Verisign
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We are seeking an experienced VMware Infrastructure Engineer III to join our Enterprise Infrastructure team.
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.
We are seeking an experienced VMware Infrastructure Engineer III to join our Enterprise Infrastructure team. This position will be responsible for the engineering, administration, availability, performance, and lifecycle management of Verisign’s Enterprise VMware virtualization environment
The Ideal candidate is a hands-on infrastructure engineer with strong VMware experience who can independently troubleshoot complex issues, perform platform upgrades and lifecycle and lifecycle activities, and help evolve the virtualization environment as technologies and business requirements change.
This role will work closely with an experienced VMware engineer during a knowledge-transfer period to develop a deep understanding of the existing environment operational practices, architecture, and business-critical workloads.
Engineer, administer, maintain, and support enterprise VMware virtualization infrastructure
Manage VMware vSphere, ESXi hosts, vCenter clusters, networking, storage connectivity, and associated virtualization technologies
Monitor platform health, capacity, performance, availability, and utilization and proactively address potential issues
Troubleshoot complex virtualization, server, storage, networking, and application infrastructure issues
Plan and execute VMware upgrades, patching, hardware refreshes, migrations, and lifecycle-management activities
Support the transition and modernization of the VMware environment, including changes associated with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) and evolving VMware/Broadcom technologies
Participate in architecture and engineering decisions related to virtualization and private-cloud infrastructure
Develop automation to improve provisioning, configuration, monitoring, and operational efficiency
Maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, operational procedures, and disaster-recovery documentation
Work closely with storage, network, backup, security, operating-system, and application teams to support highly available enterprise services
Participate in incident response, root-cause analysis, change management, and problem management
Identify opportunities to improve resiliency, redundancy, performance, security, and operational efficiency
Provide technical leadership and mentoring to other engineers and serve as a subject-matter expert for virtualization technologies
Participate in an on-call rotation and provide support for critical infrastructure incidents as required
Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent work experience
5+ years technical infrastructure experience
Significant hands-on experience supporting VMware vSphere environments in a production enterprise environment
Strong experience with VMware ESXi and vCenter Server
Experience managing VMware Clusters, High Availability (HA), Distributed Resource Schedule (DRS), vMotion, and related technologies
Experience with enterprise server hardware and lifecycle management
Understanding of enterprise SAN/storage concepts and VMware storage integration
Strong understanding of enterprise server hardware and lifecycle management
Understanding of Enterprise SAN/storage concepts and VMware storage integration
Strong understanding of networking concepts as they relate to virtualization, including VLANs, virtual switches, distributed switches, and network redundancy
Experience troubleshooting complex infrastructure issues spanning compute, storage, networking, and operating systems
Experience performing VMware upgrades, migrations, patching, and platform lifecycle activities
Experience with scripting or automation technologies such as PowerShell/PowerCLI, Python, or similar tools
Strong technical documentation and communication skills
Ability to independently manage technical projects and operational responsibilities with limited supervision
Experience with VMware NSX and software-defined networking
Experience with VMware Aria products or other infrastructure monitoring and automation platforms
Experience supporting large-scale, highly available or business critical virtualization environments
Experience with Dell PowerEdge or comparable enterprise server platforms
Experience with enterprise SAN technologies and storage platforms
Familiarity with backup, disaster recovery, cyber recovery, and business-continuity technologies
Experience with infrastructure-as-code, git-based configuration management, or other automation frameworks
Familiarity with alternative virtualization or private-cloud technologies is a plus
This position is based in our Reston, VA office and offers a hybrid work schedule.
The pay range is $108,900 - $147,300.
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.
Staffing agency policy: No fees will be paid for unsolicited resumes submitted to Verisign or our employees by third parties.
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