Data Platform Engineer

VERISIGN; Great Falls Crossing (VA); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Data Platform Engineer to enhance their innovative data platform. This role involves managing large-scale, high-throughput data products and services, ensuring seamless operations and customer support. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in big data systems, automation, and distributed environments, with a focus on Java and Python development. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the stability of the Internet while working in a flexible, hybrid environment. Join a team dedicated to continuous improvement and excellence in technology.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid maternity leave

Paid paternity leave

Tuition assistance

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in managing large-scale data platforms.
• Fluency in Java and Python with a focus on automation.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of the data platform, including design and implementation.
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams to meet platform needs.

Skills

Java

Python

Automation

Big Data Systems

Distributed Systems

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Kafka

Spark

Hadoop

Druid

Kubernetes

Ansible

Jenkins

Job description

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Within Verisign, our team is responsible for building and managing Verisign Data Platform enabling the creation of large-scale, high-throughput (millions requests per second) data products and services delivering actionable operational and business intelligence. To help us advance the platform, we are looking for a skilled Senior level Site Reliability Engineer (SRE).

An ideal candidate should deeply care about big data systems and automation, be fluent in Java, and be eager to learn as needed. They should have an understanding of fundamentals, including core Computer Science concepts accompanied by hands-on experience managing large-scale distributed systems. Acquiring these competencies typically requires an equivalent of a bachelor’s degree and 8 or more years of practical work experience. We are also open to other career paths.

The candidate will be involved in all aspects of the data platform, including ideation, design, implementation, deployment, customer onboarding and support. This implies regular cross-team collaboration with Data Engineering, Infrastructure, Engineering, Security, and Operation Teams. As part of the team, we expect the candidate to take ownership of the data platform, regularly interacting with the internal customers, proactively identifying, prioritizing, and delivering on their common data platform needs.

Required Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or similar technical major or equivalent work experience
• 8+ years of practical work experience
• Experience architecting, deploying, and managing large-scale data platforms (Kafka, Spark, Hadoop, Druid) running on top of Kubernetes
• Experience developing and maintaining custom Java and Python applications enhancing platform capabilities
• Experience developing automation for deployments (CI/CD) using Ansible and Jenkins

Preferred Experience:

• Experience ensuring platform SLOs by collecting, visualizing, and alerting on relevant telemetry
• Experience upgrading large-scale data platforms improving system capabilities and security while ensuring minimal customer impact
• Ability to troubleshoot complex issues in large, distributed environments
• Staying up to date with the industry data platform best practices and standards, focusing on hybrid cloud environments

We expect the candidate to possess competencies that allow them to bring noticeable improvements in some of the above-mentioned areas and allow Verisign to continuously improve its data platform.

We see this role as a unique opportunity to directly contribute toward ensuring stability of the Internet.

This position is based in our Reston, VA office and offers a flexible, 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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Internet

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Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Paid maternity leave

Paid paternity leave

Tuition assistance

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