Who we are:

We are Dataminr, the leading company that turns social media into real-time, actionable alerts. Our ability to find and deliver information faster than any traditional source has completely revolutionized how critical, relevant and actionable information reaches the news, finance, public sector and corporate security industries.

We are one of the most exciting companies to work for and have been referred to as the “super tool of journalists and hedge funds” while also receiving numerous accolades from professionals in both the corporate security area and public sector. We’ve been named to CNBC’s Disruptor 50 list in 2014 and 2016, the Forbes FinTech 50 list in 2016, added to the AlwaysOn Global 250 Top Private Companies list and received an invitation to speak at the World Economic Forum.

Headquartered in New York City and nearing 400 employees, Dataminr provides a challenging and dynamic environment where everyone feels that they have the freedom to be innovative, impactful and influential. Our culture promotes team interaction, work-life balance and the sharing of information and ideas because it empowers us to do our best work and have fun. If you want to be a part of the most interesting and exciting high-growth tech company in New York, please keep reading!

Who you are:

You’re an experienced network engineer who wants to help us build a modern, scalable, and secure network with global reach. You enjoy working with the latest networking technologies in a rapidly growing, cloud-centric environment. You constantly think about network security, performance, and resilience to make sure that our teams around the world can deliver critical breaking information to our customers.

Responsibilities:

• Develop a robust network architecture to address both wired and wireless network needs at all Dataminr locations
• Maintain and expand secure WAN connectivity between Dataminr offices and various public cloud providers
• Design, configure, and deploy network connections, hardware, software, and services while ensuring redundancy and reliability
• Troubleshoot network performance issues, monitor utilization, and provide capacity planning reports
• Create and maintain detailed network diagrams of the environment
• Coordinate with various network vendors to optimize the network topology, grow or change services, and set service levels
• Research emerging network technologies and run proof of concepts to evaluate new products and solutions

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree or advanced degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field
• 3+ years of experience designing, implementing, and troubleshooting complex computer networks
• Strong working knowledge of IPv4/v6, BGP, IPSec VPN, DNS, DHCP, SSH, and RADIUS
• Extensive hands-on experience with Cisco networking products, including routers, switches, ASA firewalls, and AnyConnect VPN
• Good understanding of Juniper networking products, with other, additional, vendors a plus (ex: Ruckus)
• Experience working in Linux environments, setting up BIND DNS and FreeRADIUS
• Experience with interconnecting physical office networks to cloud providers (Amazon, Google), including configuring and managing VPN tunnels to cloud providers
• Experience with cloud-hosted VOIP and configuring QoS
• Strong commitment to thorough documentation and knowledge sharing by maintaining up-to-date network diagrams of the environment
• Self-motivation and an ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Our offering of competitive benefits and perks include:

• Company paid benefits for employees and their dependents, such as medical, dental, vision, disability and life
• Flexible spending account to be used for out-of-pocket medical, transit, parking and dependent care expenses
• 401(k) savings plan
• Generous leave
• Daily catered lunch
• A kitchen fully stocked with snacks and beverages
• Discounted Gym Membership

…and this is just to name a few!

Dataminr is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Individuals seeking employment at Dataminr are considered without regards to race, sex, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetics, marital status, pregnancy, unemployment status, sexual orientation, citizenship status or veteran status.