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GEICO · 4 days ago

Senior Engineer

Chevy Chase, MD

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$72K/yr - $236K/yr

5+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Provide thought leadership in datacenter reliability for networks and servers, staying ahead of industry trends and emerging technologies

Conduct comprehensive risk assessments to identify potential threats and vulnerabilities

Design and implement robust strategies to ensure maintainability and observability of hardware and operating system assets

Lead the design and architecture of resilient and scalable systems, considering both on-premises and cloud-based solutions

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate best practices into development and deployment processes

Develop and maintain comprehensive incident response plans for disaster scenarios

Conduct regular simulations and drills to ensure organizational readiness in case of a disaster

Hands-on software engineering and SDLC best practices

Evaluate, select, and implement cutting-edge technologies and tools to enhance datacenter capabilities

Stay current with industry best practices and emerging technologies

Work closely with executive leadership and stakeholders to communicate the importance of networks and datacenters

Act as a trusted advisor, providing guidance on best practices to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Mentor and coach engineering and product community

Analyze cost, forecast, determine resource requirements, and evaluate operational processes

Ensure desired outcomes and continuous learning

Create incident response playbooks, runbooks, incident triaging strategies, and post-incident analysis

Experience with open-source management and monitoring tools, infrastructure automation, and configuration management frameworks

Familiarity with cloud security best practices and compliance standards

Excellent leadership, communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills

Qualification

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Software developmentProgramming languagesNetwork designOperating systemsDatacenter facilitiesSQLNoSQL databasesStateful services managementLoad balancingDNSCDNSRE practicesPublic cloudHybrid cloud architectureIaaSPaaS technologiesContainer orchestrationCloud efficiencyObservabilityIncident managementIncident responsePlaybooksRunbooksTriaging strategiesPost-incident analysisOpen-source managementMonitoring toolsInfrastructure automationConfiguration managementCloud security

Required

Fluency and specialization in software development and best practices using programming languages such as Golang and Python

Understanding of datacenter and LAN/WAN network designs with a focus on underlay networks and physical infrastructure

Understanding of operating systems and how they interface with hardware

Understanding of datacenter facilities, lifecycle and urbanization

Understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases, including stateful services management and storage

Understanding of networking, caches, key/value stores, load balancing, global load balancing, queues, DNS and CDN

Primary Focus on managing infrastructure through code

Deep knowledge of SRE practices, methodologies, and principles, along with a solid understanding of on-prem and public cloud-based network, compute, and storage technologies

In-depth knowledge of hybrid cloud architecture, IaaS and PaaS technologies, container orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes), cloud efficiency and observability etc.

Strong background in incident management

Ability to create incident response playbooks, runbooks, incident triaging strategies, and post-incident analysis to drive continuous improvement in system reliability and availability

Experience with open-source management and monitoring tools

Experience with infrastructure automation, tooling, and configuration management frameworks (e.g., Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Pulumi, Terraform, etc.)

Familiarity with cloud security best practices and compliance standards

Excellent leadership skills with a passion for mentoring and fostering professional growth

Detail-oriented and a drive for operational excellence

Visionary thinker with the ability to anticipate future challenges and opportunities

Excellent communication skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities

5+ years of professional experience in infrastructure software engineering

3+ years of experience with architecture and design

2+ years of experience in open-source frameworks

2+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience

Benefits

Premier Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with no waiting period

Paid Vacation, Sick and Parental Leave

401(k) Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Training and Licensures

Benefits may be different by location. Benefit eligibility requirements vary and may include length of service.

Coverage begins on the date of hire. Must enroll in New Hire Benefits within 30 days of the date of hire for coverage to take effect.

Company

GEICO

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GEICO, Government Employees Insurance Company, has been providing affordable auto insurance since 1936. It is a sub-organization of Berkshire Hathaway.

Founded in 1936

Chase, Maryland, USA

10,001+ employees