Site Reliability Engineer III

We are looking for a Site Reliability Engineer to help lead our team responsible for building, managing, maintaining and scaling operational infrastructure on which our mission-critical services are deployed or 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: * Participate in technical designs for software solutions that combine Open-Source components, COTS (commercial off the shelf) components, and custom developed components * Installation, configuration and maintenance of production, QA and development environments in which Verisign applications are deployed; environments include servers, operating systems, OpenStack, and automation tools * Development of deployment automation tools including Ansible * Development of enabling infrastructure using Terraform * 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 * Familiarity with networking protocols and systems Desired Skills, Experience, and Attributes: * Experience with RedHat Identity Manager and/or FreeIPA * Experience with ServiceNow * Experience with a high-level scripting language such as Python * Experience with RedHat Enterprise Linux and/or FreeBSD * Experience with network troubleshooting using such tools as ping, traceroute and dig * Deployment automation experience using tools such as Ansible * Experience working with teams using Kanban and/or Scrum a plus * Experience with Docker or Kubernetes in a production environment * Experience with OpenStack in a production environment * Experience administrating Unix systems in a large-scale environment * Experience using Jenkins in a continuous delivery and integration environment This position is based in our Reston, VA office and offers a hybrid work schedule The pay range is $108,900 - $147,300.

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.