Site Reliability Engineer

Verisign•Reston, VA

11h•Hybrid

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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
Strong automation experience - Not just developing automation, but knowing why we automate and what to automate
Understanding of physical servers and the demands of maintaining them
Strong understanding of infrastructure-as-code
Strong understanding of and production experience with Kubernetes workloads
Strong written and verbal communication skills – able to clearly and succinctly describe complex issues
Familiarity with networking protocols and systems

Nice To Haves

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

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