Data Center Operations Engineer EMEA

Data Center Operations Engineer EMEA BUILDING THE FUTURE OF CRYPTO Our Krakenites are a world-class team with crypto conviction, united by our desire to discover and unlock the potential of crypto and blockchain technology. What makes us different? Kraken is a mission-focused company rooted in crypto values. As a Krakenite, you’ll join us on our mission to accelerate the global adoption of crypto, so that everyone can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. For over a decade, Kraken’s focus on our mission and crypto ethos has attracted many of the most talented crypto experts in the world. Before you apply, please read the Kraken Culture https://www.kraken.com/culture page to learn more about our internal culture, values, and mission. We also expect candidates to familiarize themselves with the Kraken app. Learn how to create a Kraken account here https://support.kraken.com/hc/en-us/articles/226090548-How-to-create-an-account-on-Kraken. As a fully remote company, we have Krakenites in 70+ countries who speak over 50 languages. Krakenites are industry pioneers who develop premium crypto products for experienced traders, institutions, and newcomers to the space. Kraken is committed to industry-leading security https://blog.kraken.com/crypto-education/security-at-kraken, crypto education https://blog.kraken.com/category/crypto-education, and world-class client support https://blog.kraken.com/crypto-education/support-at-kraken through our products like Kraken Pro https://pro.kraken.com/, Desktop https://www.kraken.com/desktop, Wallet https://www.kraken.com/wallet, and Kraken Futures https://www.kraken.com/features/futures. Become a Krakenite and build the future of crypto! PROOF OF WORK THE TEAM Join our Infrastructure Operations team to help us expand Kraken’s infrastructure and start playing a vital role in managing and enhancing Kraken's platform! The Data Centre Operations Engineer is a ‘hands-on’ role that is critical to the continuing success of Kraken; you will join a highly motivated team that is responsible for managing the entire network and compute infrastructure for one of the world’s leading Cryptocurrency exchanges. We are looking for a dynamic and innovative self-starter with the ability to think “outside of the box” to solve complex problems in a sustainable way. This role is hybrid on-site/remote. The opportunity - Performs highly skilled preventative and corrective on-site maintenance to critical exchange infrastructure - Performs highly skilled installations on complex server and network infrastructure - Provides hands-on facility support where required (e.g. installation of new equipment, decommissioning of equipment, replacement of faulty equipment, internal audits…etc.) - Responsible for Asset and Inventory management - Responsible for the on-site management of contractors, sub-contractors and vendors, ensuring that all work performed is in accordance with established practices, procedures & local legislation - Response for bootstrapping physical infrastructure via out-of-band management networks - Assist with basic network configuration for setting up out-of-band device access - Assist with capacity planning/management, scaling and interconnecting with other data centres as needed - Monitor and maintain all physical infrastructure (network, security, and compute), remote office locations, and respond to critical problems to maximise service uptime - Assume on-call responsibilities and duties per the schedule - Travel as needed to support physical data centre and onsite infrastructure such as Wifi access points, Internet circuits, firewalls - Travel as needed to new facilities to support planning for future infrastructure expansion. Skills you should HODL - 2 + years experience of data centre operations in a highly security focused environment - 2 + years experience working in a large-scale data centre environment - Experience with power, cooling and airflow management of physical ... (truncated, view full listing at source)