Staff Network Engineer

GEICO-posted 6 days ago

$110,000 - $230,000/Yr

Full-time • Mid Level

Palo Alto, CA

5,001-10,000 employees

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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 Summary GEICO is seeking an experienced Engineer with a passion for building high-performance, 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. Position Description Our Staff Engineer works with our Distinguished Engineer and Sr. Engineers to innovate and build new systems, improve, and enhance existing systems as well as 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 deep technical expertise in designing, implementing, and maintaining overall network infrastructure.

Design, implement and maintain network infrastructure, including routers, switches, firewalls, wireless networks, VPN, and SD-WAN
Implement network policies and security measures to protect against cyber threats and ensure compliance with industry standards
Design, deploy, and support SD-WAN solutions, ensuring optimal performance, security, and reliability
Implement and maintain wired and wireless security measures
Configure and optimize wireless coverage, signal strength and interference levels
Configure and maintain SD-WAN edge devices, gateways, and controllers to support dynamic traffic routing, QoS, and security policies
Collaborate with stakeholders and team members to develop customized SD-WAN, Wireless and Zero Trust designs and configurations
Monitor network performance and proactively identify and resolve issues to minimize and ensure maximum uptime
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
Consistently share best practices and improve processes within and across teams
Determine and support resource requirements, evaluate operational processes, measure outcomes to ensure desired results, demonstrate adaptability, and sponsor continuous learning
Participate in on-call rotation for after-hours support and maintenance activities
Create new and re-engineer existing processes, workflows, scripts, and automation to improve quality and efficiency
Understand and promote network standards, reference architectures, and frameworks; develop and maintain strategic roadmaps for network platforms and services

Experience in configuring and troubleshooting SD-WAN solutions
Strong understanding of WAN technologies, including MPLS, VPN, Meraki, and internet circuits
Knowledge of network security principles and best practices, including firewalls, VPN, and intrusion detection/prevention systems
Expertise in configuring and troubleshooting VPN technologies
Strong understanding of wireless protocols and standards
Expertise in network routing protocols, such as BGP and OSPF
Experience with SD-WAN
Strong experience with Core, Distribution, Access, VPN, Firewalls and Wireless
Programming experience with at least one programming language such as GO, Java, C++, Python or C# including object-oriented design
Experience with Network technologies vendors such as Cisco, HPE - Aruba, Zscaler and Palo Alto
Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently and as a part of a team
Strong oral and written communication skills
Ability to excel in a fast-paced, startup-like environment
In-depth understanding of Cloud Service models: PaaS, IaaS, SaaS
6+ years of professional experience with Network Engineering or operations
4+ years of experience in open-source frameworks
3+ years of experience with 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

One or more of the following active certifications are highly desired:
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCIE) or Equivalent
Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or willingness to pursue within 12 months

Great Company: At GEICO, we help our customers through life’s twists and turns. Our mission is to protect people when they need it most and we’re constantly evolving to stay ahead of their needs. We’re an iconic brand that thrives on innovation, exceeding our customers’ expectations and enabling our collective success. From day one, you’ll take on exciting challenges that help you grow and collaborate with dynamic teams who want to make a positive impact on people’s lives.
Great Careers: We offer a career where you can learn, grow, and thrive through personalized development programs, created with your career – and your potential – in mind. You’ll have access to industry leading training, certification assistance, career mentorship and coaching with supportive leaders at all levels.
Great Culture: We foster an inclusive culture of shared success, rooted in integrity, a bias for action and a winning mindset. Grounded by our core values, we have an an established culture of caring, inclusion, and belonging, that values different perspectives. Our teams are led by dynamic, multi-faceted teams led by supportive leaders, driven by performance excellence and unified under a shared purpose. As part of our culture, we also offer employee engagement and recognition programs that reward the positive impact our work makes on the lives of our customers.
Great Rewards: We offer compensation and benefits built to enhance your physical well-being, mental and emotional health and financial future. 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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