Infrastructure Engineer - Senior Storage Engineer

The Global Corporate Technology Group is responsible for designing, deploying, and supporting Bloomberg’s enterprise IT systems. This includes our global corporate network plus all hardware, software and enterprise applications used by nearly 21,000 employees in more than 170 state‑of‑the‑art offices around the world. We focus on enterprise solutions, productivity tools, and IT systems integration which helps move all of Bloomberg's businesses forward.

The Server & Storage Engineering team drives the compute and storage needs for all internal Bloomberg Businesses. The team manages the Storage Infrastructure as well as the Physical & Virtual server needs for Internal Businesses including our Datacenters, Corporate Locations & Remote Offices Worldwide. We engineer our Infrastructure Systems from an Availability, Capacity & Security perspective which includes KPIs, SLAs, and OLAs throughout our environments.

The team is accountable for designing and deploying multi‑site infrastructure utilizing Windows (Server Operating Systems) & virtualization technologies such as vSphere & ESXi. The team engineers & manages SAN & NAS infrastructure across various platforms including EMC (Isilon), Net App (FAS, AFF), Pure and Brocade switches. In addition, the team manages various X86 platforms and converged infrastructure such as HP / Dell Servers.

We leverage monitoring and telemetry tools to provide insight and visibility across our products.

We collaborate across not only across the Corporate Technology group, but also with other internal teams (including Security, RISK, and CTO) to improve, secure, and implement technologies at the server and storage level.

As a Server & Storage Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, automating, and provisioning Global storage systems across our enterprise. You will also be responsible for designing SAN & NAS infrastructure and automating all aspects of the storage lifecycle.

• Implement best practices, strategies, methodologies, and approaches to back‑end infrastructure, tasks, and complex projects
• Develop standards and implementation processes to ensure product uniformity and quality
• Document, deploy, and improve new and existing server & storage infrastructure to continually improve Bloomberg's internal user experience
• Continue to understand the latest industry trends, best practices, and internal business needs
• Work in an Agile environment & be familiar with SCRUM methodology

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Information Technology
• Deep expertise in troubleshooting complex distributed systems
• Deep understanding of TCP/IP networking, Linux kernel, SAN, and NAS
• Knowledge of Shell Scripting, Python/Perl Programming, Power Shell, and/or similar
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, with a focus on listening, elicitation, and collaborative design skills. Ability to absorb and retain information quickly
• Proven analytical and problem‑solving abilities
• Ability to learn and apply new technologies

• Experience with creating and improving documented procedures and/or playbooks
• Experience supporting Microsoft SQL & Windows Clustering
• Knowledge of Virtualization configuration and deployment
• Working knowledge of CI/CD and/or Dev Ops concepts
• Familiarity with open source configuration and orchestration tools
• Familiarity with large‑scale x86 infrastructure with thousands of machines
• Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Falcon, Grafana, Splunk, and Humio