Data Center Engineer - Analyst, Risk & Quant Analytics

Polymer Shanghai, China

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Responsibilities

End-to-end project leadership for data center build-out
Collaborate with local consultants to gather site requirements, review and vet mechanical, electrical, and architectural designs
Lead RFP process for power, cooling, rack/caging, network, security, and monitoring systems; select and manage vendors
Define network architecture and integrate with existing cloud
Architect and deploy high-performance storage and database clusters on bare-metal hardware
Develop migration plan from exsiting cloud to owned facilities
Implement neccessary security controls in accordance with financial regulations
Establish operational procedures: capacity planning, fleet management, incident response, DR/BCP
Create budgets, forecasts, and ROI models; monitor spend vs. cost-savings targets relative to current cloud spend
Mentor and coordinate with in-house engineers to hand off for ongoing operations

Required Qualifications & Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience)
8+ years of data-center design & build experience, with at least two facilities delivered from 0→1
Deep expertise in:
- Power distribution & UPS systems
- Cooling
- Racking, cable management, and airflow containment
- Network backbone design
Hands-on experience with bare-metal server provisioning, virtualization (e.g. KVM, VMware)
Strong background in storage and database performance tuning (PostgreSQL, KDB)
Proven ability to manage budgets, vendor contracts, and project schedules
Excellent communication skills; able to translate between business, financial, and technical stakeholders
Willingness to travel to the local data centers when needed

Preferred Skills

Prior experience in financial services or hedge-fund infrastructure, especially colo infra
Familiarity with cloud-to-on-prem migrations and hybrid cloud networking
Fluency in English

Why join us?
You'll work full-time in our centrally located office in the heart of Shanghai, alongside a team of highly driven professionals eager to learn and develop their skills. We celebrate diversity and are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. With 12 offices across the region, Polymer teams collaborate to tackle meaningful challenges at scale.

Some of our Benefits

Annual paid leave
Medical group insurance

Email resume to: chnhumancapital@polymercapital.com (Subject Line: HC Department RE: Job Title)