Data Center Engineer Intern Summer 2027

About Us :
Founded 20 years ago and headquartered in Chicago the DV Group of financial services firms has grown to more than 600 people operating throughout North America Europe and Asia. Since spinning out of a large brokerage firm in 2016 DV Trading has rapidly scaled as an independent proprietary trading firm utilizing its own capital trading strategies and risk management methodologies to provide liquidity to worldwide financial markets and hedging opportunities to commodity producers and users. Now DV group affiliates include two broker dealers a cryptocurrency market making firm and a bourgeoning investment adviser.

Role Overview:
We are currently seeking a Data Center Engineer Intern to help maintain and optimize DVs data center facilities. Throughout the summer internship youll have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with the physical infrastructure behind a global trading firm.

Responsibilities:

• Work with enterprise servers high-performance compute storage network equipment racks cabling power and datacenter infrastructure.
• Learn how equipment moves from design and procurement through staging installation cabling testing and production deployment.
• Gain experience with rack layouts structured cabling fiber copper power distribution labeling and infrastructure standards.
• Work alongside senior engineers deploying infrastructure that directly supports trading and business operations.
• Learn how datacenters are designed for reliability redundancy serviceability and operational risk management.
• Assist with hardware troubleshooting upgrades inventory logistics and lifecycle management.

Requirements:

• Currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related field and expected to graduate by Summer 2028

• Interest in data center engineering

• Familiarity with HP IBM and Dell Servers Blades SAN and Cisco equipment

• Familiarity with CAT5/6 and fiber optic cabling as well as SFPs and other optic devices

• Understanding of Windows and Linux server administration including troubleshooting skills

• Ability work onsite at our Chicago office 5 days per week

• Strong communication and collaboration skills

• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail

Compensation Range: $40.00 per hour

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Required Experience:

Intern