Geico

Cyber Security Identity Staff Engineer

Geico$110K — $230K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of extensive experience in identity products and protocols such as Active Directory, SAML, and OAuth.
  • Deep expertise in privileged access management tools and services.
  • Proven ability to design and build security systems with microservices and REST APIs.
  • Strong communication skills for influencing stakeholders at all levels.
  • Experience in a multi-platform environment (Linux, Mac, Windows).
  • Proficient with leading IaaS platforms like AWS and Azure.
  • Strong understanding of IAM security tools, industry frameworks, and best practices.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to tackle complex identity management challenges.
  • Develop and implement technical IAM strategies for security services and systems.
  • Ensure the quality, usability, and performance of IAM solutions.
  • Share best practices and streamline processes across engineering teams.
  • Provide on-call support and operational oversight.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance options.
  • Retirement plan with company match.
  • Paid time off and flexible work arrangements.
  • Opportunities for professional development and continued education.
Full Job Description

GEICO is seeking an experienced Staff Engineer to solve complex Identity and Access Management-related challenges. You will help drive our insurance business transformation as we redefine our Identity, Access Management, and Governance strategies.

Position Description

Our Staff Engineer works with our Distinguished 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 execution of a technical roadmap that will increase the speed of delivering products and unlock new engineering capabilities. The ideal candidate has good technical expertise ensuring secure authentication and communication across the organization.

Position Responsibilities

As a Staff Engineer, you will:

  • Collaborate with product managers, team members, customers, and other engineering teams to solve our toughest problems

  • Develop and execute technical IAM strategies across all Identity-related security services and systems, while optimizing for performance and efficiency

  • Own accountability for the quality, usability, and performance of the solutions

  • Consistently share best practices and improve processes within and across teams

  • Take on-call and operational support

Qualifications

  • Extensive experience in identity products and protocols products such as Active Directory, Kerberos, LDAP, SAML, SCIM, OAuth, and OIDC.

  • Deep skills in privileged access management tools and services (build/buy).

  • Experience building and designing (architecture, design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of security systems with micro-services and extensible REST APIs.

  • Experience communicating and presentation to senior and junior staff with the ability to influence stakeholders.

  • Experience in a multi-platform environment with Linux, Mac, Windows.

  • Experience with multiple IaaS platforms from top tier providers.

  • ​Experience with solving security control requirements with engineering approaches.

  • ​Ability to excel in a fast-paced, startup-like environment.

  • Ability to design, perform experiments, and influence security detection and protection solutions.

  • Strong knowledge of industry-standard IAM security tools and services such as IGA, PAM, JIT access, ITDR, NHI, EPM, etc.

  • Strong knowledge of industry frameworks, and best practices including MITRE, CIS and NIST.

  • Demonstrated fluency and specialization with at least one modern language such as Python or Go.

  • Experience working with auditors and demonstrating security controls

Experience

  • 4+ years of professional experience in technology or identity engineering

  • 3+ years of experience with security, identity, architecture, and design

  • 2+ years of experience with open-source frameworks is desired

  • 3+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service

Education

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience


 

Annual Salary

$110,000.00 - $230,000.00

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.


 

At this time, GEICO will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

About Geico

GEICO (Government Employees Insurance Company) is an American auto insurance company with headquarters in Chevy Chase, Maryland. It is the second largest auto insurer in the United States, after State Farm. GEICO is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway that provides coverage for more than 24 million motor vehicles owned by more than 15 million policy holders as of 2017. GEICO writes private passenger automobile insurance in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. The insurance agency sells policies through local agents, called GEICO Field Representatives, and over the phone directly to the consumer, and through their website.
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