GEICO · 2 months ago
Senior Engineer, Hybrid Cloud Fabric
Dallas, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$100K/yr - $215K/yr
4+ years expGEICO is a leading insurance company that values innovation and customer satisfaction. They are seeking a Senior Engineer to implement scalable and secure communication fabric across their hybrid cloud environment, focusing on service mesh technologies to enhance application performance and reliability.
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Responsibilities
Design and implement a robust service mesh architecture, encompassing traffic management, security, observability, and resilience for microservices across public and private clouds within our on-premises data centers
Integrate the service mesh with existing infrastructure and applications, ensuring seamless operation and interoperability with various platforms and technologies, including legacy systems
Establish and enforce service mesh best practices, including security policies, traffic routing rules, circuit breakers, and access control mechanisms, to maintain a secure and reliable application environment
Develop comprehensive monitoring and observability dashboards to provide deep insights into service mesh health, performance, and potential issues, enabling proactive problem identification and resolution
Guide and mentor engineers on service mesh principles and best practices, fostering knowledge sharing and expertise development within the team, empowering them to contribute effectively to the service mesh implementation
Work closely with networking and security teams to ensure secure and efficient integration of the service mesh with on-premises infrastructure and networks, addressing potential challenges and ensuring smooth operation
Partner with SREs to establish service mesh observability, monitoring, and alerting strategies for maintaining high availability and performance, collaborating to define SLOs, SLIs, and error budgets
Actively engage with the Istio community, contribute to open-source projects, and represent GEICO's leadership in service mesh adoption
Qualification
Required
Deep expertise in service mesh technologies
Experience designing, implementing, and managing service mesh solutions at scale
Experience with Go programming language
In-depth knowledge of Linux operating systems, including performance tuning, troubleshooting, and security best practices
Advanced understanding of networking concepts and tools (e.g., iptables, netfilter, traffic shaping)
Extensive experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration platforms
Deep understanding of microservices design patterns, service discovery mechanisms, API gateways, and distributed tracing
Expertise in observability and monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger, and Kiali
Knowledge of zero-trust security principles, authentication and authorization mechanisms, and encryption technologies
Knowledge of network protocols, security policies, and best practices for integrating the service mesh with on-premises infrastructure
Understanding of SRE principles and experience applying them to service mesh environments
4+ years of professional experience in software engineering, DevOps, or related fields
4+ years of experience designing, implementing, and managing microservices architectures
2+ years of hands-on experience with Istio and service mesh technologies
Proven ability to lead technical projects and mentor other engineers
Benefits
Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made for you and your family’s overall well-being.
Financial benefits including market-competitive compensation; a 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match; performance and recognition-based incentives; and tuition assistance.
Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance.
Supports flexibility- We provide workplace flexibility as well as our GEICO Flex program, which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year.
Company
GEICO
GEICO, Government Employees Insurance Company, has been providing affordable auto insurance since 1936. It is a sub-organization of Berkshire Hathaway.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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Leadership Team
Todd Combs
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer
Clayton Johnson
Sr. Director of Product Management
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