About the role
Job Description: Role Overview
We
are
hiring
a
Datacenter
Engineer
- to
- support
- the
- mission
- critical
- infrastructure
- that
- powers
- our
- markets,
- market
- data
services and member connectivity responsible from all aspects of
Cboe’s
datacenter physical footprint. This is a hands-on role
responsible for installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting all datacenter hardware, cabling, and supporting infrastructure across our colocation facilities.
This role is ideal for someone who is detail oriented, organized, comfortable in datacenter settings, and eager to grow within a highly
reliable,
mission
critical
environment
and
experienced
performing
largescale
MAC
(Moves,
Adds,
Changes)
activities.
You will collaborate regularly with Engineering, Operations, and NOC teams.
Please
note:
Candidate selected for this role must be willing to work on site at our Chicago, Illinois area Data Centers. Shift Requirements
This role will require you to be available for the following late shift schedule, which is subject to change. This is a 2nd shift position, Tuesday through Saturday. The role follows a 5-day, 8-hour workweek, with shifts scheduled between Tuesday and Saturday. Standard 2nd shift hours are 2:00pm to 1
1p
m.
US
Holiday
- coverage
- may
- be
- required.
Please
note:
The
- role may
- be
- eligible for
- a
- shift
- differential
- of
10%
- depending
- on
- the
- shift worked.
- In
- this
- role, you will
be responsible for:
Install
- and
- maintain
- servers,
- network
- devices,
- storage
- systems,
- and
- associated
- cabling
- and
- cross
- connectivity
Perform
- structured
- cabling
- (copper,
- MMF,
- SMF),
- including
- testing,
- routing,
- labeling,
- and
- documentation
Execute
daily
MAC
- tasks
- including
- equipment
- installs,
- moves,
- and
- rack/cable
- upgrades
- Be
- our
- hands
- and
- eyes
- in
- the
- data
- center
- and
- report
- any
- environmental
- issues
- (power,
- cooling,
- temperatures)
- and
- escalate to management and the provider
Work
with
Engineering
and
NOC
- teams
- to
- troubleshoot
- hardware,
- application
- and
- connectivity
- issues
- directly
- and
- via
Jira
tickets
Generate
- and
- maintain
- equipment
- inventories,
- rack
- elevations,
- cable
- maps,
- and
- documentation
- standards
Respond
- to
- datacenter
- incidents
- including
- hardware
- failures
- and
- cabling
- issues
Support
- new
- equipment
- rollouts
- and
- datacenter
- expansion
- projects
Assist
- with
- vendor
- coordination,
- shipping/receiving,
- RMAs,
- and
- onsite
- service
- activities
Support
- the
- ongoing
- development
- and
- improvement
- of
- our
- global
- datacenter
- operations
- standards
Participate
- in
- on-call
- coverage
- and
- shift
- rotations
Research
new
Data
Center
- infrastructure
- equipment
- advancements
- and
- recommend
- changes
- as
- needed
- to
- management
Demonstrated
- ability
- to
- deliver
- high-quality,
- consistent,
- reliable
- work
- and
- a
- strong
- sense
- of
- ownership
- in
- supporting
- critical operations
The
- ideal
- candidate
- will
have:
- 5+
- years’
- experience
- in
- datacenter
- support
including:
- Racking,
- removing,
- cabling
- and
- troubleshooting
- server,
- storage,
- and
- network
- equipment
- in
- colocation environment
MAC
- work
- which
- includes
- installing/moving
- equipment
- and
- cabling
- on
- a
- large-scale basis
The
- candidate
- will
- need
- to
- be
- proficient
- in
- cable
- plant
- design
- and
- troubleshooting
- (Copper/MMF/SMF)
- as
- well
- as
- proficient in the industry standard testing tools
Basic
- working
- knowledge
- of
- HVAC,
- power,
- fire,
- building
- security
- systems
- operations,
- and
- safety
Working
- knowledge
- of
- telecommunications
- technologies,
- systems,
- and
- circuits
Ability
- to
- lift
- up
- to
- 75
- lbs
- and
- work
- inside
- datacenter
- environments
- for
- extended
- periods
Ability
- to
- work
- independently
- and
- manage
- multiple
- tasks
- and
- projects
Ability
- to
- work
- well
- in
- a
- dynamic
- team-oriented
- environment
Excellent
- written
- and
- verbal
- communication
- skills
- with
- a
- strong
- attention
- to
- detail
Ability
- to
- multitask
- and
- manage
- multiple
- projects
Team
- player,
- desiring
- to
- be
- part
- of
- a
- high-performance
- team
- with
- dynamic
- responsibilities
Perform
- other
- duties
- as
- assigned
- by
- management
Must
- be
- willing
- and
- flexible
- to
- work
- different
- shifts
- (as needed to
- support
- the
- business
- needs) for short-to-long-term periods of time as well as participate in the On Call support rotation
- This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship now or in the future.
Salary Ranges (applicable for US locations only)
At Cboe, we are committed to providing a competitive, transparent, and market‑informed total rewards program. The anticipated base salary range for this role is $102,850-$133,100, with actual compensation determined by job‑related factors such as skills, relevant experience, education, internal alignment, and location.
This role may also be eligible for annual incentive compensation and, where applicable, participation in Cboe's long-term equity programs.
Additional information about Cboe's total rewards program, including benefits and other compensation components, can be found here:
Total Rewards at CBOE .
Any communication from Cboe regarding this position will only come from a Cboe recruiter who has a @cboe.com email or via LinkedIn Recruiter. Cboe does not use any other third party communication tools for recruiting purposes.