Senior Network Engineer

Bloomberg, the global business and financial information and news leader, gives influential decision makers a critical edge by connecting them to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. The company's strength - delivering data, news and analytics through innovative technology, quickly and accurately - is at the core of the Bloomberg Professional service, which provides real time financial information to more than 315,000 subscribers globally.

• Design, engineer, develop and deploy network infrastructure in the wide area network
• Work closely with network operations, data center team and other groups to monitor, manage and maintain our global network
• Provide escalated support and troubleshooting to maintain high availability and performance of the network
• Employ innovative thought and automation to improve workflow, efficiency, productivity and technology deployment
• Pro actively identify technology gaps and develop and implement appropriate solutions collaboratively
• Create and maintain clear and accurate network documentation
• Develop network and processes conform to approved standards
• Stay familiar with relevant current and future technologies and trends

• 6+ years of network design and engineering experience on an advanced network
• 2+ years of programming/scripting experience (Python and/or Perl preferred)
• Extensive experience with large L3/L2 network design and development
• Extensive experience with IOS, JunOS and hardware
• Extensive knowledge of routing and switching concepts and technology
• Extensive knowledge and experience with BGP and OSPF
• Extensive knowledge of MPLS and BGP/MPLS IPVPN
• Extensive knowledge of QoS and queuing theory
• Excellent and rapid network troubleshooting and repair skills
• Excellent communication skills and experience working collaboratively with NOCs, systems software developers and administrators
• Education: BS/MS (CS/EE preferred)
• Working knowledge of any of virtualization technologies such as kvm/xen/lxc is a plus
• Experience with Internet connectivity infrastructure such as firewalls, load sharing devices, proxies, intrusion prevention/ detection, VPN and network and traffic analysis etc.
• Familiarity with systems management concepts, processes and standards (e.g. SNMP), capacity /performance management and tuning and network management.
• Experience in a 24/7/365, multi-tiered production environment.
• Knowledge/Experience with LAN and WAN design and switching technologies in a corporate environment.