Senior Engineer - (Java, Data, Enterprise Platforms & Systems Integration) HYBRID

GEICO•Bethesda, MD

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Engineer role provides end-to-end technical leadership and operational support for workplace enterprise technology platforms supporting the digital mailroom, physical security & safety systems, and real estate facilities management environments. This role blends hands-on software engineering, systems engineering, platform administration, DevOps practices, secure design, and proactive service ownership across Windows/Linux servers and multiple SaaS platforms. In this role you will design, develop software solutions, configure, secure, monitor, and optimize highly available platforms that support critical workplace enterprise operations. You will be partnering with product owners, vendors, and engineering teams to translate business requirements into stable, scalable solutions while driving continuous improvement with product mindset. This hybrid role is designed to support our business partners and be co-located with tech teams, requiring onsite attendance 2-3 days per week or as business demands. The designated office location is within the DMV area.

Requirements

Advanced programming experience with at least one of the object-oriented languages such as Java, C#, or C++.
Proven understanding of microservices oriented architecture and extensible REST APIs
Experience architecting, and designing secure, scalable, highly available systems
Strong database expertise with hands-on data engineering experience, including integration of MySQL/PostgreSQL/SQL Server/Oracle with enterprise systems.
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.
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).
Knowledge of monitoring and observability tools, such as Prometheus, Grafana, or equivalent solutions.
Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage deployments, mentor teammates, and collaborate across technical and business teams.
6+ years of experience in a hybrid-role as Software Engineer, 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
2+ years of experience in open-source frameworks

Responsibilities

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.
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.
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.