Required Skills
- Build, Integration and Deployment Skills:
- Experience with or a strong willingness to learn infrastructure automation and platform engineering technologies such as Terraform, Ansible, Puppet and OpenStack
- Understanding of CI/CD concepts and tools (e.g., Jenkins, Groovy, GitHub)
- Familiarity with containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes
- Awareness of and responsibility for how large-scale distributed systems are deployed and operated
- Development and Test Skills:
- Proven foundation in Computer Science fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, operating systems, object-oriented design)
- Strong systems programming with focus in networking and routing protocols
- Experience in behavior-driven testing frameworks such as Python Behave or Cucumber
- Broad application software development experience with focus in C, C++ or Rust development
- Highly proficient in Python or similar scripting language
- Role-specific Skills:
- Highly proficient with Linux.
- Strong knowledge of the Domain Name System (DNS), networking protocols, and server administration
- Strong skills in troubleshooting and diagnosing network issues with tools such as gdb and tcpdump
- Provides technical leadership in developing complexing initiatives and leads best development practices including documentation, release management, code commits and pull requests
- Developer Traits:
- Excellent team player who enjoys a collaborative, Agile-based team environment
- Independent problem solving and trouble-shooting skills aimed at healthy environments and quality code
- Strong verbal and written communication skills to clearly present ideas and solutions ensuring shared understanding among the team
- A willingness to learn and a curious mindset about the products you are supporting
Relevant Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience
- 8+ years of relevant work experience in software development
This position is based in our Reston, VA office and offers a hybrid work schedule.
The pay range is $135,800 – $183,800.
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.
Additional Information
Staffing agency policy: No fees will be paid for unsolicited resumes submitted to Verisign or our employees by third parties.