Verisign

internet infrastructure services

SiteReliabilityEngineer

$136–184k Reston, Virginia, United States Remote Friendly
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HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Site Reliability Engineer at Verisign. Skills: Site Reliability Engineering, Kubernetes, Linux, Automation, Infrastructure-as-Code. Participate in technical designs for products migrating to a shared Kubernetes environment. Installation, configuration, and maintenance of physical hosts used to support production and non-production applications”

What You'll Achieve.

building, managing, maintaining, deploying, and securing mission-critical services to make the Internet work; keeping these systems up and running

Industry & Context.

internet infrastructure services
Problems you'll solve

excellent troubleshooting instincts; curious; demonstrate initiative; love solving problems

Eligibility Requirements

24x7 on-call rotation

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related technical field, or equivalent combination of education and experience, 8+ years of experience deploying and operating mission-critical systems, Excellent understanding of Linux configuration and administration automation experience, Understanding of physical servers and the demands of maintaining them, understanding of infrastructure-as-code, understanding of and production experience with Kubernetes workloads, written and verbal communication skills – able to clearly and succinctly describe complex issues, Familiarity with networking protocols and systems

Nice to Have

Experience with RHEL 8/9, Experience with SELinux, Experience with IBM POWER hardware and AIX operating systems, Experience with ServiceNow, Experience with a high-level scripting language such as Python, 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 in a production environment, Experience with OpenStack in a production environment, Experience with Unix-like systems in a large-scale environment, Experience using Jenkins in a continuous delivery and integration environment

What You'll Do.

Participate in technical designs for products migrating to a shared Kubernetes environment

and maintenance of physical hosts used to support production and non-production applications

Development of deployment automation using Ansible

Orchestration of Kubernetes workloads

Coordination with other technical staff to deploy systems and software

Performance of operational support functions

including problem isolation and resolution

Documentation of processes

Provide critical technical leadership in Kubernetes environments (on-prem and AWS)

Regularly reporting progress to management

Participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation with other team members

Work with software developers to plan and deploy services and software

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Coordination with other technical staff to deploy systems and software; Work with software developers to plan and deploy services and software; Experience working with teams using Kanban and/or Scrum a plus

Communication Scope

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

Full Job Description

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 support our team responsible for building, managing, maintaining, deploying, and securing mission-critical services to make the Internet work. 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 products migrating to a shared Kubernetes environment Installation, configuration, and maintenance of physical hosts used to support production and non-production applications Development of deployment automation using Ansible Orchestration of Kubernetes workloads Coordination with other technical staff to deploy systems and software Performance of operational support functions, including problem isolation and resolution Documentation of processes, procedures, configurations, and deployment plans Provide critical technical leadership in Kubernetes environments (on-prem and AWS) Regularly reporting progress to management Participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation with other team members Work with software developers to plan and deploy services and software Our ideal candidate will have excellent technical skills, excellent troubleshooting instincts, curiosity about new technologies, and strong investment in maintaining secure and available services. T

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