Senior Systems Engineer

GEICO is seeking an experienced Senior 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 a culture of psychological safety and continuous improvement.

Our Senior Engineer works with our Distinguished Engineer and Staff Engineers to design, deploy, and maintain Open Stack‑based environments. You will help lead, improve, and expand the observability, performance, and operability of our private cloud deployments. The ideal candidate has expertise in monitoring and observability stacks, Python or similar languages, infrastructure deployment automation, and containerization technologies. Experience with Open Stack is also a plus.

• Improve monitoring, observability, and performance of deployed systems
• Design, deploy, and manage Open Stack‑based cloud environments
• Develop and maintain automation scripts and playbooks using Python, Ansible, and Git Hub Workflows
• Implement and optimize CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure and application delivery
• Support containerization initiatives (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in cloud and automation workflows
• Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams
• Share best practices and improve processes within and across teams
• Participate in on‑call and operational support as needed

• Experience with monitoring, logging, alerting, and observability in cloud environments
• Experience with tools like Grafana and Prometheus
• Experience with performance tuning
• Familiarity with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Strong experience with Ansible for automation and configuration management
• Hands‑on experience with CI/CD tools and workflows (e.g., Jenkins, Git Hub Actions, ArgoCD)
• Proficiency in Python programming or scripting
• Good understanding of networking and security best practices in cloud deployments
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities
• Experience with Open Stack administration and operations a plus

• 4+ years of professional experience in cloud engineering, platform administration, or infrastructure automation
• 4+ years of experience with Open Stack or similar cloud platforms
• 4+ years of experience with Python and Ansible
• 4+ years of experience with monitoring and observability systems
• 4+ years of experience with containerization technologies
• Experience with hybrid or multi‑cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure, or on‑premises) is a plus
• Experience with low‑level virtualization technologies (QEMU/libvirt) is a plus

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience

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The above annual salary range is a general guideline. Multiple factors are taken into consideration to arrive at the final hourly rate/annual salary to be offered to the selected candidate. Factors include, but are not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, the selected candidate’s work experience, education and training, the work location as well as market and business considerations.

GEICO will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.

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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