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 IV to join a team that is responsible for the building, managing, and maintaining the Verisign private cloud platform on which our mission-critical services depend. We prize operations professionals who are equipped with great technical skills, experiences, and a self-starting attitude. We seek individuals with a strong sense of responsibility; individuals who are curious, demonstrate initiative, and love solving problems.
We are looking for an experienced engineer with open-source virtualization platforms, such as OpenStack, Kubernetes and KVM. Candidates should also have experience with Linux operating systems, development tools such as Jira and GitHub, and orchestration tools such as Jenkins, Ansible, Artifactory, and Terraform. Our platform is tightly integrated with the rest of the company's infrastructure services and serves as the company's private cloud computing and storage infrastructure. The team is responsible for the provisioning and administration of the platform, with a strong focus on operational disciplines and security practices.
Responsibilities:
Build, operate, and maintain our on-prem Virtualization platform
Implement automation of operation procedures in accordance with Verisign change policies as well as industry standard best-practices
Monitor and resolve alerts of the platform
Troubleshoot platform and user problems
Document problem-solving steps
Ensure compliance with vulnerability management standards and information security standards, support regular patching of the platform elements
Participate in on-call rotation for tier 3 support
Desired Skills, Experience, and Attributes:
An ideal candidate will have a blend of technical skills, a desire to work as part of a team to grow themselves and those around them, and will have:
Experience with OpenStack configuration and administration
Experience with Kubernetes administration and support
Solid experience working as Linux sysadmin in a large-scale environment
Solid experience using shell scripting, Python, Ansible
Experience implementing automation pipelines using Jenkins
Experience with infrastructure-as-code with tooling such as Terraform
Experience maintaining highly available services
Experience managing server hardware, firmware, out-of-band, and BIOS configurations
Solid understanding of network protocols and security best practice
Fluency with development tools such as Github, Jira
Written and verbal communication skills - ability to clearly and succinctly describe complex issues, gather requirements, and produce technical documentation
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related technical field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
8+ years of relevant industry experience
Prior experience developing or operating OpenStack platform in a production environment
Effective collaborator, able to work with teams of people toward company goals
Self-motivated and driven to produce high quality product.
Highly adaptable, able to juggle multiple priorities
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Self-motivated in learning and development of skills
This position is based in our Reston, VA office and offers a hybrid work environment
The pay range is $135,800 - $183,800.
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.
The internet has a team. Come join it!! Verisign operates a diverse array of network infrastructure, including two of the Internet's thirteen root nameservers, the nameservers for .com, .net and other top-level domains as well as many country-code top-level domains. Using our global infrastructure, Verisign processes over 60 billion interactions each day, more than three times the number of phone calls made in the United States daily. Verisign helps registrars expand markets and increase renewals with critical technology ...
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