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HPC Data Center Operational Lead

Chicago💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-25 → 2026-09-25

Core

Lead operations for Jump Trading's HPC data centers, ensuring maximum uptime through disciplined management of power, cooling, hardware, and team performance.

Role type

Senior HPC Data Center Operational Lead

Builds

Reliable HPC infrastructure supporting high-performance computational workloads for global financial markets

Domain

Financial Technology / High-Performance Computing Infrastructure

Deliverable

infrastructure

Required skills

HPC data center operations, team leadership, power distribution and striping, liquid and air cooling systems, hardware break-fix, incident response, capacity planning, vendor management, Linux systems, networking protocols (BGP, OSPF, LACP), AI tool utilization

Preferred skills

HPC environment experience, DCIM/BMS platform expertise, spine-leaf network architecture knowledge

Technologies

Arista, Cisco, NVMe, BMC/IPMI, DCIM, BMS

Responsibilities

Lead and manage data center site leads and teams; develop and enforce operational standards for power, cooling, and hardware lifecycle; own preventative maintenance and incident response strategies; manage hardware break-fix and inventory; conduct capacity planning and vendor negotiations; utilize AI tools for operational analysis and workflow automation.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership

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