Verisign

Software Engineer - Network and Automation

Verisign
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1 month ago
Reston, VA, USASenior
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$136k - $184k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain tools supporting network infrastructure deployment, testing, operations, orchestration, monitoring, and configuration management.
  • Develop auto-remediation, data visualization, observability, and real-time monitoring capabilities for network infrastructure and applications.
  • Design and implement RPKI validation, ROA management, BGP origin validation, route policy systems, and provisioning pipelines across a multi-vendor network.
  • Instrument routing infrastructure, document systems, write runbooks, and participate in routing security incidents.
  • Identify organizational pain points, research industry practices, establish operational standards, and lead solution execution.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
  • At least 8 years of related engineering experience.
  • Experience creating or working with APIs and data formats such as JSON, XML, and YAML.
  • Experience with routers, switches, load balancers, network routing protocols, IRR, RPSL-based filtering, ASPA, RPKI ROV, and PKI infrastructure.
  • Understanding of BGP, OSPF, VRRP, DHCP, TCP, UDP, IPv6, DNS, SMTP, and HTTP.
  • Proficiency in a software development language and ability to debug custom code and develop scalable, optimized systems.
  • Preferred experience with Linux, Docker, Ansible, Salt, open-source projects, and time-series databases such as InfluxDB, OpenTSDB, or Prometheus.
  • Strong documentation, communication, presentation, vendor liaison, and collaboration skills.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work schedule based in the Reston, Virginia office.
  • Training and education opportunities through Verisign University and tuition reimbursement for work-related degrees.
  • Eligibility for a discretionary performance bonus and, for certain roles, discretionary stock awards.
  • Opportunities to participate in technical talks, internal learning events, and a strong technical community.

Tech Stack

AnsibleDockerInfluxDBLinuxPrometheus

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Verisign

About Verisign

1,001-5,000 employees

Verisign operates critical internet infrastructure, including the authoritative registries for .com and .net, and provides DNS and security services to registrars and enterprises. It earns revenue from wholesale domain registrations and managed DNS/security offerings under long-term agreements with internet governance bodies and partners. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Verisign is a public company listed on NASDAQ.

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