Engineer IV

Accelerate your career! At VeriSign, we provide one of the fastest growing, sought after environments where you can develop your Web technology career. Our main offices are located in the high-tech hotbeds of the Silicon Valley and Dulles Corridor of Northern Virginia. We are seeking visionary, skilled, enthusiastic professionals to join our staff of 3,000+ who provide the infrastructure for the future of digital and wireless electronic commerce. We offer competitive salaries, stock options, and bonus plans.Responsibilities: VeriSign Authentication Services division provides security and strong authentication solutions to secure the information assets of over 450,000 websites and over 1000 large enterprises.In this role, you will be working with VeriSign Identity Protection team. You will help the design and development of the next generation web service and portal framework, interacting with Product Management, Professional Services, customer service, and VeriSign Operations. You are expected to provide technical leadership and help to develop innovative solutions using new and evolving protocols and frameworks.     Experience - External: - A minimum of 7 years experience in software development including at least 3 years of experience in developing complex multi-tiered client-server systems. - Development experience spanning a variety of programming languages and platforms with emphasis in C++, Java, J2EE, Tomcat, Weblogic, UNIX/Linux. - Strong background in web services technology and service-oriented architecture- Portal development experience with Struts, JSP, Servlets, WebWorks.- Must have strong communication and organization skills, with experience working successfully in a business-driven organization.- Must have demonstrated ability to work independently as well as in teams and take initiative to investigate, learn and communicate. Must be able to make recommendations regarding emerging technologies and new product concepts.- A MS in Computer Science/Engineering or related field. - Knowledge in the following areas is also a plus - cryptography, security fundamentals and service-oriented architectures