Senior Engineer - Architecture & Infrastructure

VeriSign, Inc

  • Reston, VA
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 8 hours ago
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.Verisign is seeking a Senior Engineer to join the central team in our architecture and infrastructure organization. This role has high visibility and cross-functional responsibilities. Successful applicants must demonstrate superior communications skills, prioritization skills, and diverse technical skills.In this role, you will work with a small team supporting the vice president of the architecture and infrastructure organization. Responsibilities cover a wide variety of tasks including, oversight/governance of time-sensitive asks, serving as the point-of-contact for cross-team initiatives, producing documentation, and implementing initiatives to level-up our engineers and people leaders.If working in a fast-paced environment on a wide variety of initiatives sounds like you, apply today!Responsibilities
  • Overseeing that attestations, critical asks, and other corporate objectives are completed in a timely manor
  • Being a central contact for the team, answering questions and pointing people in the right direction
  • Serving as the point-of-contact for cross-team initiatives
  • Producing statistics and reporting for key objectives
  • Keeping track of the vulnerability management process and escalating as necessary
  • Authoring process documentation and HowTo guides
  • Writing annual goals for the broader team
  • Implementing training and development objectives to the Architecture and Infrastructure teams
  • Coordinating business continuity and disaster recovery objectives for the Architecture and Infrastructure teams
  • Working with teams to document mission statements, procedures, and responsibilities
  • Managing access to distribution lists, access lists, and chat rooms
  • Consolidating and editing status reports for executive level consumption
  • Coordinating operating reviews for each area in the Architecture and Infrastructure organization
QualificationsRequired:
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or engineering required, or equivalent work experience
  • 10+ years of technology experience in software development, infrastructure, systems, people management, or other related technical areas
  • Highly detailed oriented, able to juggle many balls and re-prioritize frequently
  • Hands-on technical, willing to process daily work requests
  • Strong judgement, must be experienced handling confidential information
  • Awesome communications, must be able to interact with all levels of engineers, people managers, and executives
  • Able to context-switch and be successful at completing work, even with constant interruptions
  • Fungible and adaptable, with a wide background of skills to draw on, able to complete diverse asks, sometimes with minimal direction
  • Self-starter, able to progress tasks which have "grey space", where some details may be unknown
  • Avid learner, willing to research/study and capable of picking up new things quickly
Preferred:
  • 12+ years of technology experience across many different teams and roles
  • Experience working as a team-lead, supervisor, or people manager
  • Recognizes and appropriately communicates employee engagement matters to leadership
  • Well versed in proofreading and editing presentations, white-papers, and executive communications
  • Knowledge of industry best-practices in the architecture, software development, or infrastructure spaces
  • Experience teaching, coaching, or developing training materials
  • Working knowledge of public and/or private cloud technologies
  • Knowledge of software development and automation, able to streamline routine work
This position is based in our Reston, VA and offers a hybrid work schedule.The pay range is $164,300 - $222,300.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.Additional Information:Staffing agency policy: No fees will be paid for unsolicited resumes submitted to Verisign or our employees by third parties.

VeriSign, Inc