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IT Operations Engineer, Data Center Technology

Point72 is hiring an IT Operations Engineer, Data Center Technology in New York, United States. It pays $150k-$225k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Point72.

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  • Little AI ●○○○ is how Level rates this role: aI is not part of the work.
  • The posting mentions GPU, data center and hardware installation among its tools and skills.
  • Level classes it as a mid-level role.
  • Point72 has 205 other open roles on Level.
  • Posted within the past week.

AI in this role

Supports physical data center infrastructure delivery, including server racking, cabling, and hardware maintenance.

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A Career with Point72's Technology Team

As Point72 reimagines the future of investing, our Technology team is constantly evolving our firm’s IT infrastructure and engineering capabilities, positioning us at the forefront of a rapidly evolving technology landscape. We’re a team of experts who experiment and work to discover new ways to harness open-source solutions, modern cloud architectures, and sophisticated Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions, while embracing enterprise agile methodologies. Our commitment to building and innovating in the AI space provides the framework intended to drive smarter decision making and enhance how we build and operate our platforms and applications.

As a member of Point72’s Technology team, we encourage and support your professional development from day one—helping you advance your technical skills, contribute innovative ideas, and satisfy your own intellectual curiosity—all while delivering real business impact for our multi-billion-dollar global business.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

  • Support hands-on delivery of physical data center infrastructure for technology platforms and systems
  • Rack, stack, and cable enterprise server, storage, and network hardware in data center and colocation facilities
  • Install rail kits, cable managers, patch panels, and fiber enclosures while verifying physical layouts against approved connectivity diagrams
  • Run, terminate, patch, and label copper and fiber cabling, keeping port maps and patch schedules accurate at both ends
  • Manage rack-level power cabling, verify redundant A/B feed separation, and monitor power draw against available capacity
  • Replace failed hardware components, including drives, memory, power supplies, fans, network adapters, host bus adapters, and graphics processing units
  • Execute physical power actions, connect local console equipment, and follow documented sequences for storage and clustered systems
  • Maintain accurate rack elevations, asset records, configuration data, and inventory documentation for audits and reconciliation
  • Coordinate hardware deliveries, vendor field visits, return merchandise authorization processing, decommissioning work, and retained-media handling in restricted data center spaces
  • Support build-outs, migrations, refreshes, disaster recovery testing, environmental response, and continuous improvement of data center standards

WHAT’S REQUIRED

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience
  • 3+ years of experience in data center operations, information technology operations, enterprise hardware support, or a related environment
  • Demonstrated experience racking, cabling, and replacing enterprise server, storage, and network hardware in data center or colocation facilities
  • Working knowledge of structured copper and fiber cabling, patch panel discipline, labeling standards, port maps, and cabling diagrams
  • Familiarity with data center power distribution, PDUs, redundant feeds, capacity monitoring, and A/B feed separation
  • Experience maintaining accurate records in a configuration management database, data center infrastructure management system, or asset management tools
  • Hands-on experience with enterprise server and storage hardware, such as Dell and Hewlett Packard Enterprise, including component replacement and health validation
  • Basic familiarity with server environments such as Linux or Windows and clear written communication for ticket updates used by remote engineering teams
  • Strong troubleshooting judgment and independence, with the ability to coordinate vendor field engineers, support off-hours maintenance, and regularly lift and install equipment
  • Commitment to the highest ethical standards

WE TAKE CARE OF OUR PEOPLE

We invest in our people, their careers, their health, and their well-being. When you work here, we provide:

  • Fully-paid health care benefits
  • Generous parental and family leave policies
  • Volunteer opportunities
  • Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, people of color and the LGBT+ community
  • Mental and physical wellness programs
  • Tuition assistance
  • A 401(k) savings program with an employer match and more

ABOUT POINT72

Point72 is a leading global alternative investment firm led by Steven A. Cohen. Building on more than 30 years of investing experience, Point72 seeks to deliver superior returns for its investors through fundamental and systematic investing strategies across asset classes and geographies. We aim to attract and retain the industry's brightest talent by cultivating an investor-led culture and committing to our people's long-term growth. For more information, visit https://point72.com/.

The annual base salary range for this role is $150,000-$225,000 (USD) , which does not include discretionary bonus compensation or our comprehensive benefits package. Actual compensation offered to the successful candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level, among other things.

How we rate this

IT Operations Engineer, Data Center Technology at Point72 rates 10 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

  1. ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
  2. ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
  3. ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
  4. ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

Data CenterHardware InstallationCablingInfrastructureGPU

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  1. Tell me about a project where data center was part of your work. What did you do?
  2. Tell me about a project where hardware installation was part of your work. What did you do?
  3. Tell me about a project where cabling was part of your work. What did you do?
  4. Tell me about a project where infrastructure was part of your work. What did you do?
  5. Walk me through how you've used GPU in your day-to-day work.

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