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GEICO · 2 weeks ago

Senior Engineer – (Systems Engineering, Enterprise Infra & Platform Support) HYBRID

Chevy Chase, MD

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$105K/yr - $215K/yr

4+ years exp

GEICO offers a rewarding career where ambitions are met with endless possibilities. The Senior Infrastructure & Platform Support Engineer provides technical leadership and operational support for enterprise technology platforms, ensuring reliability and performance while collaborating with various teams to translate business requirements into effective solutions.

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Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership to ensure strong engineering standards and operational excellence

Support, configure, and maintain both Linux and Windows server platforms, including application servers, integration components, and system services

Design and implement infrastructure solutions for workplace technologies including but not limited to digital mailroom, physical security & safety, and real estate facility management technology platforms—covering on-prem systems, hybrid setups, and SaaS applications

Build production-ready configurations emphasizing reliability, maintainability, scalability, and testability

Lead incident response, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and drive ongoing performance optimization

Execute DevOps activities including CI/CD pipeline management, automation scripting, monitoring setup, and Infrastructure as Code

Ensure platform observability through logging, alerting, dashboards, and automated health checks

Apply secure design practices, compliance controls, network segmentation, encryption, and access management

Manage platform lifecycle activities such as patching, upgrades, capacity planning, backups, disaster recovery and identifying opportunities for automation and standardization

Collaborate with cross-functional teams, vendors, and senior engineers, communicating clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders

Mentor teammates, share feedback, and support continuous improvement of engineering practices and delivery processes

Build strong relationships with teammates, managers, and business partners to drive effective platform ownership and service delivery

Qualification

Linux administrationWindows ServerCloud platformsAutomation scriptingNetworking fundamentalsMonitoring toolsDatabase conceptsLeadership skillsProblem-solving skillsCommunication skills

Required

Experience leading engineering efforts or owning internal, enterprise-scale platforms and working directly with enterprise customers. Familiarity with enterprise application lifecycle (selection, deployment, user adoption, decommission, integration layers)

Strong background in enterprise infrastructure supporting Windows and Linux systems, including builds, configuration, hardening, and troubleshooting

Advanced skills with Windows Server, Active Directory, authentication protocols (Kerberos / LDAP / SAML / OAuth), and Azure AD/identity integrations

Proficiency in automation and scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Python)

Strong understanding of networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, routing, VPNs, firewalls, load balancers, VLANs, and secure connectivity

Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Azure/AWS), hybrid environments, virtualization (vSphere/Hyper-V), and containers (Docker, Kubernetes)

Ability to design secure, scalable, highly available solutions using modern security controls, compliance frameworks, and data protection best practices

Proven track record of applying product mindset to engineering decisions, ensuring solutions align with long-term platform strategy and customer needs

Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage deployments, mentor teammates, and collaborate across technical and business teams

4+ years of experience as a Systems Engineer, Platform Engineer, or Infrastructure Engineer in an enterprise environment, with strong preference given to those owning or leading internal-facing platforms necessitating interactions with internal enterprise customers

3+ years of experience with architecture and design

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

Preferred

Solid Linux administration experience (Ubuntu, RHEL, or equivalent), with certifications preferred

Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools, such as Prometheus, Grafana, or equivalent solutions

Familiarity with database concepts, performance tuning, and integration of MySQL/PostgreSQL/SQL Server/Oracle with enterprise systems

2+ years of experience in open-source frameworks

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

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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

10001+ employees