Senior Observability Engineer at Verisign designing unified dashboards and SLO frameworks for infrastructure services. Works with observability platforms like Splunk, Grafana, Prometheus to translate operational data into actionable insights for executives and technical teams.
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 Observability Engineer to design and advance observability capability that transforms operational data into actionable insight. This role will create unified, “single pane of glass” experiences that enables executive decision makers, technology leaders, and application teams to understand system health, service performance, customer impact, and operational risks.
The ideal candidate combines deep observability engineering expertise with strong data-analysis and communication skills. They will establish application Service Level Indicators (SLIs), Service Level Objectives (SLOs), dashboards, and analytical models that connect technical performance to business outcomes.
This position is part of a highly skilled engineering and infrastructure team responsible for the design, administration, security, and operation of Verisign’s Architecture & Infrastructure Services (AIS) Team. The position exists to strengthen our operational insights and enable key decision making through analytics. The role requires deep observability expertise combined with strong technical leadership. This individual will focus on improving observability, inherently improving system availability, reliability, and/or scalability of our shared services infrastructure.
The ideal candidate is outcome driven, leads across the stack, navigates the gap between engineering and executive layer, and can context switch seamlessly between executive presentation and all aspects of constructing concise dashboards.
Responsibilities:
Observability and Executive Dashboards:
SLO and SLI Engineering:
Data Analysis and Operational Intelligence:
Leadership:
Requirements:
Preferred Qualifications:
This position is based in our Reston, VA office 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.
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