[SVLUG-Jobs] The Opportunity: Senior Networking Engineer

[Charles Weitzer]

The Opportunity: Senior Networking Engineer

Locations: New York, London, Silicon Valley

The Client is a specialized investment and technology development firm with approximately US $25 billion in aggregate capital and an international reputation for financial innovation and technological leadership. It seeks an exceptionally gifted individual for the role of Senior Network Engineer in its IT Systems group. Candidates should have superb network design, implementation, and troubleshooting skills, as well as strong programming skills and an excellent understanding of best-of-breed network management practices.

Responsibilities:
o Develop scalable network designs for both our campus and global networks
o Identify, research, and evaluate emerging network technologies
o Develop and implement network management and related tools
o Engineer solutions for the firm's growing, highly-resilient network infrastructure

Requirements:
o 5-7 years experience with enterprise-level network design
o Bachelor's degree, preferably in a technical discipline
o Extensive hands-on experience with enterprise-class routers and switches (Cisco experience a plus) 
o Superior understanding of network routing and switching protocols (BGP, OSPF, and MPLS) 
o Excellent knowledge of TCP/IP, including packet-level traffic analysis
o In-depth understanding of network security and access control
o Experience with VoIP, QoS, and IP Telephony technologies
o Excellent written and oral communication skills 
o Creative problem-solving abilities
o Experience with UNIX Systems administration (Solaris, Linux) a plus

The Client is prepared to pay extraordinary people extraordinarily well.

About the Client:

* Founded in 1988 
* Approximately $23 billion in aggregate capital
* More than 800 employees, approximately 500 of whom work in the
New York headquarters
* A recognized leader in the alternative investment management
arena; recently named "Best Alternative Investment House" by Euromoney
magazine
* Successful 18-year track record of quantitative trading,
including stocks, bonds, options, future, warrants, convertible
securities, and other financial instruments
* Fundamentals-based investment activities include distressed
securities, energy-related strategies, long/short equity (technology,
media, telecom sectors), public equity, private equity, and direct
capital (debt and equity financing) 
* Tech ventures in fields including biotechnology, computational
biochemistry, and the Internet; venture activities focus on industries
likely to be fundamentally transformed by the use of technology
* Offices in New York, Silicon Valley, Houston, Kansas City,
London, and Hyderabad (India)

If you or anyone you know of is interested in this position, please email your resume to weitzer at ix.netcom.com.

Thank you,


Charles Weitzer
CEO/Senior Recruiter
Subject Matter Experts, Inc.
weitzer at ix.netcom.com
Voice: USA (510) 558-9182
eFax: USA (419) 745-2336