Data Center Operations Engineer
Payward, Inc. is the parent company and operating platform behind Kraken and a portfolio spanning trading, custody, payments, lending, tokenized assets, onchain finance, and benchmarks.
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About Payward, Inc.
Payward operates unified financial infrastructure across crypto and traditional markets, including shared liquidity, risk and margin systems, collateral and settlement, compliance, and licensing. Its first-party portfolio includes Kraken, Kraken Pro, NinjaTrader, Breakout, xStocks, Payward Services, CF Benchmarks, Reap, Krak, Kraken Prime, Kraken OTC, Kraken Custody, and Bitnomial.
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About the Role
You will perform on-site preventive and corrective maintenance for critical infrastructure. You will install and configure server and networking systems, maintain physical infrastructure and site documentation, manage vendors, support capacity planning, and take part in scheduled on-call work and travel.
Requirements
- 3+ years of data-center operations experience in a security-focused environment
- 3+ years of experience in a large-scale data-center environment
- Knowledge of power, cooling, and airflow management
- Knowledge of IP addressing, subnets, and gateway configuration
- Experience with physical network cabling, patching, optics, cables, and cross-connects
- Experience with change control, access control, maintenance windows, and site access
- Experience with site installations, rack layouts, patching, power plans, quote checks, and incident reports
- Documentation and asset-management skills
- Understanding of financial planning or forecasting
- Ability to lift more than 25 kilograms
Responsibilities
- Perform preventive and corrective on-site maintenance on critical infrastructure
- Install and configure server and networking systems
- Provide on-site facility support, including installation, decommissioning, and break-fix work
- Manage contractors, subcontractors, and vendors
- Maintain asset accuracy, documentation, ITAM records, and NetBox updates
- Support cost projections and renewal tracking
- Lead or assist capacity planning and spare-capacity backfills
- Perform scheduled on-call duties and travel as needed
- Monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot physical infrastructure
Benefits
- Equity
- Bonus program
- Wellness allowance
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- 401(k)