Hiring: Senior Software Engineer- Network Automation Company: VERISIGN Location: Reston, VA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 11:50:03 Employment Type: Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : Ansible, BGP, Configuration Management, DNS, Docker, GitHub, InfluxDB, Linux, PKI, Prometheus, REST About the job Experience: •8+ years' related engineering experience Required Skills: •Design, build and maintain tools to better support deployment, testing and operational functions for network infrastructure •Research and integrate industry best practices in network orchestration initiatives, create operational standards around monitoring and network configuration management •Actively help identify gaps that are pain points for up/down stream organizations and take a leadership role in executing a solution •Help improve the Verisign monitoring infrastructure by expanding on current data visualization initiatives and leverage protocols such as NetFlow and Streaming Telemetry •Help design and implement auto remediation functions to monitor, manage and recover from undesirable network events •Take a “monitor/measure all the things” approach to help provide more insight into critical infrastructure and applications •Design and implement systems for RPKI validation, ROA management and BGP origin validation at scale •Develop and maintain route policy systems and provisioning pipelines across a diverse, multi-vendor network Qualifications: •Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science or related field or equivalent work experience •Operational 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 •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 Compensation: •$135,800 - $183,800 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!