GEICO-posted 6 days ago
$130,000 - $260,000/Yr
Full-time • Mid Level
Chevy Chase, MD
5,001-10,000 employees

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. Position Description Our Senior Staff Software Engineer works with our Manager s , Distinguished and Sr. Engineers to innovate and build new systems, improve, and enhance existing systems and identify new opportunities to apply your knowledge to solve critical problems. You will lead the strategy and execution of a technical roadmap that will increase the velocity of delivering products and unlock new engineering capabilities. The ideal candidate has a deep understanding of technology, risk management, site reliability engineering principles and strategic planning to design and implement resilient systems that safeguard our business from potential threats. Position Responsibilities As a Senior Staff Software Engineer, you will: Develop and drive the overall strategy for the Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) organization , aligning it with the organization's business goals and objectives . Provide thought leadership in BCDR , staying ahead of industry trends and emerging technologies to enhance our backup/restore posture. Conduct comprehensive risk assessments to identify potential threats and vulnerabilities Design and implement robust strategies to ensure data safety, integrity and correctness Lead the design and architecture of resilient and scalable systems, considering both on-premises and cloud-based solutions. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate data safeguard best practices into the development and deployment processes. Develop and maintain comprehensive incident response plans to address various disaster scenarios on our orchestration and backup/restore systems. Conduct regular simulations and drills to ensure the readiness of the organization in the event of a disaster . Hands-on software engineering and SDLC best practices (Technical Review Documents, Architecture, Software Development, Software Reviews, Testing, Production Readiness Reviews, among others) Evaluate, select, and implement cutting-edge technologies and tools to enhance our data safeguard capabilities including but not limited to processes, compliance, and visibility. Stay current with industry best practices and emerging technologies to continuously improve our data safeguard capabilities. Work closely with executive leadership, tech teams, and other stakeholders to communicate the importance of data safeguarding and foster a culture of resilience. Act as a trusted advisor, providing guidance on backups/restores and security of data, matters to technical and non-technical stakeholders. Be a role model and mentor, helping to coach and strengthen the technical expertise and know-how of our engineering and product community. Influence and educate executives Analyze cost and forecast, incorporating them into business plans Determine and support resource requirements, evaluate operational processes, measure outcomes to ensure desired results, and demonstrate adaptability and sponsoring continuous learning

  • Develop and drive the overall strategy for the Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) organization , aligning it with the organization's business goals and objectives
  • Provide thought leadership in BCDR , staying ahead of industry trends and emerging technologies to enhance our backup/restore posture.
  • Conduct comprehensive risk assessments to identify potential threats and vulnerabilities
  • Design and implement robust strategies to ensure data safety, integrity and correctness
  • Lead the design and architecture of resilient and scalable systems, considering both on-premises and cloud-based solutions.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate data safeguard best practices into the development and deployment processes.
  • Develop and maintain comprehensive incident response plans to address various disaster scenarios on our orchestration and backup/restore systems.
  • Conduct regular simulations and drills to ensure the readiness of the organization in the event of a disaster
  • Hands-on software engineering and SDLC best practices (Technical Review Documents, Architecture, Software Development, Software Reviews, Testing, Production Readiness Reviews, among others)
  • Evaluate, select, and implement cutting-edge technologies and tools to enhance our data safeguard capabilities including but not limited to processes, compliance, and visibility.
  • Stay current with industry best practices and emerging technologies to continuously improve our data safeguard capabilities.
  • Work closely with executive leadership, tech teams, and other stakeholders to communicate the importance of data safeguarding and foster a culture of resilience.
  • Act as a trusted advisor, providing guidance on backups/restores and security of data, matters to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Be a role model and mentor, helping to coach and strengthen the technical expertise and know-how of our engineering and product community. Influence and educate executives
  • Analyze cost and forecast, incorporating them into business plans
  • Determine and support resource requirements, evaluate operational processes, measure outcomes to ensure desired results, and demonstrate adaptability and sponsoring continuous learning
  • Fluency in at least one modern language (Go/Python preferred)
  • Understanding of compression algorithms, deduplication, encryption, and error correction
  • Understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases, including stateful services management and storage
  • Understanding of networking, caches, key/value stores, load balancing, global load balancing, queues, DNS and CDN
  • Deep knowledge of SRE practices, methodologies, and principles, along with a solid understanding of on prem and public cloud-based network, compute, and storage technologies
  • In-depth knowledge of hybrid cloud architecture, IaaS and PaaS technologies, container orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes), cloud efficiency and observability etc.
  • Strong background in incident management
  • Ability to create incident response playbooks, runbooks, incident triaging strategies, and post-incident analysis to drive continuous improvement in system reliability and availability
  • Experience with open-source management and monitoring tools
  • Experience with infrastructure automation, tooling, and configuration management frameworks (e.g., Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Pulumi , Terraform, etc.)
  • Familiarity with cloud security best practices and compliance standards
  • Excellent leadership skills with a passion for mentoring and fostering professional growth
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities, with a keen eye for detail and a passion for driving operational excellence
  • Visionary thinker with the ability to anticipate future challenges and opportunities
  • Exceptional leadership and communication skills
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
  • Proven track record of successfully leading and building software in large and complex organizations
  • 10+ years of professional experience in software development
  • 8+ years of experience with architecture and design
  • 6+ years of experience in open-source frameworks
  • 4+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science related field , or equivalent experience
  • Great Company
  • Great Culture
  • Great Rewards
  • Great Careers
  • 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
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