Strong understanding of CMDB and lifecycle management
- Knowledge of infrastructure network and cabling requirements
- Previous experience setting up and configuring enterprise server hardware and storage and networking systems (specifically Linux, Windows servers, and VMWare operating systems)
- Knowledge of the OS model related to the physical, data link and network layers
- Ability to work effectively and independently in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent analytical and troubleshooting abilities
- Previous experience with network and power capacity planning
- Ability to regularly handle heavy equipment and use standard hardware lifts
- Commitment to the highest ethical standards
We take care of our people
We invest in our people, their careers, their health, and their well-being. When you work here, we provide:
- Fully-paid health care benefits
- Generous parental and family leave policies
- Volunteer opportunities
- Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, people of color and the LGBT community
- Mental and physical wellness programs
- Tuition assistance
- A 401(k) savings program with an employer match and more
About Point72
Point72 Asset Management is a global firm led by Steven Cohen that invests in multiple asset classes and strategies worldwide. Resting on more than a quarter-century of investing experience, we seek to be the industry’s premier asset manager through delivering superior risk-adjusted returns, adhering to the highest ethical standards, and offering the greatest opportunities to the industry’s brightest talent. For more information, visit www.Point72.com/working-here.
The annual base salary range for this role is $115,000-$150,000 (USD) , which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.
Salary : $115,000 - $150,000
