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.
Within Verisign, our team is responsible for building and managing Verisign Data Platform enabling the creation of large-scale, high-throughput (millions requests per second) data products and services delivering actionable operational and business intelligence. To help us advance the platform, we are looking for a highly skilled Mid-level Site Reliability Engineer (SRE). This role will play a critical part in ensuring the stability, performance, and security of our data platforms.
An ideal candidate should deeply care about big data systems and automation, be fluent in Infrastructure-as-Code, CI/CD, and be eager to learn as needed. The successful candidate should have an understanding of fundamentals, including core Computer Science concepts, operating systems, networking, file systems and databases accompanied by hands-on experience managing large-scale distributed systems. Acquiring these competencies typically requires an equivalent of a bachelor’s degree and 6 or more years of practical work experience. We are also open to other career paths.
The candidate will be involved in all aspects of the data platform, including ideation, design, implementation, deployment, customer onboarding and support. This implies regular cross-team collaboration with Data Engineering, Infrastructure, Engineering, Security, and Operation Teams. As part of the team, we expect the candidate to take ownership of the data platform, regularly interacting with the internal customers, proactively identifying, prioritizing, and delivering on their common data platform needs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Architecting, deploying, and managing large-scale data platforms (Kafka, Spark, Hadoop, Druid) running on top of Kubernetes
- Automating cluster provisioning (CICD), scaling and monitoring using Ansible, Python and Jenkins
- Participating in technical designs for software solutions that combine Open-Source, Commercial and custom developed components
- Ensuring platform SLOs by collecting, visualizing, and alerting on relevant telemetry
- Upgrading large-scale data platforms improving system capabilities and security while ensuring minimal customer impact
- Troubleshooting complex issues in large and distributed environments.
- Staying up to date with the industry data platform best practices and standards, focusing on hybrid cloud environments
- Supporting data platform customers
- Participating in the on-call rotation monitoring production systems and responding to incident
The candidate must have:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related technical field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 5+ years of experience managing big data platforms (Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Druid)
- 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 such as Ansible
- Experience with Docker or Kubernetes in a production environment
- Strong written and verbal communication skills – able to clearly and succinctly describe complex issues
This position is based in our Reston, VA office and offers a hybrid work schedule.
The pay range is $108,900 - $147,300.
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.
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.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes HSA-compatible and PPO options, employer HSA contributions, telemedicine, and on‑demand mental health. Specialized programs extend support for diabetes care, family building, midlife health, and child development, alongside covered preventive care.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include Traditional and Roth 401(k) plans with a company match and immediate vesting of matching contributions. Long‑term financial security is further supported through planning resources and savings vehicles.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid time away includes PTO, company holidays, and dedicated family/caregiver leave. Parental bonding leave is provided for birth or adoption, and resources are available for prospective and new parents.
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Verisign, a global provider of domain name registry services and internet infrastructure, enables internet navigation for many of the world’s most recognized domain names. Verisign helps enable the security, stability, and resiliency of the Domain Name System (DNS) and the internet by providing root zone maintainer services, operating two of the 13 global internet root servers, and providing registration services and authoritative resolution for the .com and .net top-level domains, which support the majority of global e-commerce.
