Data Centre Facilities Engineer

Jane Street

Singapore

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-to-senior-level Data Centre Facilities Engineers who can manage complex infrastructure and collaborate across internal and external teams.

Best fit for

Candidates with 5+ years in mission-critical data centre operations or project management
— “Have 5+ years of experience in one or more areas of project management, design, commissioning, construction, maintenance or operations of mission-critical data centres”
Individuals experienced in managing data centre providers and solving complex operational issues
— “Experienced with managing projects and operations supporting mission-critical facilities; can manage data centre providers and meet problems with creative solutions”
Professionals with a deep understanding of MEP systems and redundancy concepts
— “Familiar with MEP components such as Switchgear, UPS, Generator, STS, PDU, RPP, Chillers, CRAH units, VESDA, pre-action and BMS; have an understanding of various levels of redundancy”

Things to consider

The role requires availability for nights, weekends, and potential on-call duties during emergencies
— “Flexible to work nights and weekends as needed to support systems maintenance, operations and response efforts to critical system emergencies”
Candidates must be prepared for annual travel of 4-6 weeks to support data centre operations
— “Willing to travel 4-6 weeks per year”

How to stand out

Emphasize experience in managing cross-functional teams and resolving operational risks
— “The right candidate will work well autonomously, manage their time exceptionally well and be able to make judgement calls with strong data and reasoning to back them up”
Demonstrate your ability to communicate complex technical problems clearly and concisely
— “A strong communicator; able to liaise with internal and external stakeholders as well as describe detailed problems with brevity and accuracy”
Showcase your experience in liaising with IT groups and managing their build requirements
— “Possess a high-level understanding of the IT requirements within a data centre and can liaise with IT groups to gather and assess their build requirements”

Pace · SteadyCollaboration · MediumAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

uptime
project delivery

Typical background

data centre operationsproject management

Skills & requirements

Required

Data Centre OperationsProject ManagementTechnical Problem-solving

Preferred

Direct Liquid Cooling Systems

Stack & domain

Project ManagementMEP ComponentsReactive MaintenanceIT RequirementsDirect Liquid Cooling SystemsCommunicationTeamworkInitiativeData CentreColocation

About the role

Original posting from Jane Street

About the position
We are looking for an experienced Data Centre Facilities Engineer to join a highly technical group responsible for operating and maintaining the rapidly scaling infrastructure within our global data centres and colocation sites.
In this role, you will be responsible for liaising between internal teams and external data centres and colocation service providers to ensure 100% uptime across our critical facilities portfolio. You will also be involved with technical project management and the build out/fit out of our data centres and colocation sites. Having knowledge of the interdependencies of data centre functions and technologies is preferred.
We are looking for someone with a proven ability to deliver no matter the task, with a solid technical understanding of MEP components and the ability to make well-reasoned engineering decisions as they relate to operational risk. The right candidate will work well autonomously, manage their time exceptionally well and be able to make judgement calls with strong data and reasoning to back them up.
Our team is collaborative in nature, spanning many internal departments and external vendors, contractors, consultants and operations teams. Your specific work will cover all aspects of our complex distributed data centre and colocation environments.
About you
Have 5+ years of experience in one or more areas of project management, design, commissioning, construction, maintenance or operations of mission-critical data centres, trading floors or similar 24/7 facilities
Experienced with managing projects and operations supporting mission-critical facilities; can manage data centre providers and meet problems with creative solutions
A strong communicator; able to liaise with internal and external stakeholders as well as describe detailed problems with brevity and accuracy
Familiar with MEP components such as Switchgear, UPS, Generator, STS, PDU, RPP, Chillers, CRAH units, VESDA, pre-action and BMS; have an understanding of various levels of redundancy
Knowledgeable in reactive maintenance, including the review and supervision of SOPs, EOPs and MOPs
Possess a high-level understanding of the IT requirements within a data centre and can liaise with IT groups to gather and assess their build requirements
A creative, collaborative and enthusiastic team player who is eager to learn and take initiative
Organised; can balance assigned work required for our constantly evolving environments
Flexible to work nights and weekends as needed to support systems maintenance, operations and response efforts to critical system emergencies
Willing to travel 4-6 weeks per year
Fluent in English; proficiency in Cantonese and/or Mandarin is a plus
Knowledge of direct liquid cooling (DLC) systems is a plus
If you're a recruiting agency and want to partner with us, please reach out to agency-partnerships@janestreet.com.

Source: Jane Street careers