Sr Research Engineer

VERISIGN
Reston, VA
Job Description
Verisign is seeking a Sr Research Engineer to strengthen and extend the core security substrate at the heart of the Internet. The successful candidate will play a lead technical role in identifying and developing novel and operationally relevant research concepts related to Internet infrastructure applications and protocols.

Requirements

  • Bachelors and Masters degrees in Computer Science, Engineering or a related technical field are required; PhD is preferred
  • 10+ years’ experience in research engineering, ideally with a mix of professional and academic experience
  • Experience with systems development research and/or prototype development
  • Experience with network security, including cryptography, privacy, identification, and authentication
  • Experience presenting ideas and prototypes at public forums, such as technical conferences
  • Authorship on one or more peer reviewed publication(s)
  • Experience with open standard Internet protocols and/or services (such as DNS, IP, RDAP, etc.)
  • Experience with large scale data analysis and evaluation of network traffic data
  • Deep hands on technical skills combined with experience working in research teams on fast paced, high impact projects
  • Knowledge of *nix operating systems
  • Strong development background
  • C, C++, Java, and/or Python
  • SQL, NoSQL, or equivalent data storage schema creation and use

Benefits

  • Competitive benefits
  • Discretionary bonus
  • Certain roles may be eligible for discretionary stock awards
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