Security Architect - Linux - CTO Office

Description & Requirements

The Bloomberg CTO Office is the forward-looking technical arm of Bloomberg L.P. We envision, design and prototype the next generation infrastructure, hardware and applications that interface in all aspects of the company including financial products, broadcast and media, data centers, internal IT and our global network.

Our team:

We are the CTO Infrastructure group. We solve complex problems to enable innovative new products and prototype the next generation of infrastructure technologies. Whether we're designing our next generation platforms and security controls, or analyzing all aspects of our distributed systems, our goal is to define the future of Bloomberg's infrastructure. That's where you come in.

As a CTO Linux Architect, you'll be trusted to understand the requirements of our software stack and service-oriented architecture, provide guidance for usable infrastructure security, and infrastructure management. You will lead the evolution of Linux at Bloomberg for all our environments, on premise and in Public Cloud, ensuring they meet our needs, are secure, are manageable at our scale, and much more. Your leadership skills will influence the roadmap for future technologies, while working alongside motivated engineers across the company to keep Bloomberg at the cutting edge. Our team works across many areas of infrastructure architecture, and you will have the opportunity to focus on the projects you are passionate about and bring your expertise to help reach our team's goals.

We'll expect you to:

- Take a leadership role in defining tools, techniques and technologies used to build, manage, and secure Bloomberg's Linux-based server infrastructure and systems.

- Undertake new infrastructure development, guiding teams to appropriate architectures and modernizing Bloomberg's system standards, driving quality improvement initiatives where needed.

- Foster a culture of security consciousness while understanding the trade-offs between security, usability and performance on a large scale.

- Help develop strategies to support and secure Bloomberg's financial products and network.

You'll need to have:

- 5+ years of experience building, maintaining and managing all aspects of large-scale, distributed infrastructure and applications.

- Strong experience in Linux systems engineering and automation inclusive of security.

- Demonstrated analysis capabilities in networking, infrastructure, security, and applications as they impact the posture of an organization.

- A track record of building collaborative relationships with stakeholders across many functions, with a focus on correctness, scalability and usability of distributed infrastructure.

- Ability to build proof-of-concepts solutions, innovate, and partner with Engineering teams to drive adoption.

- The experience to know when to build, when to buy, and when to re-use.

We'd love to see:

- Solid knowledge of cryptographic primitives and protocols and how they combine to form secure systems.

- Experience managing large scale infrastructure with Chef, Ansible, etc.

- Experience building security controls using OS mechanisms and protocols (eBPF, seccomp, Kerberos, ssh, etc).

- Strong Linux engineering skills including RHEL, Ubuntu, LDAP, Performance, Container OSs, Standards, and OS Management.

- Familiarity with Container technologies including Docker and Kubernetes.

- Cloud Engineering experience using Linux in Amazon, GCP, and Azure.

- Experience integrating with and securing a combination of in-house developed and third-party solutions.

- A track record of performing cutting edge infrastructure design and research.

Salary Range = 240000 - 330000 USD Annually + Benefits + Bonus

The referenced salary range is based on the Company's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level.

We offer one of the most comprehensive and generous benefits plans available and offer a range of total rewards that may include merit increases, incentive compensation, [Exempt roles only], paid holidays, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, life insurance, and various wellness programs, among others. The Company does not provide benefits directly to contingent workers/contractors and interns.