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# VMware Infrastructure Engineer at Verisign

- **Company:** Verisign
- **Location:** Reston, VA
- **Posted:** 2026-11-04
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-05
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/verisign/jobs/8045911003

## Job description

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.

Responsibilities:

- 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

Requirements:

- 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

## Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF)
- 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.

Additional Information: [Our Careers Page](https://www.verisign.com/en_US/company-information/verisign-careers/index.xhtml?dmn=verisign.careers) [Our Benefits Summary](https://www.verisign.com/careers/benefits/) [Verisign in the Community](https://www.verisign.com/about-us/verisign-cares/) [Our EEO Statement](https://www.verisign.com/assets/Equal-Employment-Opportunity.pdf) [Our Privacy Notice for Job Applicants/Candidates](https://www.verisign.com/legal-center/privacy/privacy-job-applicants/) [Reasonable Accommodations](https://www.verisign.com/en_US/company-information/verisign-careers/index.xhtml?loc=en_US#:~:text=Reasonable%20Accommodations%20for%20Those%20With%20Disabilities)

Staffing agency policy: No fees will be paid for unsolicited resumes submitted to Verisign or our employees by third parties.

## About Verisign

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: Internet infrastructure, domain name registry services, DNS security and stability
- Target customers: ICANN-accredited registrars (B2B), the global internet community (indirectly B2C through domain registrations)
- Mission or purpose statement: "Verisign enables the world to connect online with reliability and confidence – anytime, anywhere."

## Products & Services
- **.com and .net Registry Services**: Authoritative resolution and registration for the two largest top-level domains, supporting the majority of global e-commerce.
- **Root Zone Maintainer**: Operates two of the 13 global internet root servers and provides root zone maintainer services for the DNS.
- **DNS Security & Stability**: Proprietary infrastructure and tools to protect the Domain Name System from cyber threats, with uninterrupted resolution since 1997.
- **Data & Insights**: Publishes data about .com and .net zone trends and contributes to internet standards development.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Public company (NYSE: VRSN) – current market cap not disclosed in provided sources.
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue – not publicly available in provided sources. (Public financials can be found in SEC filings.)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: U.S. Department of Commerce (Cooperative Agreement for .com), Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), approximately 3,000 ICANN-accredited registrars worldwide.
- **Growth Signals**: Manages relationships with ~3,000 registrars who typically submit over 100 million domain name transactions daily; operates two of the 13 global root servers; continues to invest in DNS infrastructure to meet growing global internet engagement.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Uninterrupted service**: Provided resolution for .com and .net without interruption since 1997.
- **Proprietary infrastructure**: Custom-built DNS registration infrastructure and toolset designed for high dependability in an evolving cyber threat environment.
- **Content neutrality obligation**: Under the Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce, .com registry must remain content neutral – a unique obligation that ensures equal access.
- **Root zone stewardship**: As root zone maintainer and operator of two root servers, Verisign holds a critical, irreplaceable role in the global DNS.
- **Scale and trust**: Billions of people and a significant portion of the world’s economy rely on the infrastructure Verisign helps manage.

## Strategic Focus
- **Infrastructure investment**: Committed to investing in DNS infrastructure to meet ever-growing demand as global internet engagement continues to rise.
- **Security leadership**: Working with government regulators, ICANN, industry groups, and law enforcement to combat DNS-related security threats and illegal activity.
- **Community collaboration**: Actively contributes to policy development and internet standards, sharing expertise through publicly available data on .com and .net zones.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-driven culture**: Employees help keep the internet secure, stable, and resilient – with impact felt globally.
- **Diversity and inclusion**: Equal opportunity employer with active employee communities (APIC, BELIEVE, BienVenidos, Women in Technology, Young Professionals Group).
- **Comprehensive benefits**: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with match, employee stock purchase plan, tuition reimbursement, parental bonding leave, volunteer hours, and more.
- **Work environment**: Emphasis on work-life balance; onsite fitness center in Reston; telemedicine and family building support.
- **Veteran-friendly**: Mission-focused and veteran-driven culture; many veterans thrive in the company’s purpose-oriented environment.
- **Remote/hybrid policy**: Not explicitly stated in provided sources; likely office-based with flexibility (Reston HQ and international locations).

## Sources
1. [verisign.com - About Us](https://www.verisign.com/about-us/)
2. [verisign.com - Careers Overview](https://www.verisign.com/careers/)
3. [verisign.com - Our Culture](https://www.verisign.com/careers/our-culture/)
4. [verisign.com - Jobs](https://www.verisign.com/careers/jobs/)
5. [verisign.com - Employee Benefits](https://www.verisign.com/careers/benefits/)
6. [job-boards.greenhouse.io - Verisign Careers](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/verisign)

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