Software Engineer - Network and Automation

Requirements:

• Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science or related field or equivalent work experience
• 8+ years' related engineering experience
• Experience working with or creating APIs and understanding of data transport and serialization formats such as REST, JSON, XML, YAML
• Experience with network devices (routers, switches, load balancers) and a good understanding of network routing protocols
• Experience with IRR and RPSL based filtering
• Familiarity with ASPA, RPKI ROV, PKI infrastructure and relevant protocols
• Understanding of infrastructure protocols (BGP, OSPF, VRRP, DHCP, TCP, UDP), IP addressing (IPv6), and application protocols (DNS, SMTP, HTTP, etc.)
• Proficiency in a software development language
• Debug issues within custom code efficiently
• Quickly adapt to and learn new technologies, both development frameworks and technology advancements
• Developing scalable and optimized software systems
• Have a high aptitude and technology-agnostic approach to engineering
• Preferred Skills:
• Solid understanding of the Linux operating systems and Docker containers
• Strong interpersonal and communications skills; exceptional documentation skills, acting as a vendor liaison, making presentations to internal customers or client audiences, peers, and working closely with leadership
• Experience with automation platforms (Ansible, Salt, etc.)
• Proven contributions to the opensource community. Please provide your github/bitbuket repository of projects
• Experience with time-series database (Influxdb, Open TSDB, Prometheus, etc.)
• 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.
• 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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