We are looking for a Systems Engineer IV 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:

• Oversee 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
• 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
• 8 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 authentication systems such as:
  • RedHat Identity Manager and/or FreeIPA
  • Kerberos
  • Active Directory
  • Experience with ServiceNow
• Experience with a high level scripting language such as Python
• Experience with RedHat Enterprise Linux
• Registry Services, E-commerce or ISP environment experience
• Enterprise Application Integration experience
• Deployment automation experience using tools such as Ansible
• Experience working with teams using Kanban and/or Scrum
• 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 with Hashicorp Consul and Vault
• Experience with GitHub Enterprise
• Experience with Guardicore
• Experience performing log analysis in Splunk

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

The pay range is $132,500 - $179,300.

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.