GEICO · 10 hours ago
Staff Manager, Engineering (GEICO - Network Operation Center)
Dallas, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$120K/yr - $260K/yr
8+ years expGEICO is a leading insurance company that is seeking a Manager to transform their Network Operations Center (NOC) into a modern, SRE-focused organization. The role involves building and managing a team of engineers to improve performance, reliability, and automation for critical services while implementing SRE best practices.
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Responsibilities
Lead the adoption of SRE principles (automation, monitoring, reliability engineering) within the NOC
Collaborate with your Senior Manager to prioritize and deliver projects that modernize NOC operations
Identify and address operational risks, proposing and implementing sustainable solutions
Report on team progress, key metrics, and areas for improvement
Foster a culture of continuous learning, accountability, and growth mindset
Support performance evaluation and development of team members
Build relationships within the team to promote trust and open communication
Identify skill gaps and create plans for upskilling, especially in SRE and automation
Execute difficult conversations and manage performance improvement plans as needed
Ensure compliance with quality and documentation standards
Contribute to team planning and surface proposals for operational improvements
Champion the shift from manual, reactive incident response to proactive, automated reliability engineering
Qualification
Required
Experience with SRE practices: automation, monitoring, incident response, and reliability engineering
Proven ability to design and implement scalable, robust system architectures, with experience in architectural patterns and best practices for distributed systems
Knowledge of cloud computing (AWS, GCP, Azure) and operational portals (e.g., Azure Portal)
Familiarity with object-oriented development, microservices, and modern scripting languages (e.g., Python, PowerShell)
Proficiency in monitoring tools, performance assessment, and metrics-driven decision making
Strong foundation in algorithms, data structures, and core computer science concepts
Experience with project and program management tools (Azure DevOps, MS Project, etc.)
Ability to learn new technologies quickly and adapt to evolving operational needs
Experience leading technical teams in a mission-critical environment
8+ years of professional software engineering experience, including software development lifecycle best practices
3+ years of development in a large-scale, mission-critical environment
3+ years of hands-on work experience supervising personnel in a technical environment
1+ years' experience with automated testing including Unit, Integration, and End-to-End functional testing
Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or related field, or equivalent experience
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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unknown1996-01-01Acquired
Leadership Team
Todd Combs
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer
Clayton Johnson
Sr. Director of Product Management
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