Senior Security Manager, Vulnerability Management & Remediation (Hybrid)

GEICO • Palo Alto, CA

8d • $140,000 - $300,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities. Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive through relentless innovation to exceed our customers’ expectations while making a real impact for our company through our shared purpose. When you join our company, we want you to feel valued, supported and proud to work here. That’s why we offer The GEICO Pledge: Great Company, Great Culture, Great Rewards and Great Careers. Are you ready to make a real impact in the world of cybersecurity? GEICO is excited to offer an outstanding opportunity for a Senior Security Manager, Vulnerability Management and Remediation (VMR). In this pivotal role, you’ll become a visionary leader, taking charge of high-impact security initiatives from concept to execution. You’ll play a crucial part within the VMR and Offensive Security organization, which is responsible for proactively safeguarding GEICO’s assets and ensuring our customers’ data is protected with innovative, AI-powered solutions. We’re looking for someone with a passion for security and a deep understanding of the vulnerability management life cycle, who thrives in dynamic, hybrid environments. You’ll lead a talented team of security engineers, guiding them to build and advance our enterprise-wide VMR program. If you’re eager to collaborate with cross-functional teams and shape the future of security at GEICO, this is your chance to make your mark—all while working on cutting-edge initiatives that truly matter. To thrive in this position, you should be comfortable coaching and motivating a team, while also being hands-on with technical details. You’ll need to understand the full Vulnerability Management Lifecycle—including asset discovery, internal and external scans, contextualization and risk-based assessment, triaging of CVEs, detection authoring, building security data pipelines, reporting, and driving remediation efforts. Your ability to analyze complex security issues and determine whether to make incremental improvements or propose bold new solutions will help shape GEICO’s security future. This is a key leadership role reporting to an executive leader, and it’s essential for advancing our cybersecurity goals. We’re looking for someone with a strong background in security, proven leadership skills and security expertise in safeguarding enterprise-wide assets. Your work will play a crucial role in maintaining GEICO’s security posture by collaborating with teams across infrastructure, technology, and product—to integrate security throughout our ecosystem and ensure sustainable VMR operations.

Requirements

• Proven track record of implementing large scale VMR program and ensuring customer success
• Subject matter expertise in Vulnerability Management Lifecycle - asset discovery, internal/external scans, contextualization and risk-based assessment, triaging of CVEs, detection authoring, security data pipeline, reporting, and remediation through automation at scale.
• Hands-on experience in managing compliance (PCI, NYDFS, SOX etc.) for vulnerability management
• Identified as someone who genuinely cares about others and invests time and attention in career counseling others, focusing time and energy in encouraging associates to continue to grow and stretch into new roles or gain experience or skillsets needed to prepare for future roles
• 10+ years of hands-on security and software engineering experience
• 8+ years of experience with end-to-end Vulnerability Management lifecycle, including asset discovery, scanning, CVE triage, risk-based prioritization, remediation, and reporting at enterprise scale.
• 8+ years of experience building and leading high-performing security engineering teams, with a strong focus on coaching, execution, and delivery of large-scale programs.
• Hands-on background in security and software engineering, including secure coding practices, DevSecOps, automation, and building scalable systems in hybrid or cloud environments.
• Demonstrated ability to drive enterprise-wide VMR programs, partnering with product, infrastructure, and executive leadership to influence strategy and outcomes.
• Strong understanding of regulatory and compliance requirements (e.g., PCI, SOX, NYDFS) and the ability to operationalize controls beyond baseline compliance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Cyber Security, or equivalent education with work experience

Responsibilities

• Create vision, charter, and roadmap for Vulnerability Management and Remediation that aligns with industry best practices.
• Lead a team of security engineers in the execution of GEICO’s security strategies and action plans.
• Oversee the risk assessment and prioritization of security vulnerabilities within services, applications, and infrastructure.
• Collaborate with technology engineering, product management, and other stakeholders to integrate security tooling across the ecosystem.
• Participate in the enhancement of security awareness and train developers and other relevant staff in secure coding practices.
• Establish metrics and regular reporting mechanisms for measuring security status and the effectiveness of the VMR security tooling.
• Keep abreast of the latest security regulations, advisories, alerts, and vulnerabilities pertaining to the company and its mission.
• Identify and raise appropriate project risks, in addition to presenting detailed and implementable solutions or alternatives.
• Report on your team’s progress for project and other key metrics, in addition to presenting detailed and implementable ideas for areas to further improve or influence security deliveries
• Initiate and support performance evaluation of team members
• Cultivate a culture that motivates all levels of performers to higher levels of achievement
• Execute change management processes and best practices, adapting approach as necessary

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.

What This Job Offers

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