Network Security Staff Engineer (HYBRID)

GEICO • Bethesda, MD

21h • Hybrid

About The Position

At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities. We honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most, thriving through relentless innovation to exceed expectations and make a real impact. GEICO is seeking an experienced Staff Engineer to solve complex Network Security-related challenges, helping to drive insurance business transformation by redefining Identity, Access Management, and Governance strategies. The Staff Engineer will work with Distinguished and Sr Staff Engineers to innovate, build new systems, improve existing ones, and identify opportunities to apply knowledge to solve critical problems. This role involves leading the execution of a technical roadmap to increase product delivery speed and unlock new engineering capabilities, with a focus on ensuring secure authentication, connectivity, and communication across the organization.

Requirements

• Extensive experience in security access services, products and protocols such as MFA and Kerberos, as well as Proxy and VPN clients
• Extensive experience in designing and optimizing complex firewall ACL configurations
• Experience communicating and presentation to senior and junior staff with the ability to influence stakeholders
• Experience in a multi-platform environment with Linux, Mac, Windows
• Experience in ZTNA technologies from companies such as Zscaler, Palo Alto, Cisco, Cloudfare, etc.
• Experience in implementing, administering and troubleshooting web access firewall and network proxy solutions
• Experience in implementing a remote access solution leveraging least privilege principles, providing access based upon a person's role in the organization
• Experience with solving security control requirements with engineering approaches
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced, startup-like environment
• Ability to design, perform experiments, and influence security detection and protection solutions
• Strong knowledge of industry-standard security tools, frameworks, and best practices including MITRE, CIS and NIST
• Fluency and specialization with at least one modern language such as Python or Go
• Experience in cryptographic protocols, digital certificates, and encryption standards such as X.509, Transport Layer Security (TLS), and Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
• Experience working with auditors and demonstrating security controls
• 4+ years of professional experience in network engineering
• 3+ years of experience with network security, architecture, and design
• 3+ 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

Nice To Haves

• 2+ years of experience with open-source frameworks is desired

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product managers, team members, customers, and other engineering teams to solve our toughest problems
• Review, develop and execute technical Network Security strategies across all network access-related services and systems, balancing security with performance and efficiency
• Own accountability for the quality, usability, and performance of the solutions
• Consistently share best practices and improve processes within and across teams
• Take on-call and operational support responsibilities as needed and assigned

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
• Tuition assistance
• Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare
• Fertility and adoption assistance
• Workplace flexibility
• GEICO Flex program, which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior