Mid - Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Verisign helps enable the security, stability, and resiliency of the internet. We are a trusted provider of internet infrastructure services for the networked world and deliver unmatched performance in domain name system (DNS) services.

We are a mission focused, values driven company where each individual can contribute to building a stronger, more secure internet. We offer a dynamic and flexible work environment with competitive benefits and the ability to grow your career.

We are looking for a Site Reliability Engineer to be part of a team responsible for building, managing, maintaining, and scaling centralized infrastructure services on which our mission-critical services depend. We prize engineering professionals who are equipped with great technical skills and attitudes that motivate those around them. We seek individuals with a sense of purpose and for whom detail and craftsmanship are of their essence; individuals that are curious, demonstrate initiative, and love solving problems.

Responsibilities:

Deploy, configure, and maintain services in production, QA and development environments, on various platforms such as OpenStack, Kubernetes and AWS

Deploy and maintain containerized application using Docker tools

Development of enabling infrastructure using Terraform

Development of deployment automation tools including Ansible

Development of automation and configuration management solutions using SaltStack and Jenkins

Development of encryption solutions using Hashicorp Vault

Development of a large-scale Software Defined Network (SDN) using Guardicore

Documentation of processes, procedures, and configurations

Coordination with other technical staff to implement systems and software

Performance of occasional operations support functions, including problem isolation and resolution

Documentation of processes, procedures, configurations, and deployment plans

Provide critical technical leadership in the areas of operational process and change management, and mentor less experienced engineers

Regularly reporting progress to management

Participate in a 24x7 on call rotation

Our ideal candidate will have a unique blend of impeccable technical skills and a desire to work as part of a team to grow themselves and those around them. The team deploys engineers and operates enabling infrastructure in support of mission critical customer applications. The candidate must have:

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related technical field, or equivalent combination of education and experience

5+ years of experience developing and operating mission-critical systems

Excellent understanding of Linux configuration and administration

Strong automation experience. Not just developing automation, but knowing why we automate and what to automate

Strong understanding of infrastructure-as-code

Strong written and verbal communication skills – able to clearly and succinctly describe complex issues

Strong understanding of network protocols and security

Experience developing mature solutions for monitoring and reporting using tools like Grafana and Splunk

Familiarity with development tools such as Github, Jira, and Confluence

Experience managing cloud-native/K8s applications in public/hybrid cloud environment.

Desired Skills, Experience, and Attributes:

Deployment automation experience using tools such as Ansible

Experience using Jenkins in a continuous delivery and integration environment

Experience with Docker and Kubernetes in a production environment

Experience with AWS or CDN

Experience with OpenStack in a production environment

Experience with HTTP proxies such as Squid

Experience with RedHat Enterprise Linux

Strong experience with a high-level scripting language such as Python

Experience with CMDB and ITIL platforms such as ServiceNow

Experience administrating Linux and Unix systems in a large scale environment

Experience using VMWare in a production environment

Experience working with teams using Kanban and/or Scrum a plus

Experience with Cryptography and HSMs a plus

Registry Services, E-commerce or ISP environment experience

Red Hat Certified System Administrator certification or above

AWS Cloud Practitioner certification or above

Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate certification or above

This position is based in our Reston, VA office and offers a flexible, hybrid work schedule.

The pay range is $106,300 - $143,800.

The anticipated annual base salary range for this position is noted above, however, base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience. Verisign offers a discretionary bonus which is based on individual and company performance, and certain roles may be eligible for discretionary stock awards.

Verisign is an equal opportunity employer. That means we recruit, hire, compensate, train, promote, transfer, and administer all terms and conditions of employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected categories under applicable law.

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