Senior Staff Engineer - Infrastructure Engineering (Linux), OS Team

GEICO•Bethesda, MD

About The Position

GEICO is seeking an experienced Senior Staff Engineer with a passion for building high-performance, secure, low maintenance, zero-downtime platforms, and applications. You will help drive our insurance business transformation as we transition from a traditional IT model to a tech organization with engineering excellence as its mission, while co-creating the culture of psychological safety and continuous improvement.

Requirements

Deep Linux technical knowledge
Experience with the Linux kernel
Fluent in one or more of the following languages: Rust, Golang, and/or C
Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, and related container orchestration platforms
Experience with Linux packaging (Debian, RPM, etc.)
Understanding of how container and OS images are built.
Knowledge of developer tooling across the software development life cycle (task management, source code, building, deployment, test automation and related tools, operations, real-time communication)
Experience in CI/CD pipeline and related open-source tools like Git/Jenkin/CircleCI/SonarQube
Demonstrated ability to design and implement resilient, scalable, and efficient solutions
Strong problem-solving abilities and a proactive approach to identifying and mitigating security risks and vulnerabilities
Excellent communication skills, able to communicate complete technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders
10+ years of professional PaaS and IaaS experience
10+ years of experience working with Linux
8+ years of experience with architecture and design
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience

Nice To Haves

6+ years of experience with open source projects is desired

Responsibilities

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the security, availability, and performance of containerized applications.
Contribute to the development of best practices and standards in container runtime technology.
Play a hands-on role in the deployment, scaling, and lifecycle management of containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and related orchestration platforms.
Collaborate effectively with other technical professionals and teams to ensure seamless integration of container runtimes with the overall technology stack.
Implement and enforce security measures for container runtimes to protect against vulnerabilities and threats.
Collaborate with quality assurance teams to ensure the reliability and efficiency of container runtime solutions.