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Data Center Operations Engineer

Jane Street· Hospitality and Building Operations
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Hybrid (CHI)$175k - $250kfull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Experienced Data Center Operations Engineer to operate and maintain rapidly scaling data center infrastructure at a mission-critical campus in Chicago. Hands-on role covering live facilities, collaboration with internal teams and external providers, and support for new data halls and commissioning.

Responsibilities

  • Operating and maintaining live data center environments, including regular equipment inspections, alarm response, incident response, and follow-up
  • Troubleshooting cooling, power, controls, and monitoring issues at the cabinet, pod, and facility levels
  • Supporting and maintaining CDUs, RDHx units, and direct liquid cooling infrastructure, including hands-on tasks such as filter replacement, valve and hose checks, and leak response
  • Monitoring operations through internal BMS and monitoring tools, investigating abnormal conditions, and escalating issues with clear technical context
  • Reviewing, executing, and improving SOPs, EOPs, and MOPs in coordination with internal teams, data center providers, and specialist vendors
  • Planning and coordinating preventative and reactive maintenance, supervising critical work, and confirming that equipment is returned to service correctly
  • Acting as the primary day-to-day liaison with the data center provider and coordinating vendors performing work on site for our scope of work
  • Supporting construction and commissioning activities for new data halls, including site walks, drawing and submittal review, script review, witnessing tests, and construction-to-operations turnover

Qualifications

  • Have 5+ years of hands-on experience operating, maintaining, commissioning, or constructing mission-critical data centers, trading floors, or similar 24/7 facilities
  • Have in-depth knowledge of MEP systems such as switchgear, UPSs, generators, STSs, PDUs, RPPs, chillers, CDUs, CRAH/CRAC units, pumps, fire protection systems, and BMS/EPMS
  • Have a strong understanding of data center cooling and electrical principles, including redundancy topologies, containment, airflow management, and liquid cooling
  • Experienced with maintaining and troubleshooting direct liquid cooling systems, including CDUs, RDHx units, valves, hoses, filters, and associated controls
  • Comfortable using BMS and monitoring tools to investigate alarms, identify trends, and diagnose equipment or system problems
  • Experienced with writing, reviewing, and executing SOPs, EOPs, and MOPs
  • Proven able to work effectively with data center providers, contractors, OEMs, and service vendors
  • A strong problem-solver and communicator with the ability to describe detailed problems with brevity and accuracy
  • A self-starter who works well independently, prioritizes effectively, and makes sound judgment calls under pressure
  • Flexible to work nights and weekends in support of 24x7x365 operations and willing to participate in an on-call rotation for critical site emergencies
  • Have a degree in a relevant engineering discipline (or equivalent critical facilities experience)
  • Able to perform physical work, including lifting up to 50 lbs.
  • Having some construction and commissioning experience is strongly preferred, including walking job sites, reviewing drawings and submittals, and witnessing tests

Skills

Required:Data center operationsMEP systems knowledgeDirect liquid coolingBMS/EPMSSOPs/EOPs/MOPsVendor coordinationCommunication
Nice to have:Construction/commissioning

Benefits

  • Base salary is $175,000 - $250,000. Base salary is only one part of Jane Street total compensation, which includes an annual discretionary bonus.
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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