Verisign Inc.
Site Reliability Engineer - IBM AIX
Reston,Virginia,United States · Senior
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$17,038 more — $152,838 — moves this role to Level III and 3 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $152,838 would place this position at wage Level III. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Developers (15-1252) · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- Verisign helps enable the security, stability, and resiliency of the internet.
- 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.
Responsibilities
- Installation, configuration, and maintenance of physical hosts used to support production and non-production applications
- Performance of operational support functions, including problem isolation and resolution
- Strong automation experience - Not just developing automation, but knowing why we automate and what to automate
- Solid troubleshooting skills and the curiosity to drive to an answer
Requirements
- Configuration and certification of AIX images for deployment according to all required CIS and security controls for use by product engineering teams
- Our ideal candidate will have excellent technical skills, excellent troubleshooting instincts, curiosity about new technologies, and strong investment in maintaining secure and available services.
- The candidate must have:
- 8+ years of experience deploying and operating mission-critical systems
- Strong understanding of and production experience with PowerVC
Skills
- 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 maintaining IBM hardware and software stacks in a demanding, always-available enterprise environment
- Experience with database systems running on the AIX operating system
Compensation
- The pay range is $135,800 - $183,800.
Benefits
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
Equal opportunity
- Our EEO Statement
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